Bionic Commando: Rearmed is now out in all intended formats. If you have one of these formats, and you love the challenge and the feel of classic 2d games, I hope you have it already. If you don’t, might I suggest you give it a download? Until Mega Man 9 hopefully rocks …
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Rearmed and Ready - Are you?
Friday, August 15th, 2008 by christianBig Tuesday Blog Post
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by christianInitially this post was going to be about one topic, but several other things have come up that warrant discussion. Let us begin!
- Yahoo! Music is closing its doors. You probably never used Yahoo music, but it was big enough to warrant some sponsorships with Pepsi in the past, and worked …
E3 games you may have missed
Friday, July 25th, 2008 by johnWe’ve all been beaten over the head with Gears of War 2, Resident Evil 5, Resistance 2, and the like for days now, but here are a few gems waiting just below the surface that really got my attention this past E3.
Dead Space
At first, Dead Space may look like a paint by numbers imitation of …
Riding the FAQ train
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 by derekWhile they’re called “walkthroughs,” I’ve always been under the impression that very few gamers actually “walk through,” point by point, every single bit of advice and strategy that exists in these documents. Since I have a profound belief in the desire of humans to be lazy and cheat their way through life, I of course …
I fought the law and the law won - Tactics A2
Monday, July 7th, 2008 by golden jewI picked up Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift the other day and was initially very pleased to be playing it. I missed out on Tactics Advance on the GBA, but I am a longtime fan of the original. With about a hojillion classes, and the weapon-based learning system of FF9 …
Revolution… in reviewing?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 by golden jewCivilization Revolution is about to hit US game store shelves. What separates this game from the horde of other games coming out on consoles is the record amount of bugs in a console game. I kid, I kid. What it does bring to the table is an adaption of the incredibly deep …
That was quick - Firmware 2.4
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 by christianThe much awaited 2.4 update to the PS3 is out, and with it comes nearly all of the remaining features that are already available on the Xbox 360. In game XMB, Trophies, and partial custom soundtracks are all here now, making the PS3 that much more of a complete package. …
Sony follows the lonely path
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 by jayThe new PS3 commercial shows a handful of games set to what sounds like a clip from a Gladiator or Braveheart type movie. A warrior with a middle ages accent (ye olde accent) rallies his comrades before a glorious battle. To Sony this console business is a battle, and a bloody $3 billion one so …
It’s the DLC, stupid!
Monday, June 30th, 2008 by golden jewRecently details came out about Guitar Hero: World Tour. It will have a fancy drum kit with faux cymbals. It will allow for music composition (sweet on paper). It may or may not be backwards compatible with DLC to date (depends on what article you read). It will feature approximately 85 …
Tales From Behind the Counter - The Walking Dead
Friday, June 27th, 2008 by tysonI love zombies. I love zombies so much that I would be lying if I said there weren’t nights that I have gone to bed hoping to wake up the following morning in a full-blown zombacalypse. In many ways this column and my video game store are in a state of zombie purgatory, not quite …
