Gaming Reviews

Madden 09

September 6th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Madden 09

With the NFL Season underway, it is time for gamers to satiate their pigskin frenzy with the latest in the best selling Madden games from EA Sports. Madden 09 features a host of new features including a new animation system for even great realism and immersion into the world of the NFL.
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NCAA Football 09

August 17th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

NCAA Football 09

With Fall on the horizon, it will soon be time for collegiates all over the nation to gear up for fierce gridiron combat. In NCAA Football 09 by EA Sports, fans can get into the action in style. Playing on my Playstation 3 with the Dual Shock 3 control, I was easily able to setup […]


Wargames: The Dead Code

August 7th, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Wargames: The Dead Code

It is hard to believe that 25 years have passed since a computer took the world to the edge of nuclear annihilation in “War Games” The film starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy was a cautionary tale about the dangers of taking the human factor about military decisions, and like films such as “The Terminator” […]


Guild Wars Factions Hands On

June 22nd, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Guild Wars Factions Hands On

On a cold and gray evening in Seattle, WA, the folks at ArenaNet warmed things up with a look at their new game Guildwars Factions. Factions is both a stand alone game as well as an addition to the popular MMOPG Guild Wars which has garnered legions of fans thanks to its catching gameplay and […]


Rambo

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Rambo

It has been almost twenty years since Sylvester Stallone last appeared as the iconic John Rambo. In the ensuing decades, his larger than life portrayal of the troubles Green Beret has faded some, but remained firmly a part of Americana, and to some, the old days of Ronald Regan’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
The world has changed […]


Frontlines Fuel of War

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Frontlines Fuel of War

Set in the near future, the world is facing a crisis of doomsday proportions due to the severe lack of energy and oil available. With chaos and utter collapse of cities and society everywhere, two factions have formed who battle one another for the last remaining energy resources on the planet.
Players take on the […]


Blizzcon 2007

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Blizzcon 2007

Blizzcon this year had obviously learned from their first convention and made huge strides to not only make the entire experience more enjoyable, but also raise the standard they had set two years previous. One of the first notable changes encountered was that Thursday was designated as Badge Pickup Day. Those who had arrived early […]


Bioshock

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Bioshock

In Bioshock, the latest 3D action game from 2K games, something is rotten in the city of Rapture. Shortly after surviving a plane crash, the player finds himself descending via a bathysphere from a lighthouse to the submerged city of Rapture.
No sooner does the player arrive at Rapture, and then a horrific and violent reception […]


Portal

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Portal

One of the more captivating and original games in recent years has finally arrived via the Orange Box or by download on Steam. The game is Portal and it embodies good old fashioned puzzle solving, with a creepy story and plenty of action.
Players start the game in a cell in a mostly antiseptic environment. They […]


AVP Requiem

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

AVP Requiem

With the pending release of Aliens VS Predator Requiem in theaters, Sierra has released the tie in video game for the Sony PSP entertainment system.
The game loosely follows the plot of the film, in that an Alien infestation has broken out in the small town of Gunnison, Colorado, and players take on the role of […]


Hellgate London

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Hellgate London

The folks who crafted the classic Diablo series are back as Flagship Studios has unleashed the next phase of RPG gaming with HellGate: London.
The game is a mix of first person shooters, classic RPG gaming, and offers gamers unlimited replay value in the ever changing gaming world for which it is based.
The game is […]


Galactic Civilizations 2

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Galactic Civilizations 2

Turn Based space games have often been a mixed bag for gamers.
For every hit such as the original “Masters of Orion” there have been the misfires such as “Masters of Orion 2 and 3” as well as Star Wars Rebellion.
The challenge for game designers has always been to create a vast universe filled with unique […]


Auto Assault

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Auto Assault

For gamers looking for a MMOPGMMORPG with a new twist, Auto Assault has arrived and it is as fully loaded as the vehicles that traverse the games post apocalypse highways.
From Net Devil and NC Soft, Auto Assault allows gamers to get behind the wheel of some of the most lethal machines ever created […]


SIN Episodes

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

SIN Episodes

The highly anticipated first episode of SIN titled Emergence has arrived from Ritual and it is poised to usher in a new wave of software distribution as the game is available via download on the Steam Network as well as by purchase in the traditional formats.
While downloading games directly from the net is not a […]


Half-Life 2 Episode 1

June 21st, 2008 by gareth | No Comments

Half-Life 2 Episode 1

Picking up at the end of the phenomenly successful Half Life 2, the first in a series of episodic sequels has arrived. Available via retailers or direct download at www.steam.com Half Life 2 Episode 1 has arrived.
The game continues the story of Gordon Freeman, a former scientist at the ultra secret Black Mesa facility […]