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Review: BioShock [PC] 2007-08-22 23:57:08 Well, it’s finally here, and after spending spending the last six or seven hours playing through 2K Games’ “BioShock,” I can say that it is without a doubt one of the best games I have ever played. In “BioShock” you play Jack, no background of your character is given, but you are on a flight [...]
PS3 the Cause of Game Delays? 2007-08-18 00:35:31 Really hope that this isn’t the case, as it could cause other awesome games like GTA IV to be delayed.
The statement comes as Madden NFL 08 for PS3 is widely seen as inferior to the Xbox 360 version due to sluggish visuals.
Wilson believes the added difficulty for developing on PS3 is directly to blame for [...] Read more:Cause
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New Halo 3 Map + Weapon Details 2007-08-17 11:12:20 The barely bearable wait for The Ace in Microsoft’s Fall deck, that is Halo 3, carries on untouched. Taking notice of fans’ eyes of lust, Bungie’s decided it’s time to spoil them with a few more tidbits in the form of a new map, screens, and some new tasty weapons info as dessert.After having shot [...] Read more:Weapon
Jack’s at it Again 2007-08-17 00:07:55 Mr. Thompson’s crusade against violent video games continues, as he sets his sights on 2K Games’ “BioShock.”
Things have been remarkably quiet on the Jack Thompson front recently; hell, what with GTA IV held back until next year and Manhunt 2 currently trying to appeal its unrated classification from the BBFC, you’d think he’d be sitting [...] Read more:Again
Freakin’ Sweet Video 2007-08-16 17:56:23 Funniest video I’ve seen in a long time. Check it out. Read more:Sweet
BioShock Review 2007-08-15 18:57:42 After Toy “R” Us dropped the ball by releasing BioShock a bit too soon, we already have some reviews of it. Here’s one from Games Radar.
This review is a strictly enforced spoiler-free zone. It’s vital that you don’t let anyone spoil BioShock for you, and three words would ruin it.
Some of the things that [...]
360 Price Cut in Australia. 2007-08-15 00:10:07 Good news for all Australia
ns! If you haven’t picked up a 360 yet, nows the time to do it. Starting today(Aug 15) the Xbox 360 Pro system will be $579.95 AUS($486 US), and the Core system will cost $399.95 AUS(Same price as the Nintendo Wii). More information below.
When Microsoft announced its [...]
Demo Mania 2007-08-27 14:21:18 The last week or two has been flooded with tons of demos. Don’t know which ones to download? No problem, I’ve spent the last few days going through most of the highly anticipated demos, and here are my reviews of each one.
BioShock[PC]
Just going to get this one out of the way. I [...] Read more:Mania
FPSS - Good for a Laugh 2007-08-27 00:04:51 I got a good laugh out of this, check it out.
In the virtual gaming world, a plague has ravaged the population, and this time, head crabs and flaming skulls that turn you into Zombies are not the problem. The new illness is a psycological one. It is called ‘FPSS’ or ‘First Person Shooter Syndrome.’
“We’re [...]
Penny Arcade Heading for Xbox 360 2007-08-26 08:56:20 Big news from the Penny
Arcade gang today — their debut video game, Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, will be available on Xbox
Live Arcade in early 2008.
They’re showing the game off, here at PAX. Kind of. There’s a big booth on the exhibit floor, but all you can do is [...] Read more:Heading
Ahlman’s Shooters Roundup 2007-08-25 20:22:57 Got back from the Shooters
Roundup in Morristown, MN. It was an absolute blast. Got to shoot some stuff I missed last year, as well as some of the classics. If you don’t know what the Shooters Roundup is(and I can’t blame you if you don’t) it’s basically a Huge outdoor/indoor convention for gun nuts, [...]
BioShock Soundtrack 2007-08-24 21:59:24 Yep, another BioShock Update. Hopefully this will be the last one for a while. Anyways, 2k released the entire BioShock soundtrack for free. So if you like listening to creepy game music in your spare time, you should check it out.
http://rapidshare.com/files/51121545/BioShock_Score.zip.html Read more:Soundtrack
2K’s Response to Widescreen and SecuROM complaints 2007-08-24 20:27:52 As you might know, there were some MAJOR problems with BioShock when it was released. Not game play related, but problems none the less. The first of which was not being able to adjust your FOV while playing in widescreen. The second, and much more annoying issue is that you are only allowed [...] Read more:Response
World in Conflict Demo 2007-08-24 12:46:12 World in Conflict
demo was released a couple of hours ago, currently downloading. If you’re looking for mirrors, I’m going to be posting them here, and I might upload a torrent later. Keep your eyes peeled.
