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Tax Dollars At Work: Air Force Networking 2,000 PS3 Systems

11:42 am EST February 1st, 2010 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Air Force is either funding some really cool work to explore the human nervous system by networking 2,000 Playstations OR they’re setting up a wicked Call Of Duty LAN party.

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Left 4 Dead 2 Deal

11:07 am EST January 21st, 2010 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

Amazon is offering a big discount on Left 4 Dead 2 for XBox and PC today.

The game’s not my cup of tea, but its pretty popular.

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Arkham Asylum 2 Trailer

12:40 pm EST December 14th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 6 Comments

The sequel to one of my favorite games from the past year.

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Star Wars Mod Of Call For Duty 4

3:18 pm EST November 29th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments

I would like to play this.

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Modern Warfare 2 Russian Airport Level Massacre Is Shock Jock B.S.

2:33 am EST November 20th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 10 Comments

SPOILERS.

One of the writers for Modern Warfare 2 defends the airport massacre scene in the game. He is wrong. The scene is indefensible.

I really love Modern Warfare 2, it is one of the best games I have played in years, and I highly recommend it. But the scene in which your character, as an undercover CIA agent with a Russian terrorist walks into a hotel and massacres hundreds of people, is simply a gratuituous shock scene. The level doesn’t make sense within the story, because even with some of the shady things CIA agents are required to do, mowing down people in broad daylight at an airport isn’t one of them.

It may seem silly in a game that’s major selling point is its graphic violence, but this scene feels tacked on and disconnected from the rest of the game. The relative free range you are given in the rest of the game dissolves in this scene, and it essentially works like one of those scenes in Saw: Wow, that was shocking. What’s next.

It’s pure marketing schtick and a blight on an otherwise beyond excellent game. Just dumb.

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Worst Video Game Voice Acting Ever

12:10 pm EST November 13th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 5 Comments

These are mighty bad.

I noticed a LOT of these are from Playstation 2.

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Prince Of Persia Sands Of Time Trailer

5:59 pm EST November 2nd, 2009 | Movies | 14 Comments

This could be fun.

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Modern Warfare 2 Nuke

11:31 am EST November 2nd, 2009 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Awesome. I will never get this, but in Modern Warfare 2 if you get a 25 kill streak, you get a nuke. I forsee a massive decrease in productivity for me when this game comes out.

Modern Warfare 2

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Modern Warfare 2 Trash Talk

10:14 am EST October 30th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

This kind of talk hits far closer to home than I am willing to admit.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum Key To Success

7:34 pm EST September 8th, 2009 | Comic Books | 6 Comments

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I don’t usually like stealth video games (I generally prefer to barge in and get things done – that’s why my death to kill ratio on Call Of Duty is so horrible) but I LOVE Batman: Arkham Asylum, and I think this post makes a good case for why

And who has the most fun in a Batman game? There are few experiences as thrilling or rewarding as becoming the caped predator, quietly observing from the shadows and slowly turning unbeatable, well-armed odds into one whimpering, paranoid sod. You don’t want The Joker’s minions to see you, but in Batman’s unique approach to stealth, you want them to know you’re there. It’s no wonder Batman’s so keen on freaking people out — it’s fun!

When you hear the bad guys quaking in fear about Batman, and you think OMG I AM THE BATMAN WHICH THEY FEAR, it is such a fun feeling. Best game I’ve played in a long time. Almost makes up for all the crappy Superman games I’ve bought over the years.

Almost.

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