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…
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Video Games
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 with the…
Guns, Guns, Guns
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…
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…
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…