Entries Tagged as 'xbox 360'

Hundreds of hours?

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Asides, Gaming

As I was perusing my daily inbox of gaming news when I came across this snippet from IGN regarding Fallout: New Vegas:
The area to explore is roughly the same size as what you got in Fallout 3 and Bethesda is promising that it will take hundreds of hours to explore.
Now, I don’t know what [...]

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FGotY 2009 [Xbox 360]

January 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Gaming

Wrapping up the individual console posts is the Xbox 360.
Jason O – 2009 was definitely the year where the XBox 360 was the dominant platform in my house. A lot of good games graced my disc tray. Borderlands was bordering on greatness but couldn’t quite pass cross into becoming a classic. Lego Rock Band was [...]

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January Releases

January 4th, 2010 · 6 Comments · News

It’s the new year and what a year it’s going to be for gaming! The excitement starts this month and hopefully the momentum carries us through the year. Let’s get to the list:

Week of January 4th
Bayonetta- I’m torn on Bayonetta. On one hand, it looks beautiful and wicked stylish. On the other hand, I’ve never [...]

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2 Minute Review – Guitar Hero: Van Halen

December 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Gaming, Reviews

Is it worth a look even for Van Halen fans?

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2 Minute Review – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

December 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Featured, Gaming, Reviews

More modern warfare!

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The infamous Modern Warfare 2 airport shooting

November 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Commentary, Gaming

Controversy can be good advertising. Although I have to give Infinity Ward some credit, when your game has been pre-ordered by everyone and their cat it’s not like you need cheap publicity to sell your game. While I tend to take a cynical view of business many times, this is one time when the facts as we know them seem to contradict the more jaded conclusions being jumped to.

I am, of course, talking about the already famous “No Russian” sequence in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Since the cat is already out of the bag and other websites have discussed this in detail I am going to give a spoiler warning here and move on.

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In (apparently) everbody’s hands

October 20th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Asides, Gaming

In (apparently) everbody’s hands:

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Halo 3: ODST may be my biggest gaming disappointment this year

October 19th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Gaming

Unfortunately, with all the recent events I have not been able to give Halo 3: ODST any decent write-ups. That’s probably acceptable though because I simply cannot give the game enough time to do a decent write-up. Not that I haven’t been playing games, I’ve just been playing everything except this. Halo 3: ODST may [...]

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Cheap Game of the Week – History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided

October 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Gaming

Overview: A rare first person shooter set in the American Civil War
Pricing: About $20 new or used.
Rip-Off Warning: Can occassionally be found for $30 new.
Platform: Playstation 2, Windows, XBox 360 (Reviewed)
Is it worth it? There aren’t many first person shooters set in the American Civil War. While there have definitely been some liberties taken with [...]

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Wheel Chair Tank

September 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Asides, Gaming

Nat and I are planning on a huge Dead Rising 2 mega-post, including screen shots, videos and previews. But this video was too good to wait. I give you the Wheel Chair Tank:

This game is going to kick so much butt.

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