If you are part of the minority of PS3 console owners in the world you are undoubtedly aware of the recent problems with Sony’s PlayStation Network. If not then let me briefly state that it has been down for four days. PSN is Sony’s version of Xbox Live. While the service is free for all…
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Video Games
Playing Without Achievements
This past week I took the time to play through the PlayStation 3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man. While I’ve had the game for a few months I didn’t play it that much once I realized it came out before Sony added Trophies (Achievements) to their games. For some reason the lack of a…
Wii Review: Metroid Other M
Format: Wii™ Launch Date: 08/31/10 ESRB: T (Teen): Animated Blood, Violence Game Type: Action Adventure Players: 1 Developer: Nintendo and Team Ninja For decades, Samus Aran has been known as one of the first female protagonists in video games, and one of the most enigmatic. Having traded her haunted past for the solitary life of…
Xbox360 Arcade Review: Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero is an Xbox 360 exclusive demo/prologue for the soon to be released Dead Rising 2. The game includes 12 achievements (worth 200 points), progression to level five, carrying forward of loot found, and sells for 400 MS points. There is also a free version that does not allow for the…
Getting Ready For Red Dead Redemption: Jonah Hex
Next Tuesday Red Dead Redemption hits stores. In the game you play as John Marston, a reformed outlaw making his way in the old west. what better way to get in the mood than by spending some time with Jonah Hex? Jonah Hex is a character that originated in the 1970’s from DC comics. Created…
Fallout: New Vegas Collectors Edition Announced
Long time readers know that I am a huge fan of the Fallout universe. From it’s inception on the PC all the way to its recent appearance on the Xbox360 and PS3. Yup, I love this game!I was stoked this morning to read that a collectors edition of the Falout New Vegas game had been…
Borderlands DLC: Killing Crawmerax
For the past few days a friend and I have been trying to take down the ultimate boss monster in Borderlands: Crawmerax. This gigantic craw wurm is the baddest boss in the game and fights at level 64 while the players are capped at level 61. He is surrounded by level 61 craw wurms and…
Red Dead Redemption to Get Free Co-op DLC in June
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the ‘Outlaws To The End’ Co-Op multiplayer Mission Pack for Red Dead Redemption. Available FREE this June simultaneously for Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation® Network, this brand new co-op mode adds an entirely new dimension to Red Dead…
Back in Black
A few months back I reported on the Black Wii hitting European shores. Those of us in North America can now rejoice for not only has the black Wii come to the Americas but it has arrived with extra goodies!While keeping with the $199 price point Nintendo has increased the value of the base system…
Misery Loves Company
I’ve begun to notice something in my gaming life; misery loves company. I know what your thinking, “that’s an old saying Steve so what are you talking about?” If you give me a few minutes of your time I’ll try and explain it. As a child of the American 70’s and 80’s I grew up…