Old School Gaming Maps James Schumacher, July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 Nostalgia Alert. Good Stuff A Tribute to Old Video Game Maps Ah the Video Game Map. It used to be that almost every good game came with an in-depth color manual and usually a map of some sort. The Nostlagia is strong now. Check out this article from Kotaku with… Continue Reading
Action Game Releases Fall 2011 – October James Schumacher, September 30, 2011February 11, 2024 Continuing our look at the Fall 2011 game release schedule, we move onto the first week of October. We have a “spiritual” sequel, as well as a new IP from a big name company amongst others. Check them out below. October 4th, 2011 Dark Souls Dark Souls is billed as… Continue Reading
Recent Gaming Roundup – Juarez, F.E.A.R. 3, Catherine James Schumacher, August 15, 2011August 15, 2011 Hearing the Call The Call of Juarez features a spiritual-successor storyline to the original games. One of the main characters, and if we’re honest the focal point of the game, is Ben McCall, ancient ancestor to the Reverend Ray McCall, gun-toting preacher from the previous two games. That’s kind of… Continue Reading
Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition Pre-Order Package James Schumacher, June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector’s Edition Just like they did with ME2 there will be a N7 collectors edition for Mass Effect 3 and it comes with some pretty cool stuff. Mass Effect 2 got a similar treatment plus a connection to the “Cerberus Network” which served as the DLC… Continue Reading
E3 Winners and Losers James Schumacher, June 10, 2011June 12, 2011 Every year the question after E3 is who won? Sometimes its clear-cut, other times things are simply divided by fanboy (and/or girl) lines. “Insert Console Company” kick “Insert other Console Company’s ass this year. Oh, and Nintendo is for kids! “Console Company” is for “insert favorite ethnic or homophobic slur”…. Continue Reading
Nintendo E3 2011 Breakdown – Wii U James Schumacher, June 7, 2011June 8, 2011 Wii U Console Announced We’ll get to the software and such later. What everyone wants to talk about and possibly at least part of what they were expecting came to pass during Nintendo’s morning press conference. Nintendo announced their new controller… I mean new system. The Wii U. I joke… Continue Reading
Xbox 360 E3 2011 Press Conference Thoughts James Schumacher, June 7, 2011 Microsoft E3 2011 I guess MS doesn’t hold press conferences, they hold “Global Media Briefings” 😛 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Demo Opens straight with Modern Warfare 3 footage, which is actually pretty cool. Underwater incursion into a sub-marine. After surfacing it looks like we are in the U.S.,… Continue Reading
Action Sony E3 2011 Press Conference Breakdown James Schumacher, June 6, 2011June 7, 2011 I want to start off first by discussing some system specific topics. I cover PS3 and PC almost exclusively. I admit some ill-will towards Microsoft as a company. I think their customer support and most obviously with the Xbox 360, their quality control is awful. I also find their flagship… Continue Reading
Ubisoft E3 2011 Press Conference Breakdown James Schumacher, June 6, 2011June 7, 2011 Ubisoft Games – E3 2011 Ubi celebrating their 25th anniversary at this E3, founding in 1986. Feed Trouble Looks like there was some feed trouble on both IGN and Gamespot. Gamespot now states that due to a limited Internet connection only archives will be available. Nice! I ended switching over… Continue Reading
EA E3 2011 Press Conference Breakdown James Schumacher, June 6, 2011September 24, 2011 E3 2011 – EA Origin For those that don’t know or don’t remember. Origin Systems was the creator of the Wing Commander, Crusader and Ultima brands. EA bought them out in the late 90s and shut the doors in about 2005. It appears that they are going to put to… Continue Reading
Terminator Mod – Los Angeles 2029 – Alpha 2.0 Release James Schumacher, May 31, 2011May 31, 2011 Terminator Mod Alpha 2.0 Looks like the team from the Terminator Mod has been very hard at work, improving their mod and implementing new features. From the betas and videos most people, including myself, are calling this the best Terminator Game(or at leas it will be), better than the many… Continue Reading
La Noire Trailer 2010 – Team Bondi & Rockstar James Schumacher, November 11, 2010 Let’s just cut to the chase before discussion. The L.A. Noire 2010 Trailer from Team Bondi is out now. Here it is via gametrailers.com Video Games | L.A. Noire | Debut In-Game Trailer HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii The trailer is looking really good. The facial… Continue Reading