Now, I know most websites do a post like this in the beginning of the year, but this post on Reddit made me think about it a bit today. I’ll give you a list here of some of the more notable games coming out in the next year that I’m really looking forward to. It’s shaping up to be a great 365 days. (Note: Some of these might just have a “2011″ release date, but I’ll count them in anyway.) Portal 2 (X360 / PS3 /... Read→
The Scout can be a hard class in Team Fortress 2 to get used to, but it’s incredibly rewarding when you do. The Scout is my favourite class, by far, and as such, I’ve decided to write a little guide to help out anyone looking to get a jump-start with the class. I’ll go through things with as much detail as I feel necessary to give you a general idea of how things work. General Tips Before I get into anything too deep, I feel it’s... Read→
Red Dead Redemption was a widely-anticipated Rockstar game that hit shelves May 18th this year. Rockstar are the same guys that brought us the hugely popular Grand Theft Auto series, as well as Max Payne, the Midnight Club series, and others. Although it is a spiritual successor to 2004′s Red Dead Revolver, not much relates back to it, other than the western setting. You play as John Marston, an ex-gangster in the early 1900′s who is... Read→
With the 20th of July as the release date for the online racing multiplayer game: Need for Speed World, EA, has gone all out and made the beta version open to all. With only three weeks to spare EA intends to iron out the kinks, quirks and bugs using the feedback, and data from all who will be playing the beta version. Since today the massive multiplayer game’s beta version has be open to all, and many players have since been behind the wheel... Read→
With Kinect for Xbox 360 officially revealed to the public, it is about time we did a more in depth story on the device, for all those who are wondering what the heck it is, and what it does. Kinect aka. Natal Kinect started out under the project name Natal, which has now been officially named by MS as Kinect for X Box 360 Why the name change? Its tradition. Every project developed by Microsoft gets a project code name, and upon release an official... Read→
During t he E3 event this year, Redmond based Microsoft has started filling in the blanks of its new Xbox 360 add on for motion sensing. The device, based on camera now has a name and is called Kinect and an iron clad release date of November 4th has been set. Microsoft also allowed us all to take a peek at 15 titles that will work with the device, but one major part of the new add on still remained a mystery, and that is its selling price. With... Read→
The next generation console in the Xbox family (commonly referred to as the “Xbox 720,” although no announcement to back up this name has been made) may very well see a street date of 2015, according to a statement made by Microsoft’s European boss, Chris Lewis. It isn’t quite said that the console will hit 2015, but that five years from now is the earliest date that we could see an Xbox refresh. It appears that five years... Read→
_ The rhythm gaming industry (in which Guitar Hero and Rock Band are the most prominent contenders) has been getting more and more complicated since its introduction. The genre that originally started as just a plastic guitar and a few buttons has now expanded to include drums, a bass guitar, and a microphone. The drums themselves have even garnered recent complexity with the introduction of additional pads that sit higher than the others, acting... Read→
The original Kane & Lynch game, entitled “Dead Men,” came out late 2007 to much critical insult and generally negative reviews, both among popular outlets and individual reviewers. It was praised for its cinematic stylings and fun multiplayer game types, but bashed on a constant basis for outdated gameplay and lack of depth/polish. Many reviewers agreed: It would have been a decent game if it had been worked on a bit longer. It had... Read→
There are rumors going around that in their efforts to transform the Xbox 360 into a media machine, instead of a mere gaming console, besides the barrage of new features on Xbox Live over the years, Microsoft is seriously considering offering a TV channel through the Xbox live platform. As it turns out, Xbox 360 gamers may soon enjoy TV shows through their consoles! Supporting these rumors, voices are going up, and are getting louder, that the giant... Read→
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