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.
Welp, here we go. The EA hype train has officially left the station. The first trailer for Medal of Honor Warfighter has arrived, and it’s very… warfightery. As is the case with most announcement trailers, it offers very little in terms of detail. What it’s supposed to do is set the mood, and it does that very well. And by mood, I’m not talking candlelit dinner and a Miles Davis album. I’m talking… well, you’ll see. Read on to watch the trailer, and some further details on the game.
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There hasn’t been much news about Halo 4 lately. New development studio 343 Inudustries has been hard at work, preparing the title for launch later this year, and they’ve been exceedingly stingy with the details. That all changed today, however, when they released the first in a (hopefully) long series of videos documenting the creation of Halo 4. While the vidoc was filled with a lot of “aren’t we awesome?” speak, there was a good amount of new information. But the real draw of the video was the first real look at what Master Chief will look like when he […]
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So as we all know by now, the biggest (and probably final) trailer for Mass Effect 3 was released yesterday, and unleashed a tsunami of geekgasms across the internet. Officially known as the Launch Trailer, it was quite a departure from the last two videos offered by Bioware. Made entirely of in-game footage, the Launch Trailer was the preview that hardcore fans of the series were waiting for. And by the Goddess, did it deliver. But there was so much awesome on display, some key elements might’ve been missed by fans too busy to go through the video frame by […]
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There is a sacred trust in the gaming business; an unbreakable bond that connects consumer to retailer. It is known as the “pre-order,” and it is something we gamers can trust to deliver our treasured collector editions and downloadable bonuses. Until this week, that is. As of March 1, UK retailer GAME will no longer be stocking any games from publishing giant Electronic Arts. This also means that it will not be honoring pre-orders customers made for EA titles, including the highly anticipated Mass Effect 3. Seriously. Read on for the details, and what you can do if you have […]
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Yes, yes, it is that time again. Time to grab your glowsticks and karoake machine because it’s time for a patch party! But this time, only PC users have been invited. All you console users will have to wait for the eventual blurry cellphone pics, shaky webcam videos, and poorly spelled twitter updates about the party being off the hook. Do people still say “off the hook?” Anyway, read on for the details.
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Well… I suppose it had to happen. After teasing its existence for a year, EA has officially unveiled the sequel to 2010’s Medal of Honor, entitled Warfighter. Details are scarce at the moment, but read on to learn what is known, and to get a better look at the game’s first official art, starring Mr. Serious here…
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From the “sequels to games Joe always meant to check out but never actually got around to playing” file comes word that Borderlands 2 has been given an official release date, new gameplay details, and a snazzy new trailer. Oh, and an obligatory pre-order bonus! Read on for the details and to watch the video.
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Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… it’s… it’s a copy of Mass Effect 3 sealed inside a stainless steel pressure vessel attached to a weather balloon. In one of the most unexpected publicity stunts in recent memory, EA has created a special version of Mass Effect 3, known as the Space Edition, and all you have to do to get one is go outside and look up. Okay, it’s a little more complicated than that. Read on for the details, and a humorously earnest trailer.
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Start waxing up those boards! You do wax snowboards, right? Or is that a surfing thing? Whatever. The SSX demo has arrived! After a long absence from the collective gaming consciousness, the much beloved (at least by me) snowboarding franchise is back at last. So what should players expect after they download this thing? Read on for the details.
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Wow. Stuff is getting real now, folks. The much-hyped cinematic trailer for Mass Effect 3 just premiered, and it is a minute and twenty five seconds of pure awesome. Produced in stunning CGI, the piece brings the world of Mass Effect, and the brutal war against the Reapers, to life in a way never seen before. But enough description. Let’s just watch the thing, shall we? Read on to watch “Take Earth Back.”
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