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Shocking Introduction: The Prologue and First Act of Gears Of War 3
By Jason Joseph at October 3, 2011 | 11:08 am | 0 Comment
Usually I like to do these the day a game is released, but as I am not a big Gears Of War fan and didn't actually purchase the game myself, I am a little behind on things. I have been curious and fought the urge to drop 60 bones on the game while watching to see if it would show up in a Red Box near me, but finally I gave up and asked our own Rich Vear if I could snag more...
Shocking Introduction: Battlefield 3 Demo Impressions
By Jason Joseph at October 2, 2011 | 1:28 am | 1 Comments
If you asked me a week, a month or maybe even a year ago how excited I would be to finally take advantage of my early access to the Battlefield 3 beta, I am not quite sure I would have been able to sum it up with words; more like a lot of drool, inaudible sounds and pounding my head against the nearest wall. I don't know that there is another game that I have ever more...
Star Wars: The Old Republic Is Out 12/20/11, Two New Videos Posted
By Jason Joseph at September 30, 2011 | 6:08 pm | 0 Comment
Yeah, I am a bit late on this one, but I got the news while I was driving to New York City, so what can I do? Oh yeah, finally go ahead and posted it a week later! So if you haven't heard yet, Bioware has FINALLY (!!) announced a release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and all life as I once knew it will officially end on December 20th, 2011. So while everyone more...
Two New Trailers From Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
By Jason Joseph at September 30, 2011 | 5:57 pm | 0 Comment
Assassin's Creed: Revelation is only a month away, and I am starting to get excited. Ezio Auditore is one of my favorite characters in gaming, and I am really excited to see what type of shenanigans he has in store for Constantinople. Two new trailers for the game have dropped and if they don't get you pumped for Revelations, nothing will. The first you will see more...
Syndicate Gets An Announcement Trailer
By Jason Joseph at September 30, 2011 | 5:00 pm | 0 Comment
I never really played Syndicate back in it's heyday, but this trailer has me pretty much sold. It looks a lot like Deus Ex, and Deus Ex is awesome, and if more games were like Deus Ex, that would be awesome. Check out the announcement trailer below. Syndicate is set to hit all formats February 24th, more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at X-Men Destiny
By Jason Joseph at September 27, 2011 | 3:15 pm | 0 Comment
It has not been a particularly good year for comic book based video games. With three major releases having been released and only one of them worth buying (Captain America), it looks like X-Men Destiny is here to save the day. Developed by Silicon Knights and released through Activision, X-Men Destiny asks you to pick a side. It is the classic good vs evil RPG style more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the NBA 2K12 Demo
By Jason Joseph at September 20, 2011 | 11:52 am | 0 Comment
Today is an exciting day! That's right folks, I just put $60 back in my pockets and it's all thanks to a demo on XBox Live. The NBA 2K12 demo went live today and... I am going to be passing. No, not literally, because it would probably get tipped since the guy it was going to is an idiot, I mean I won't be buying this game. It's a pretty package, but I am so sick and more...
Battlefield 3 Beta Launches September 29th (September 27th for Medal Of Honor/Origin Pre-Orders)
By Jason Joseph at September 20, 2011 | 9:24 am | 0 Comment
Yup, I'm officially stoked. We're five weeks away from Battlefield 3 hitting store shelves and the anticipation is at an all time high. So what do the makers of the pending game of the year do for their fans? Oh, boom, have yourselves a two week beta before release. You know, no big deal. The beta launches September 29th across all formats, with Tier 1 Edition Medal Of more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Beta
By Jason Joseph at September 15, 2011 | 5:58 pm | 0 Comment
So I have never played a Ratchet & Clank game as I was always more of a Crash Bandicoot kind of guy, so this is really my first exposure to the franchise. I don't know if that is a good thing or not, because I'm not really feeling this game so far. The thing to keep in mind is that this is a beta and by no means the finished product, but that is only half the more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at the Ace Combat: Assault Horizon demo
By Jason Joseph at September 13, 2011 | 5:32 pm | 0 Comment
I am not normally very good at games that ask me to be a pilot or a driver, so I have to admit, the Ace Combat series is not one I have much experience with. To be honest, I blame Top Gun. I remember having nightmares when I was younger trying to land that damn plane on my old Nintendo Entertainment System. The more things change, the more they stay the same. A demo more...
Shocking Introduction: A First Look at Crimson Alliance
By Jason Joseph at September 11, 2011 | 1:14 am | 0 Comment
Crimson Alliance is an interesting spin to XBox Live Arcade gaming. The folks at Certain Affinity are so sure you're going to like this game, they are throwing it out there for free. That's right, instead of a limited half hour demo, Crimson Alliance is available to try in full with all three classes at no charge. If that isn't ridiculously fair enough, there's more. more...
Shocking Introduction: The First 30 Minutes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
By Jason Joseph at September 10, 2011 | 12:10 am | 0 Comment
Oh man, let the fun begin. I've been pretty stoked for the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for some time now, and now it is finally upon us. The game was released this past Tuesday by Square Enix and I have to say, so far, so awesome. Below you will find the first half hour of the game. There are some tutorials and whatnot, but the action is all there... So more...
Shocking Introduction: The First Chapter of Resistance 3
By Jason Joseph at September 8, 2011 | 12:14 pm | 0 Comment
Resistance 3 is the final chapter in the Resistance trilogy, and it looks like it is going to go down as a nice little send-off for an underrated franchise. It's one that I never got fully into, though, so I feel like I am starting at the end and working my way back. I have Resistance 2, but for whatever reason, I never really took the time to get that far. more...
Shocking Introduction: The First Two Chapters of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines
By Jason Joseph at September 6, 2011 | 1:02 pm | 6 Comments
As I have mentioned just about every time I have written about this game, I am a total new-jack to the Warhammer mythos. All I know is I could never paint those little miniature pieces and always stare in amazement at those that can. That's just insane. With all of that said, nothing says "welcome to the party" quite like a major video game release, and that is just more...
Shocking Introduction: The First Hour of Dead Island
By Jason Joseph at September 6, 2011 | 2:18 am | 2 Comments
I don't even know what to say right now. I am not a zombie guy. I could honestly care less about them to be honest. If there were ever a zombie apocalypse, I would definitely be the first one to go, because I would be so totally unprepared. There may be hope for me yet, though, as a little game called Dead Island is out now, and the world of zombie video games will more...