Joe was born in a time of war. A console war. Two electronic titans were locked in a heated battle for the living rooms of America. Which titans, you ask? Well, the Fairchild Channel F and the Atari 2600 of course. You see, Joe is old. So many of his favorite games tend to be on the older side as well. But that hasn’t stopped him from developing unhealthy obsessions with such modern franchises as Halo and Mass Effect. Just don’t tell him how long it’s been since the original Metroid was released. His aging heart can’t take the shock.
This was the weekend of the big Comic and Entertainment Expo up in Edmonton, Canada, which just so happens to be the home base of Bioware. Being the super cool folks that they are, they chose the expo as the place to show off some brand new DA3 concept art and gameplay details. Read on for all the details.
Read more »
By their very nature, limited editions are not for everybody. They’re for the collectors, the superfans, the hardest of the hardcore. The Halo series has been synonymous with elaborate limited editions in the past, and hopes were high the Halo 4 would continue the tradition. But it’s becoming more and more apparent that this time, the special edition just might not be that special. Read on to see what I mean.
Read more »
I suppose this was inevitable. A highly anticipated game, the long awaited return of an iconic character, the culmination of an unprecedented two year marketing push… of course, Halo 4 was going to leak. It doesn’t make the news suck any less, though. So what do we do now? Retreat to our underground faraday cages for the next three weeks? Maybe, maybe not. Read on for the details, and a survival strategy.
Read more »
OK, that headline might be a little bit of an exaggeration. I have a bad habit of doing that, don’t I? But Irrational Games does want your input for their next Bioshock Infinite trailer, which is scheduled to be released in a little over a week. Read on for the details.
Read more »
This week sees the launch of Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, two high profile games that have sorta flown under my radar. I know, I know… I’m sorry. But I’m only one guy. There’s only so much gaming news I can process, OK? So just back off! Wow, sorry. Didn’t mean to snap like that. Under a lot of stress at work. You know how it is. Anyway, how about we just forget our troubles with a couple of kickass launch trailers, huh? Read on to check ’em out.
Read more »
Wow, a double dose of Mass Effecty goodness this week. Hot on the heels of their largest patch to date, Bioware has announced their largest multiplayer DLC pack yet, entitled Retaliation. It not only adds new weapons and classes, but also brings back some old adversaries. Read on for the details, and to watch a trailer with a surprising cameo.
Read more »
Is there a more exciting term in gaming than “open beta?” I submit that there is not. An invitation from the developers to play a highly anticipated game for free? Yes, please. The latest game to announce a beta is Medal of Honor Warfighter, which will offer up it’s free trial this Friday, exclusively on Xbox Live. Read on for all the details.
Read more »
Ahhhh, I love the smell of patch news in the morning. Or evening. Or whenever it is that you’re reading this. Point is, patches are a good thing. They fix broken stuff, and make stuff that isn’t broken better. A new patch for Mass Effect 3 is coming later this week, and it’s a whopper. And by whopper, I mean BIG. Read on for the details.
Read more »
Believe it or not, there was a time in America when the words “tea party” referred to something other than a controversial political movement. It referred not to a group that at times seems to tear the country apart, but to an event which brought us all together for the very first time. A new trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 pays tribute to the Boston Tea Party, and you can watch it if you read on.
Read more »
Let me ask you a question. Have you ever wanted to see Wonder Woman choking Batman with her lasso while simultaneously getting ready to impale him with a Kryptonian rocketship? If you answered yes, you’re gonna want to get your hands on the Injustice collector’s edition. Read on for the details.
Read more »