Mirrors
TORRENT
File Shack Great download speeds. Sign up for their premium service, $1 for a month, [...] Read more:World
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Open Beta 2007-08-30 20:28:01 The Company of Heroes beta went live today, and I’m currently waiting in line to download it(I hate Fileplanet so much…). Firstly, it looks awesome. There are two new armies(British 2nd Army, and the German Panzer Elite) each of which have a unique campaign. It also has DX10 support, dynamic weather, improved AI and [...]
Mass Effect Release Date Set 2007-08-30 13:19:22 That’s right, Mass Effect
now has a release date. In will be hitting North American store shelves on November 20th, 2007. There were also a few screens of the character customization released. Check them out.
I can’t wait for this game. It looks like it’s going to completely blow any other RPG [...] Read more:Release
Halo 3 Gone Gold 2007-08-29 13:10:54 That’s right, it’s almost here. Halo 3 is 100% complete, and is now be manufactured. You can expect to see Halo 3 on store shelves on September 25th.
From IGN
US, August 29, 2007 - Microsoft and Bungie Studios sent out word today that the highly anticipated final chapter in the Halo trilogy has been [...]
CoD4 Beta - Good News! 2007-08-28 23:15:09 Awesome news for everyone you signed up for the Call of Duty 4 beta…we all get in! That’s right, IW is letting everyone who signed up get into the beta. They will be sending out beta tokens in batches of about 10,000 a day. Read the whole thing from fourzertwo’s blog.
24-Hour Beta [...] Read more:Good News
Crysis Demo Release Date! 2007-08-28 13:45:37 That’s right, the release date for the Crysis
demo has been announced. You can expect to be playing it on the 25th of September. The demo will contain the entire first level of the single player campaign called “Contact.” Can’t wait to get my hands on it.
August 27, 2007 - The single-player demo of the [...] Read more:Release
Call of Duty 4 Beta 2007-09-03 12:28:05 I got my CoD4 beta token on Saturday, and was up until 2:00 a.m. last night playing online. That game has GOTY written all over it. It has the same Call of Duty feel “arcade” feel to it which is nice, but it also has a few new features that make it even [...]
XBLA Sale! 2007-08-31 00:37:13 Starting on September 2nd(12:00am) and ending on September 3rd(11:59pm), four Xbox Live Arcade games will be going on sale. The games included in the sale are…
Small Arms - 400 points (50% off)
Zuma Deluxe - 400 points (50% off)
Gauntlet -200 points (50% off)
Digg Dugg - 200 points (50% off)
So, if you’ve been looking to purchase [...]
Jack Thompson Sends His Son on Best Buy Sting 2007-09-15 12:18:04 Yep, he’s still at it.
We have just received an email from Attorney Jack Thompson
stating that his 15-year-old son purchased the Mature-rated game BioShock from a local Best Buy
. Thompson informs us that BioShock is created by “the notorious Take-Two interactive,” you may remember them from publishing such ultra-violent games as Grand Theft Auto. [...] Read more:Sting
, Jack Thompson
Quick Update 2007-09-08 11:19:47 Haven’t posted in a couple days due to some problems with my wireless adapter, but that’s been fixed. I picked up my copy of Medal of Honor: Airborne, and so far it’s pretty awesome. Hopefully I’ll have a review of it up in about a day or two but I make no promises. [...] Read more:Quick
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Review: Call of Duty 4[PC] 2007-12-16 18:09:19 First post in a long time, hopefully I can start posting regularly again but I make no promises. Anyways, onto the review.
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I’ve been a fan of the Call of Duty franchise since the release of the first game, which is why I was so excited when I finally got my hands on a copy of [...]
Top Five Games of 2007 2007-12-25 20:18:16 Well, 2007 is coming to an end and I thought it would be fitting to go over what I thought were the top 5 games of the last year.
Number 5: Halo 3 [Xbox 360]
Halo 3 manages to sneak it’s way into the list thanks to it’s amazing multi-player which is pretty much the only reason [...] Read more:Games
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