I was discussing the state of the Wii console selection the other day, and while I do have to commend Nintendo for their innovation, their emphasis on game play and story over graphics, and their commitment to multiplayer and family friendly titles, I do have to ask, “WHERE ARE MY GREAT SHOOTING GAMES THAT I […]
The PlayStation Network seems to still be down, and some users are reporting problems playing games offline as well. USAToday and Joystiq have more information–but not much. Sony is, predictably and perhaps understandably, not saying much. UPDATE: Gamasutra has more. Most notably: “As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to […]
Tags: outage, PlayStation Network, PSN
Ubergizmo has a report, but it doesn’t sound good. It may be best to avoid logging on for awhile: Game-crashing errors seem to spread among the PS3-owning community, and most of it is attributed to a 8001050F error code.
Tags: Online Gaming, PlayStation Network, PSN
I was examining a new copy of “Heavy Rain” today and it occurred to me: are there any flat-chested women in video games? Outside of manga-inspired titles, anyway. Does anyone really pay attention to all these enhanced chests in video games, or are the game designers just stereo-typing their audience? It gets a bit insulting […]
Tags: game characters, game stereotypes, humor
DS- Crime Scene DS- Nancy Drew: Model Mystery DS- Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth DS- Korg DS- 10 Plus DS- Raganarok Online PS3- Aliens Vs. Predator PS3- Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce PSP- SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 WII- Arc Rise Fantasia X360- Aliens Vs. Predator X360- Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Tags: New Releases
I believe that it was Albert Camus who said (and this is at best a loose paraphrase), “Life is a quest to recreate our first few great experiences.” I have thought about this quote many times since it was first thrust upon me back in my college days at You old Fogey U, and I […]
Tags: humor
DS- Best Friends Tonight DS- Daring Games for Girls DS- Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief DS- Scene It: Twilight DS- Legend of Kay DS- World Cup of Pool PS3- Bioshock 2 PS3- Dante’s Inferno PS3- Star Ocean: Last Hope International WII- Arcade Shooting Gallery w/ Rifle WII- Crazy Garage WII- Data East Arcade Classics WII- Rock […]
For years now I have wondered what the fascination of the sims games was. I never did see it. I had friends who indulged. I scoffed. I sold hundreds of copies to people at the game store that I worked at. I scoffed more. I have always considered it a stupid game. If you want to live […]
Now that we’ve all had a chance to get used to the ESRB ratings, they’ve become about as meaningless as the MPAA ratings on movies, haven’t they. “M”, for example, covers a pretty wide range of material, and if it weren’t for the additional explanations on the back cover you’d never know for sure what […]
Here’s a list of new games coming out this week: PlayStation 3: White Knight Chronicles International Edition – Feb 2, 2010 PlayStation Portable: Armored Core: Silent Line Portable – Feb 4, 2010 Xbox 360 (Live Arcade): Chime – Feb 3, 2010 Nintendo DS: Imagine: Reporter – Feb 2, 2010 Nintendo Wii: Family Party: 30 Great […]