Archive for August, 2009

  • Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

    Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

    Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
    I played this for a bit at E3 back in June. I’ve got to say I wasn’t exactly impressed with it. The movement felt clunky, the graphics were pretty fuzzy, and the world was painted in an almost sepia palette suitable for old fashioned photographs...

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  • Star Wars The Old Republic – 20 Minutes of Gameplay

    Star Wars The Old Republic – 20 Minutes of Gameplay

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
    This incredible 20 minute video of the upcoming MMO from Bioware, Star Wars The Old Republic, shows off a few different character classes, the ingame dialogue system, and some of the games combat system. I don’t know what I’m going to do when this game...

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  • ODST Gameplay Blowout!

    ODST Gameplay Blowout!

    Posted on August 27, 2009 | No Comments
    I love using the word blowout. It implies that there is just too much of something and the doors to the warehouse that would contain these would be objects of desire are simply blowing off their hinges trying to hold back the plethora of product...

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  • I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | 3 Comments
    Update: Now having purchased the full game and having played quite a few rounds with Trixie I can say that I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 is indeed worth the $1 (80 points) price. The music alone is worth the asking price but...

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  • Not Going Down Without A Fight

    Not Going Down Without A Fight

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | No Comments
    As I have bitched about to no end around these parts, this summer has been a crushing disappointment on the gaming front.  Cold feet over financial fears have seen many highly anticipated titles shelved until 2010, and the best thing to come out in months...

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  • Wolfenstein First Impressions

    Wolfenstein First Impressions

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | No Comments
    I took some time to settle in with Wolfenstein last night from iD and Raven Software (published by Activision). For those living in the dark this is the same Wolfenstein that happened 8 and 16 years ago with Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein 3D....

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  • Avatar The Game (based on the movie…)

    Avatar The Game (based on the movie…)

    Posted on August 21, 2009 | No Comments
    At E3 they had a lifesize replica of the biped walker mechs shown in the upcoming James Cameron game Avatar. Everyone was taking photos of it and lining up for a quarter mile to get a sneak peek at what the game was going to...

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  • First Impressions – Lost Planet 2 Co-op Campaign

    First Impressions – Lost Planet 2 Co-op Campaign

    Posted on August 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Last night, Modus and myself forced ourselves to put down Shadow Complex for a moment so we could try our hand at the recently released Lost Planet 2 co-op campaign, which hit Xbox Live this past Wednesday.

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  • Diet PS3: Now $100 Lighter

    Diet PS3: Now $100 Lighter

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    At GamesCon – the Cologne, Germany games convention – Sony announced that it was introducing a new “slim” PS3 at a reduced price point. Starting September 1st we will begin seeing the new slim versions of the Playstation 3 at retail for the very reasonable...

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  • Unholy Rage – Why I Respect EVE Online

    Unholy Rage – Why I Respect EVE Online

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Over at Opposable Thumbs, they’ve put up a piece talking about CCP – the company behind the space-faring MMORPG EVE Online – and how they just brought the ban-hammer down on a punch of fucktards who had it coming.  And that’s freakin’ awesome. Both Modus...

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