Archive for April, 2009

  • I normally don’t pay any mind to ads on websites – it’s like I have some sort of neurological ad-blocker built-in, but while browsing the internet this morning I came across an ad that practically jumped out and screamed for my eyes’ focus. It wasn’t for any of the reasons <a href=more »" title="Flash Game Ad steals assets from Halo, Doom" />

    Flash Game Ad steals assets from Halo, Doom

    I normally don’t pay any mind to ads on websites – it’s like I have some sort of neurological ad-blocker built-in, but while browsing the internet this morning I came across an ad that practically jumped out and screamed for my eyes’ focus. It wasn’t for any of the reasons more »

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  • Just when I thought my faith in the shambling horde could not lead me astray, this surfaced: According to the Kotaku story, Zombie Wranglers, the game belonging to the abomination of a video above, was scrapped after the Activision – Vivendi – Blizzard merger last year, and I’m pretty sure <a href=more »" title="Faith shattered – The Zombie god has failed me" />

    Faith shattered – The Zombie god has failed me

    Just when I thought my faith in the shambling horde could not lead me astray, this surfaced: According to the Kotaku story, Zombie Wranglers, the game belonging to the abomination of a video above, was scrapped after the Activision – Vivendi – Blizzard merger last year, and I’m pretty sure more »

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  • Over a thousand men march to their doom or victory, halting, and with a cry heard throughout the battlefield, a barrage of musket fire is unleashed on the enemy. It’s not just about Napolean or King George, in Empire: Total War it’s about creating your own history. Like any of <a href=more »" title="Empire: Total War" />

    Empire: Total War

    Over a thousand men march to their doom or victory, halting, and with a cry heard throughout the battlefield, a barrage of musket fire is unleashed on the enemy. It’s not just about Napolean or King George, in Empire: Total War it’s about creating your own history. Like any of more »

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  • Short post today – just a few things to talk about. First of all, welcome to Chris Mitchell, our newest guest columnist, editor, writer, game enthusiast all of the above.  His first article on shopping around the used game market for those old gems that you might have missed the <a href=more »" title="Left 4(um) Dead" />

    Left 4(um) Dead

    Short post today – just a few things to talk about. First of all, welcome to Chris Mitchell, our newest guest columnist, editor, writer, game enthusiast all of the above.  His first article on shopping around the used game market for those old gems that you might have missed the more »

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  • One of the benefits of being way too busy with work/life is that games slip through the cracks. I am regularly patrolling the used games section of Gamestop, just waiting on things to get cheap these days. I had tried Mercenaries 2 for the Xbox 360- but let me give <a href=more »" title="Tales of the Bargain Bin" />

    Tales of the Bargain Bin

    One of the benefits of being way too busy with work/life is that games slip through the cracks. I am regularly patrolling the used games section of Gamestop, just waiting on things to get cheap these days. I had tried Mercenaries 2 for the Xbox 360- but let me give more »

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  • Update 10:43 PM – Well, let’s see what I can say that passes no judgement whatsoever.  It’s obvious that it’s still in beta as there’s no sound yet and there’s some slowdown when a lot of action gets going.  The graphics are very cutesy but laden with buckets of blood <a href=more »" title="Fat Princess Beta" />

    Fat Princess Beta

    Update 10:43 PM – Well, let’s see what I can say that passes no judgement whatsoever.  It’s obvious that it’s still in beta as there’s no sound yet and there’s some slowdown when a lot of action gets going.  The graphics are very cutesy but laden with buckets of blood more »

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  • I just got Mirror’s Edge two days ago (it was on the last game-centric Amazon Deal Day) and beat it yesterday.  It’s a short but thrilling (if a little frustrating) game that I fully expect I will be going back to often to satiate my craving for parkour.  Both Assassin’s <a href=more »" title="Real Life Mirror’s Edge" />

    Real Life Mirror’s Edge

    I just got Mirror’s Edge two days ago (it was on the last game-centric Amazon Deal Day) and beat it yesterday.  It’s a short but thrilling (if a little frustrating) game that I fully expect I will be going back to often to satiate my craving for parkour.  Both Assassin’s more »

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  • Some young, enterprising Japanese resident has gone and done us westerners a favor and posted an entire playthrough of the Final Fantasy XIII demo (which was included with the Blu-Ray version of Advent Children - released today in Japan, June 7th here in the states).  There's not really a whole lot more to say, other than maybe,

    Final Fantasy XIII Demo Playthrough

    Some young, enterprising Japanese resident has gone and done us westerners a favor and posted an entire playthrough of the Final Fantasy XIII demo (which was included with the Blu-Ray version of Advent Children - released today in Japan, June 7th here in the states). There's not really a whole lot more to say, other than maybe, "Oh. Em. Gee." Clips below:

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  • I’ve been twittering and following twitter a little more today than I normally do (don’t ask why – I have no idea), and I noticed that tweets about Ashton Kutcher and Electronic Arts were coming up fairly often.  I read a bit more deeply and discovered that as part of <a href=more »" title="A + K = EA?" />

    A + K = EA?

    I’ve been twittering and following twitter a little more today than I normally do (don’t ask why – I have no idea), and I noticed that tweets about Ashton Kutcher and Electronic Arts were coming up fairly often.  I read a bit more deeply and discovered that as part of more »

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  • For all my cheeky talk about the Zombie god blessing me, I’m beginning to believe he really exists.  With Left 4 Dead being the bee’s knees in undead gaming, the Resident Evil franchise ever-growing and Dead Rising getting another installment, I’ve been pretty happy with the opportunities I’ve been given <a href=more »" title="Zombie be with you" />

    Zombie be with you

    For all my cheeky talk about the Zombie god blessing me, I’m beginning to believe he really exists.  With Left 4 Dead being the bee’s knees in undead gaming, the Resident Evil franchise ever-growing and Dead Rising getting another installment, I’ve been pretty happy with the opportunities I’ve been given more »

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