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38 Studios Launches Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning At Gamestop Event in Massachusetts
By Jason Joseph at February 7, 2012 | 11:42 am | 0 Comment
It is officially February 7th, 2012, and for one of the all time pitching greats in Major League Baseball history, it is a new kind of opening day. Curt Schilling won three World Series as a member of both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Soxs, but that type of resume doesn't mean that much in the world of gaming. Fortunately for Mr. Schilling, he was more...
Shockblast Media 2011 Year In Review: The Best and Worst of 2011
By Jason Joseph at February 6, 2012 | 10:18 am | 0 Comment
So 2011 has come and gone and it was another banner year for gaming. I'm a little late getting this up and out there so here we go. I spent a ridiculous amount of money on games and had a blast along the way. Putting together a top 10 list is always hard, because I always feel like there are some games that deserved mentioning that got left behind, so like last year, I am more...
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Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the Starhawk beta
By Jason Joseph at January 31, 2012 | 8:12 pm | 0 Comment
The only reason I own a Playstation 3 is for their exclusives. So far through my ownership of a Playstation 3, I have found the exclusives I have tried to be a mixed bag of terrible, average and not bad. Nothing has quite blown my mind yet, but I have a feeling that is finally going to change. I admittedly don't know a whole lot about the game Starhawk, but more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the Twisted Metal Demo
By Jason Joseph at January 31, 2012 | 6:59 pm | 2 Comments
So I knew a lot of people growing up that enjoyed the hell out of the game Twisted Metal. As far as Playstation games go, it has been a seminal classic. Naturally, my interest was piqued when David Jaffe and his new Eat Sleep Play development team announced a reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise in dramatic fashion at last year's E3. With a demo dropping more...
Shocking Introduction: A Look at the Demo for Jimmie Johnson’s Anything With An Engine
By Jason Joseph at January 24, 2012 | 10:08 pm | 0 Comment
So I am not normally a fan of either NASCAR or racing games, but for some strange reason I found myself partaking in the demo for an upcoming game featuring the current king of NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson. What I lack in knowledge about NASCAR I make up for in knowing this guy is good or something, having won a couple dozen of those Breeder Cup title things and more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the New Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Maps Liberation and Piazza
By Jason Joseph at January 24, 2012 | 10:39 am | 0 Comment
It's that magical day for all you COD kids out there. That's right, "map pack" day. With the advent of Call Of Duty: Elite and the maps having been essentially prepaid for with the service, Activision/Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer have decided to release the maps individually in what I would imagine will be monthly increments instead of three map packs of 4-5 maps more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the Final Fantasy XIII-2 Demo
By Jason Joseph at January 17, 2012 | 3:54 pm | 0 Comment
So Final Fantasy XIII is getting a sequel. I was a little surprised when Final Fantasy XIII-2 was announced, but I suppose nothing should really surprise gamers anymore when it comes to the franchise. That whole chapter seemed to have been completed, but I guess Square Enix is in a quest for perfection, because they are going back to the well and reusing the same cast more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Demo
By Jason Joseph at January 17, 2012 | 11:37 am | 0 Comment
One of my most anticipated games of 2012 is finally upon us, as today a demo launched for Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning on XBox Live. Set for a February 7th release, Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning is the debut game from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, which is opened and operated by former baseball legend and future Hall Of Famer Curt Schilling, who won World more...
Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Intertwine In Cross Game Marketing
By Jason Joseph at January 11, 2012 | 10:48 am | 0 Comment
Now this is awesome. Two of my most anticipated games of 2012 coming together and having sexy babies. Wait, that sounds wrong, but fuck it, I'm going with it. EA, Bioware and 38 Studios had a joint announcement today in which the playing of each game's demo will unlock special armor in the other game similar to the cross-branding that was done between Mass Effect 2 and more...
UFC App Hits XBox Live, Offers UFC 141: Lesnar Vs. Overeem Free!
By Jason Joseph at December 21, 2011 | 11:55 am | 0 Comment
So as part of the new XBox Live Metro Dashboard update, the folks at Microsoft have been teaming up with a number of companies to continue offering new forms of entertainment for the folks who spend money on XBox Live every year, and they hit a home run with the new UFC App. Packed with countless videos that will give fans of the UFC tons of extra insight and background more...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer
By mitchelldyck at December 21, 2011 | 11:03 am | 0 Comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k3kHtyoqc The Hobbit follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior more...
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Shocking Introduction: Battlefield 3 Expansion “Back To Karkand” Hits XBox Live and PC
By Jason Joseph at December 13, 2011 | 11:27 am | 0 Comment
How is it possible to make the best first person shooter of 2011 even better? Add four classic maps and 10 new weapons, that's how. Oh yeah, and make it free as a reward to the people who bought the game day one and got the Limited Edition version. "Back To Karkand" is the first expansion pack for Battlefield 3 and after launching for a week of exclusivity on the more...
Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Debut Trailer from Spike VGA’s!
By Jason Joseph at December 10, 2011 | 10:45 pm | 0 Comment
Oh. My. GOD!!!! Nerdgasm in full effect. Just when I thought it wasn't possible to get more excited for Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron, High Moon Studios had to go ahead and do this. That's right, the debut trailer for the game was featured tonight at the Video Game Awards on Spike TV and I can't imagine any of the 13 trailers debuted tonight had a bigger more...
XBox Live Ap Hits iTunes for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
By Jason Joseph at December 7, 2011 | 5:17 pm | 0 Comment
Now THIS is weird. Microsoft and Apple are usually enemies, but today I find myself signing on to XBox Live and checking out who is doing what all from the palm of my... iPhone! The Ap is free and can be found by searching "My XBox Live" in iTunes. The Ap lets you log in to XBox Live on the fly and find out what all your homeys are up to, compare games and even send more...
Two New Photos of Grimlock Unveiled from Transformers: The Fall Of Cybertron
By Jason Joseph at December 7, 2011 | 4:46 pm | 0 Comment
I am not even joking when I say that Transformers: The Fall Of Cybertron may very well be my most anticipated game of 2012. High Moon Studios did an amazing job with War For Cybertron, and I expect that will be the case this time around as well. Today they have dropped two new images of the bot that seems to be the star of the show, and that is everyone's favorite T-Rex more...