Saturday March 15, 2008
360 DLC news by scottsh at 10:16 PM
Just a quick note here - if you didn't know it (I didn't!), BioWare recently released a new set of missions for Mass Effect - cheap at 400 points. That's $5 for the 90 minutes of gameplay the add-on provides....

Sunday February 17, 2008
Objectivism and Bioshock by JP at 02:11 PM
Even if you haven't read any Ayn Rand, you probably noticed the philosophy espoused by Andrew Ryan in Bioshock. Just in case you didn't know, it's pretty much Rand's Objectivism in game form. Now I know Tim is going to...

Wednesday January 02, 2008
REVIEW: Eternal Sonata by scottsh at 08:41 AM
MY RATING:  Over the holiday break I had a chance to play through the Japanese-style RPG titled Eternal Sonata from developer Tri-Crescendo. It sounds odd - you're inside the fantasy world crafted by the mind of composer Frederic Chopin...

Monday December 17, 2007
Two-player for the XBOX 360? by scottsh at 08:08 AM
Have any of you found a good two-player game for the Xbox 360? By that I don't mean requiring both players to have a 360 and be networked, but I mean two players using joysticks locally on the same screen....

Friday December 14, 2007
Burnout Paradise Demo Impressions by JP at 09:32 AM
So yesterday EA decided to grace us with a demo of Burnout Paradise. After waiting for around 45 minutes for the stupid thing to download (853 megs), I finally had a chance to mess around with it. Yeah, I'm...

Saturday December 01, 2007
REVIEW: Mass Effect by scottsh at 10:43 PM
MY RATING:  Like Trent, I'm going to try to be as unbiased and sincere as I can with my review of Mass Effect but it is hard because 1) I'm a Bioware fanboy, 2) it's a sci-fi themed game,...

Friday November 30, 2007
Review: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare by tditto at 02:10 PM
Well I am going to try to be as unbiased as I possibly can about this review but I admit I'm having a hard time doing that. I usually try to divorce myself from the "fun" you are having playing...

Thursday November 15, 2007
The Return of Bloodbowl. For the PSP! by JP at 12:34 PM
I have fond memories of the first edition of Blood Bowl, the bloodily fun 'football' game from Gamesworkshp. Who wouldn't like a team coached by Tom O'Landry the Undying? BB has gone through many changes since its first incarnation, and...

Monday November 12, 2007
Rock Band Band Mockumentary by JP at 12:35 PM
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that Rock Band is releasing on November 20th. To celebrate this occasion, MTV and Harmonix got together anr produced a VH1 Mockumentary about the Rock Band Band. Apparently more of these...

Friday October 05, 2007
Bungie, The "Independent" Development House by Tim at 08:51 PM
Today, Microsoft and Bungie announced that the relationship between the two is evolving.  Basically, Bungie will be it's own company with Microsoft maintaining an equity interest (those are the words in the press release.)  Furthermore, the release indicates that MS will still...

Thursday October 04, 2007
Best Halo 3 Review? by Tim at 12:55 PM
Zero Punctuation has reviewed the behemoth that is Halo 3 for The Escapist, and I think he hit my feelings pretty dead on. I played in the beta a bit and just could not get into it. I will warn...

Wednesday August 22, 2007
Testing Crackdown by JP at 01:17 PM
Gamasutra has an interesting article on how Microsoft Game Studios tested Crackdown. They cover some of the difficult areas encountered when testing a sandbox game, and how the team, through various means, was able to proceed through those areas. Mostly,...

Tuesday August 14, 2007
More Bioshock goodness by Tim at 09:58 AM
At this point, it should be pretty obvious that we are looking forward to the release of this title.  As the release date creeps closer (August 21 - if you didn't know), the marketing engine at 2KGames and Irrational...

Friday August 10, 2007
Today's Droolworthy Video: The Ecology Of Bioshock by JP at 01:45 PM
If you weren't excited about Bioshock before, you will be now. A ton of gaming goodness in this video, including demonstrations of the emergent gameplay displayed by the AIs in the game. Very cool. Oh, and it looks purty too....

Thursday August 09, 2007
Adventures in Customer Service: My 360, The Red Ring Of Death And Me by JP at 08:52 AM
The fact that the Xbox 360 is prone to crashing and burning into the dreaded Red Ring Of Death shouldn't be news to anyone. It certainly isn't to me, as I've had that happen twice before and each time...

Monday July 23, 2007
Halo 3 'ARG' by scottsh at 03:09 PM
As part of the run-up to the release of Halo 3 (a game I care little about - the previous 2 being rather boring shooters that don't compare at all to Half-Life) Bungie is running an alternate reality game (or...

Monday July 09, 2007
Is The 360 About To Take Off? by JP at 02:58 PM
The Motley Fool has an interesting article covering the 360 and Microsoft's Live service. In it, they argue that Live is a cash cow in the making, and that Microsoft's decision to write-off $1 billion for extended warranties is a...

Saturday June 30, 2007
REVIEW: Carcassonne/Xbox 360 by JP at 10:28 PM
The classic tile laying game comes to Xbox Live Arcade, and doesn't miss a beat. After the gaming goodness that was Catan for XBLA, I was really looking forward to the console version of Carcassone, one of my favorite...

Friday June 15, 2007
Half-Life 2: Orange Box Release Date by JP at 10:11 AM
It seems that October 9, 2007 will be the launch date for Valve's Half Life 2: Orange Box game set. In case you didn't know, the box set will contain Half Life 2, HL2: Episode 1, HL2: Episode 2,...

Monday June 11, 2007
Overlord Demo Impressions by JP at 05:13 PM
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to try the demo for the upcoming XBOx 360 game, Overlord. Think of overlord as an evil version of Nintendo's Pikmin. In both games, you have minions that you can control to...

