Articles by George Walker
KAPOW! Champions Online Preview
After only 5 hours to play Champions Online, it’s a bit early to be declaring this the greatest MMORPG ever, but I’ve played a lot of MMORPG Beta Tests. They’ve all been buggy, and they’ve …
PAX 08 EA Impressions: Pure Evil or Redeemed Soul?
Let me tell you a little bit about PAX. There’s a lot to do there, and most of the activities are centered on three important areas. The first consists of the Console Freeplay, Tabletop, and …
PAX 08: Left 4 Dead Impressions
Zombies are awesome. I love zombie movies. World War Z is one of my favorite books. Dead Rising is one of my favorite games.
I was ecstatic to finally be able to sit down and play …
PAX 08: Fallout 3 Impressions
If you liked Oblivion, you will like Fallout 3. If you liked Fallout 1 and 2, you will like Fallout 3.
Because, they have done an AMAZING job of melding RPG elements from the originals into …
PAX 08: Starcraft II Impressions
There is SOOO much to do here on the PAX exhibition floor. During the exclusive 2 hours for press attendees, I found myself easily distracted by titles I had completely forgotten about in light of …
PAX 08: Gears of War 2 Impressions
After playing Gears of War 2, I was impressed with some of the grpahical improvements, but a lot of the gameplay felt very simialr to me. The new poison grenades and some of the other …
PAX 08: Warhammer Online Impressions
I have a confession, guys.
I am slowly becoming an EA convert. It’s been happening slowly, but Dead Space looks fantastic here at PAX, Madden 09 has actually been pretty decent for a football title, and …
PAX 08: Rock Band 2 Impressions
So, PAX hasn’t even started yet, and the powers that be have already started unleashing the awesome. I got a chance to see Rock Band 2 in action at a Pre-PAX party put on by …
Why Do I hate Madden?
WARNING! Rant incoming!
The Kranz, one of our long-time podcast listeners called me out on my wish for the Madden series to just die. In our forums, he wrote:
Millions of people love Madden, yet you want …
Review: American McGee’s “Grimm” Episode 1 (PC)
“Make it… STINKY!”
That is the mantra of “A Boy Who Learns What Fear Is,” the first episode of American McGee’s episodic adventure/platformer. Not necessarily in a bad way… American McGee’s breakout title Alice received great …
Nintendo Caring About Hardcore Gamers Is Good For Everyone
Since Nintendo has come out and apologized for not appealing to the “core” gamer with their E3 conference, a major argument I’ve been hearing in several places, including some of the comments on my previous …
Do Developers Affect Game Sales?
A twitter contact of mine recently stated, “does the customer care about the game, the publisher, or the developer? I think the MAJORITY care about the game and nothing else.”
While I think he may be …
Nintendo Apologizes For Horrible E3
And frankly, they should. Nintendo’s E3 conference was slightly less painful than having my hand skewered by a power drill, much like in that Bioshock trailer. But, I digress… the real crime, according to …
Digital Distribution Fatigue
There’s no question that Digital Distribution is the wave of the future. The success of Steam and Xbox Live Arcade make this clear enough.
However, with the release of yet another (seemingly excellent) digital distribution platform, …
Warhammer Online: Will I Buy It?
I suspect that we’ll be getting some more info on this title, especially since hype seems to be ramping up a bit as we get to E3. Oddly, I haven’t heard much about it from …
Ones to Watch: Xbox 360 Games for July 2008
July actually has a few interesting titles coming up for Xbox 360 owners.
Unreal Tournament 3 is coming out next week, but those that aren’t FPS fans have a pretty good pick with Civilization Revolution coming …
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