As I mentioned last week, Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts was going to announce a new game. And as I
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What’s next from the creator of Wing Commander?
We’re nearing the end of a countdown, leading up to an announcement on 10/10/2012 at 10 AM (New York time)
Continue readingNiGHTS is on the Backorder list!
It only happens once a generation: a game gets to represent an entire console. Sometimes that brand can become so
Continue readingHow to get Open NAT type on Xbox Live
The unfortunate truth about NAT type is that sometimes it is out of your hands. If you’re on a network
Continue readingGaming in Windows 8 Part 3: new games, Adera and Taptiles
Two new official Xbox Live-enabled games made their way to the Windows 8 Store recently. However, just like the first
Continue readingA few places where you can pre-order the Wii U
That certainly didn’t take long. Hours after Nintendo announced the availability date and pricing for their upcoming Wii U console,
Continue readingSolved: Why does Netflix buffer on my Xbox / PS3 / Wii but not my computer?
Today I’m going to briefly revisit an old topic, because I’ve had a few friends ask me about it recently.
Continue readingDo Spin Offs strengthen or weaken a brand?
Remember Cheers? Remember Frasier? Now, remember The Tortellis? Nobody else does, either. The question of “do spin-offs strengthen or weaken
Continue readingGaming in Windows 8 Part 2: Xbox Live Integration with Windows 8 RTM
So I got my RTM edition of Windows 8 downloaded and installed from TechNet this week. Everybody at work was
Continue reading10+ years of video games ripping us off!
Call it link bait, I call it a hint of sarcasm. To say that the games industry has been ripping
Continue readingThe summer slump is upon us, again
Video game sales have been in a slump. Although it really seems like the fall (building right up to the
Continue readingThe Backorder: several long games!
As I mentioned in last week’s gaming post, I have been trying to catch up on the Saint’s Row series.
Continue readingMy broken Xbox 360 history
It’s not that I don’t have games to play, it’s just that I’m having a hard time playing them. Maybe
Continue readingHesitant to get Kinect-ed…
I heard about how the “Kinect for Windows” device was better than the first Kinect that launched on Xbox. More
Continue readingOoo-yah, I'm excited for Ouya
Yup. I did it. I bit the bullet on Kickstarter and pre-ordered an Ouya. And I’m glad I did. If
Continue readingGaming takes me back…
I have been on a strange and fairly pointless kick lately. I have barely turned on my Xbox 360, or
Continue readingGaming in Windows 8 – The Hydro Thunder Hurricane beta / preview / trial
If you immediately moved on to the Windows 8 Release Preview and wiped out your installation of the Windows 8
Continue readingE3 2012: NOT a let down
Was this a disappointing year for E3? Over the last several years, E3 has tried to return to its rightful
Continue readingPlay Xbox Live games on the Web? Sort of…
If you’ve been looking for a way to play Xbox 360 games online (and by that I mean, on the
Continue readingTaking Mobile Gaming Seriously
I admit it. As a first generation console gamer, the closest thing to “mobile” gaming I ever got in to
Continue readingGetting back to PC gaming
Thanks to a recent 24 hour deal on Steam, I have a suddenly renewed interest in PC gaming. Nothing new
Continue readingWhen did movie tie in games get good?
A couple of years ago, X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released. This game was the beginning of Marvel Comics’ rebirth in
Continue readingPrice Drop on Windows Phone 7 games
A few weeks ago, what I thought was just a short term sale turned about to be a price drop
Continue readingGaming famine – pre convention season…
It’s that time of year. Were it not for gems and a few well placed downloadable releases, we would be
Continue reading20 things as bad as paying to unlock "DLC" that's already on a disc
In a recent interview with GameSpot, Cliff Bleszinski called on-disc bonus content an “ugly truth” of the gaming industry, adding
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