I recently picked up a copy of the game Borderlands for the Xbox 360. When I first heard about this game I was excited. Shortly after reading about the game I began to become skeptical. What at first looked like pure awesome had begun to look like only partial awesome.What made me change my mind…
Achievements
Before I acquired my Xbox360 I had no idea why many gamers valued achievements. For those who may be unaware, the achievement system (trophies on the PS3) awards points to gamers based on miscellaneous actions performed during a game.Some achievements require a lot of work to get (the Valve ‘garden gnome’ achievements) while others require…
Xbox360 Review: Panzer General: Allied Assault
The Panzer General series of games has been out since 1994 when SSI published the first one. Seven sequels were produced with Allied Assault being the most recent. SSI is no longer its own company and this particular incarnation of the title was created by Petroglyph Games for the Xbox360 Live Arcade.Unlike the previous titles…
Black Wii Coming To Europe!
Yes, you read the title correctly, a black Wii is coming to Europe (Well UK and Ireland at least). No news on when it comes to America.The Wii console is about to get an exciting new look as it launches across Europe in sleek black.The black Wii will be available to buy in UK and…
Windows 7 Upgrade Family Pack
Just to let everyone know the Windows 7 Upgrade Family Pack is now available to order via Amazon. This special upgrade version of Windows 7 includes product keys for 3 PCs. Yes THREE PCs. With the base upgrade version of Windows 7 costing over $100 it is in your best interest to pick up this…
Xbox360 Review: Star Wars Republic Heroes
When I picked this game up I had two options. I could have picked up a used copy for the Wii for only $30 or a new copy for the Xbox 360 for $50. The fact that a used copy of a new game was available should have clued me in to the quality of…
Feature Presentation: Zombieland
This review should be slightly more relevant than the last, as Zombieland was only just released a couple of weeks ago in the U.S. Perhaps future postings will be even more so, provided I resolve to more diligently refrain from frittering precious time away on certain anonymous image boards. Regardless, this article’s relevance is indirectly…
501st Legion Invades The Big ‘E’ Today!
On October 19th, 2009, The 501st Legion and Rebel Legion will take over The Big ‘E’ Final Day Parade in FORCE! This will be the biggest showing of Star Wars characters this event has ever seen!The Big E, New England’s Autumn Tradition and the largest fair in the northeast. It’s a New England extravaganza with…
The True Metal Perspective On Brutal Legend (a.k.a. The Footnote to Steve’s Article)
If you didn’t make the Sign of the Hammer the moment you read “True Metal”, chances are you’re one of the many people who will see Brutal Legend for what the rest of the world sees it as: a really cool metal game. But for those of you metalheads, punks and freaks out there who…
Brutal Legend Demo Hits Xbox Live
At least for those of us who have a Gold membership it has! For the rest of you it will be a few days (Oct 1, 2009) before you are able to download the awesomeness that is Brutal Legend.In case you have been living under a rock Brutal Legend is the most metal game to…
DS Review: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
On August 24, 2009 the second installment in the Professor Layton series hit American shores. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is a sequel to the original Professor Layton and the Curious Village game from early 2008. Developed by Level 5 this single player puzzle game features over 130 puzzles in the single player story…
Updating HTML Code Tables in MySQL
Ever have one of those days where you find yourself copying and pasting a ton of HTML code into your WordPress install? You’re making excellent progress moving data over and you feel real proud of yourself. Then something goes wrong.The something I am referring to happened to me this evening. See, I never use the…