Thursday May 10, 2007
Get Hooked All Over Again: Crackdown Downloadble Content by JP at 11:08 AM
If you're like me, then you played the heck outta Crackdown, but its been sitting on the shelf for awhile now. Well, have no fear, Realtime World just announced a load of info about the forthcoming DLC packs for Crackdown....

Wednesday January 31, 2007
Crackdown Demo: I'm All Tingly by JP at 04:30 PM
Last week, Realtime Worlds released the demo for their upcoming super cop game, Crackdown. After playing a bit, I can say that the 'crack' part is right on. Crackdown is, basically, a superhero game dressed up in a police...
Things I want my 360 to do... by Tim at 04:07 PM
As I sit at work anxiously awaiting the release of Crackdown, I have learned that a new demo for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 has been released on XBox Live Marketplace.  It is a rather large file and for some...

Thursday January 04, 2007
Breathless With Anticipation by JP at 04:06 PM
Apparently, there are several good games coming out this year. Who knew? Anyway, here are several 'Most Anticipated' lists for you. First up, Firing Squad has their Most Anticipated PC Games of 2007. Kinda MMO heavy for me, but I...

Friday December 15, 2006
Does the size of your XBox Arcade game matter? by Tim at 10:39 AM
In case folks didn't know (I was one of them), XBLA (XBox Live Arcade) games are size restricted to 50 MB.  This may change over time as MS decides to release a larger hard drive and broadband speeds increase, but...

Tuesday December 05, 2006
Has MS Dropped The Ball On The Xbox 360 ? by JP at 01:29 PM
Seth Jayson of Motley Fool thinks so, but not because of the games. He basically says that MS has missed a golden opportunity to market the 360 to non-gamers this Christmas season and, instead, have let the quantity issues of...
Gaming Tidbits For 12/05/2006 by JP at 09:50 AM
Its a doozy this time: Fancy a little RISK action using dice as the pieces? Then DICEWARS is for you! Supposedly very addictive. Unhappy that DICEWARS isn't multiplayer? Then KDICE is for you! Show those 12 year olds whose boss,...

Monday November 20, 2006
Tidbits For 11/20/2006 by JP at 11:19 AM
Today we have several totally unrelated items. Except that they all relate to gaming in some way, duh. Do your kids, or you, eat PopTarts? Do you have a love of hats and all things Xbox 360? Then PopTarts has...

Tuesday November 14, 2006
Lost Odyssey by scottsh at 08:54 AM
Take a look at the trailer for Lost Odyssey shown at the recent Tokyo Game Show. It drives the Xbox 360 well and demonstrates and art style I find really refreshing. The actual game might not play like that at...

Tuesday November 07, 2006
Get Your (Live Arcade) Game On! by JP at 09:29 AM
Take a look at these upcoming XBLA titles. While I enjoyed Contra on the SNES, I never played the coin-op so I'm not sure about that one. But: Assault Heroes - looks nice. Oh yes, does it ever. Heavy Weapon...

Thursday November 02, 2006
Is the XBox Live Marketplace a Crutch? by Tim at 11:09 AM
That is an excellent question isn't it?  This comes up as part of the fallout from the latest list of content that can be purchased for Marketplace Points for the new EA game, Need For Speed: Carbon.  Now if...

Wednesday November 01, 2006
XBox Live Gold or Silver? by Tim at 02:09 PM
This may come as a shock to some folks, but when it comes to online gaming on a console, I am a novice.  I have never hooked up my Xbox to the network since I always felt that my multiplayer...

Wednesday October 04, 2006
Decisions, decisions... by Tim at 10:50 PM
While, I would love to throw some more mud at those folks we mentioned in our previous posts.  I have been trying to figure out what I should do about upgrades.  Do I upgrade my PC to something that...

Monday August 14, 2006
Microsoft and Home Brews by Tim at 09:08 AM
Well according to the folks over at Gamasutra, Microsoft wiil be releasing the XNA development platform as a development package to individuals with Window XP PCs. Furthermore, they will begin offering a $99 subscription based service called "Creator's Club" which...

Friday May 12, 2006
E3 Video Link Dump by JP at 10:22 AM
Wow, a lot of E3 videos for you today. Sweet. Amaze! at the Tabula Rasa in game action videos. Wow! to the Draenei and Blood Elf dances! Wonder! at the in game Mass Effect clip! Thrill! to the sites of...

Wednesday May 10, 2006
Cross Gaming Platform Communication!!! by Tim at 04:11 PM
For many years there has a been a divide between console gamers communicating with other console gamers and PC gamers communicating with other PC gamers. Most often communication is nothing more than trash talk and sexual orientation, but I digress....

Wednesday March 22, 2006
Xbox360 Development on the cheap??? by Tim at 03:21 PM
A rumor rumbling around the net today is that Microsoft will release a low cost ($100) development kit for the Xbox360. This news has been picked up by a multitude of sites, and the vibe just doesn't seem to feel...

Tuesday January 31, 2006
Get Yer Xbox Live Gamertag by JP at 08:59 AM
So you have a 360 and want to share your l33t skillz with everyone by displaying your Gamertag, but the one Microsoft gives you is hugh and sucky. Well, you're in luck! The Xbox Live Gamercard Generator allows you to...

Wednesday January 18, 2006
More Interesting Upcoming Games by JP at 04:02 PM
Following up on a previous post, I've run across several new games that look really cool, in a mix of 360 and PC games, including MMOs....

Thursday January 12, 2006
Battlefield 2 News by JP at 09:45 AM
Some interesting BF2 news for you this morning. First up, EA has announced two new booster packs for BF2. Euro Forces will contain 3 new maps, a European Army and new weapons and vehicles. The Armored Fury pack will also...