It’s Thanksgiving week here in the States, but worldwide everyone has plenty to be thankful for (I have the Facebook feed to prove it). But we haven’t heard from you, video games! Thank us now or we’ll force uncomfortable conversations on you about our political beliefs and our extended families non-life threatening medical issues. Here are… Continue reading
Some of the games of 2013 deserve more than just a participation trophy. Justin, Ethan, Aaron, Coop, and Jordan settle in for a five part deliberations to hand out The 2013 Grimmys. This round we look at jobs, gimmicks, trickery, and first impressions. This special episode is a part of The 2013 Grimmys, Horrible Night’s game of… Continue reading
It’s quite simple, the mere existence of this character is offensive and a detriment to video games. Go away. Dr. James Whitman – Tomb Raider No doctor (or non-doctor for that matter) grated against its cast quite like Dr. Whitman. Instantly unlikable even before the plot embraces him. Every time he was on screen we… Continue reading
Some of the games of 2013 deserve more than just a participation trophy. Justin, Ethan, Aaron, Coop, and Jordan settle in for a five part deliberations to hand out The 2013 Grimmys. This round we look at 2012, horror, characters, and failures. This special episode is a part of The 2013 Grimmys, Horrible Night’s game of the… Continue reading
Bad games come in many forms, but a disappointing game at one point showed promise. Unfortunately, this game not only failed to live up to its hype, it collapsed underneath it. SimCity We’re still not sure how you screw up SimCity, but there’s a blueprint for that now. Add in a ton of online features… Continue reading
I got through 31 games in 2013 versus 25 in 2012, yet I didn’t get to play a lot of games that should compete in the Game of the Year category (Brothers, Gone Home, Tomb Raider, BioShock: Infinite…look, I have a backlog, okay?) I think the discrepancy is pretty easy to pin down: I got… Continue reading
Justin G brings with him darks hopes for finishing Colonial Marines and confusion over shield bearers. Justin L can’t wait to spelunk some more and doesn’t think the end of Assassin’s Creed will ever happen. Plus 5 days until DuckTales. Top Video Game Podcast of the Week – The interactive weekly gaming updates show featuring… Continue reading
A sneaky piece of DLC has made itself available today for the infamous Aliens: Colonial Marines. The DLC, an addition to the game that is supposed to enhance the story or add content as a means of keeping it relevant, features a storyline from the perspective of three characters that seem to be important to… Continue reading
While I do want Gearbox to be taken down a peg after their handling of the bad reviews of Aliens: Colonial Marines, if the misrepresentation goes through, we’re going to be seeing a lot less/different E3 demos. Grand Theft Auto V wanted a lot of attention this week, I could care less personally. I’m most… Continue reading
I actually think that the more entertaining phenomena on April Fool’s Day are the companies that make honest announcements and don’t understand when the public doesn’t take them seriously. Granted, I’m not sure if there is a day of the year that anyone would have taken Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon seriously, but I admit… Continue reading
The lesson of the week is quite simple: while we may consider ourselves video game bad asses, we have no business going at it alone, no matter what “it” is. We do not possess the simple survival skills to understand our environment which results in a lot of confusion, screaming, and often, player death that… Continue reading
What is more exciting than a new console reveal? Watching people react to a console reveal. For my part, I thought Sony did a helluva job with their presentation and I appreciated the developer-first theme to the entire PlayStation 4 meeting. This wasn’t some flashy show with celebrities for fans or a chart filled snore… Continue reading