Metroid Prime 3: First Impression Well, the fall season has kicked into full gear. For the next three months, there will be at least one or two AAA titles hitting the market each week. With that hectic release schedule in mind, I’m going to provide my initial thoughts on at least one new(er) release each … Continue reading
This week’s mix of news, gossip and hate: Mass Effect The release of Bioshock, (you’ve tried it by now, right) looks to be the kickoff of what is already a murderers row of AAA releases. Well, add one more A-list name to the guest list. Mass Effect, which is probably one of the few, if … Continue reading
This week’s glance into the world of gaming: Bioshock Week The biggest news of the week is Bioshock. Actually, Bioshock by its mere release would have been the story of the week, but instead, the Bioshock launch has been a big story in and of itself. 2K, with this launch, has dodged more time wasting … Continue reading
After a week long hiatus, I’m back with a look into the world of gaming: The Little Game That Could vs. The Franchise I’m not the biggest fan of console FPS/ FPA(dventures).* While I’ll be in line at my gas satiation on Halo day, I mostly only play FPS for the multiplayer. This week, however, … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I wrote about CBS Sports covering various stops on the World Series of Video Games Tour. This past Sunday, CBS aired its coverage of the Louisville stop on the Tour. In honor of such an occasion (and to get out of seeing Hairspray), I decided, Diet Pepsi in hand and Inspiron … Continue reading
Post-E3 has been incredibly dull, so less news and more ranting this week: Speaking of E3, rumors have been crawling over the interwebs the past couple of weeks regarding the location of next year’s event. Some have E3 in Vegas, while others have it taking place in our memories. Apparently, there is a significant (or … Continue reading
Here’s a look back at the week that was in the world of gaming: Seems Like Old Times When it came to PR and marketing leading up to the “Next-Gen” launch, Microsoft and Sony had only one goal, destroy the enemy. A day couldn’t pass without some “rumor” popping-up about how the PS3 would be … Continue reading
While not as lucky (and deserving) as Russ to be at E3 in person, here are my very random impressions of the Big Three’s Keynote Presentations and other gaming news. Microsoft: I have immeasurable excitement for Rock Band. I dread, however, the repeated trips to Home Depot when I go Daltrey with the microphone. Jeff … Continue reading
Wait, it’s not Friday. What the hell?Well it’s E3 week, which means gaming news will be dropping like console prices. In anticipation to the Not-As-Big Summit, here’s a follow-up to last week’s Bit Player’s Roundtable. On Monday, IGN GamerMetrics released its own “Half Year Preview,” ranking the most anticipated titles for the remainder of 2007. … Continue reading
It’s Friday so it must be time for some news and rants: Power of 3(60) According to former EB and Best Buy employees, the 360 failure rate is about 33%. One of the most sought after stories in the gaming world is the true 360 failure rate. Microsoft originally claiming the rate to stand between … Continue reading