Should Xbox Live Be Free Like PSN?
On November 15, 2002, Microsoft launched its completely unified online service for broadband connected Xbox owners the world over to chat and game with other like-minded gamers. Microsoft named their...
View ArticleGames You Might Overlook This Xmas
With the slow trickle of grade A++ holiday releases turning into a proverbial land slide over the coming weeks of October and November, developers and publishers alike are pushing the big guns out the...
View Article5 Games That Deserve A Spot On XBLA
The Xbox Live Arcade is the premiere source for 360 gamers to acquire their fix of updated retro classics, indie darlings blessed with an HD makeover, and all-new titles that are suited best for...
View ArticleThe Problem With Xbox Live DLC
Ah, microtransactions…the bane of my online existence. The word itself has gone from at least sounding innocent enough to what is quickly becoming one of the dirtiest words in gaming’s vocabulary. I...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide 2008
With the holidays right under our noses, the yearly dilemma that many shoppers face is about to arrive. What to buy that special gamer on your gift list? 2008 has proven to be a monumental year in...
View ArticleHow Project Natal Could Change The Industry
We’ve all seen the Microsoft Press Conference, Peter Molyneux’s Milo, and Kudo’s avatar glitching out. So, as the dust settles on what was arguably Microsoft’s biggest E3 announcement – the...
View ArticleTop 5 Ways To Improve Need For Speed
Ask anyone to name a racing game franchise that’s achieved great heights yet equally large disappointments and they’ll likely say “Need for Speed.” Although 2005’s Most Wanted was argued as a great...
View ArticleNatal: The Future is Here?
Every day I come into work and I cross off another day on my Marvel Superheroes calendar (this month is The Thing from the Fantastic Four). Like most people, there are always dates I need to remember...
View ArticlePwning The President’s Politics
I’ve been professionally writing about video games for almost two years now and I’ve never felt the need to incorporate politics into my articles (I did write an editorial back in 2008 on the election,...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Big E3 Reveal
Yesterday kicked off possibly one of the most historic gaming events we’ve seen in recent years. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the biggest annual event in the video game industry and for...
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