Rou

Seriously, I don’t know who still shops at GameStop. It’s a full store dedicated to games. 20 years ago, that was a niche that needed to be filled because you couldn’t find games everywhere. Now, Wal-Mart, Target and dozens of other major stores carry g… more »

Violent games tend to make children off limits. I’ve always felt this was a cop out to the knee-jerk reactions of people that just don’t get it. Certainly there is a visceral reaction to seeing a child harmed, and it shouldn't be done just for kicks. Bu… more »

I have an online persona. I post here using it. I play video games with it. I use it for most of my online interaction, and have done so for well over a decade. I'm careful with it. There are very few links between my online name and my real name. I… more »

'Tis a sad day to be a gamer down under. Actually, it's been a sad day for a really long time. They have a game rating board that doesn't understand the concept of mature rated games. In their eyes, if a 15 year old can't handle it, it's banned. Unli… more »

I have a love / hate relationship with September through November. I know there is a buisness reason for it, but it drives me absolutely fucking insane that so many good games are released inside of this single 3 month span. There are 7 games comi… more »

Game companies send out press packages to review sites before the game launches. Normally they include a bunch of extras and goodies to help influence the reviewer. Recently, EA sent out one for the release of GodFather II, a GTA style game based loo… more »

Mass Effect. It's a big hit. People love it. It got very good reviews across the board. It's a fairly well done RPG universe, with a number of unique species and wide ranges of planets to work with. Interface is good. Story telling is pretty well… more »

Ah November. The sweet spot for video game publishers. Games have gone gold and are being released at record pace for the holiday season. Gamers flock to stores to grab the latest new releases. Parents run out to grab little Johnny's top Christmas gift.… more »

We all have the things in games that drive us up a wall. Sometimes it's the insanely complicated maneuvers they expect us to pull off. Or the microscopic target mounted on the back of the gigantic titan. Or the stupidest AI in the world that we have to p… more »

I've done this topic before. I know I have. I picked up Unreal Tournament 2004 again. It's been six months or so and I thought I'd go a few rounds. Shake the rust off. I spend a lot of time working my hit scan. Gotta get the aim dependent aim bac… more »

As a hardcore video game player, it's well known that I value game play over aesthetics. But just for a moment, lets step back and LOOK at the games we play. As graphics have improved, the industry has been pushing more and more realistic models and… more »

So, our friendly neighborhood legislators in New York have penned a new law. They introduced it, and passed it in both the state house and senate in less than a day. They have to work out a few differences between the two and then it'll go to be signed i… more »

Our most despised lawyer (not for long!!!) is up to his foul tricks again. But even for him, I think this one is special He's targeting Wendy's. Yes, the hamburger chain. For lesser mortals, you might wonder what this has to do with his never-endin… more »

So, it's been a while. But yes, there are still people willing to sue Rock Star because of the GTA: San Andreas mod. In case you've missed it, a hacker released a mod that allowed you to access a simulated sex game that was left in the source code. O… more »

Before I begin, let me admit that I know in some ways this is hypocritical coming from a person who bitches as often as I do. That said; let me move along to the meat. Recently, to much fanfare, Take Two released their much anticipated Columbine… more »

That's right 13 pages. 2 pages of warranty info. 6 pages of button instructions. 1 page on the interface. 4 pages on everything else. That's a break down of EA's instruction manual for Madden 2007. It could be worse I suppose. EA doesn't even bothe… more »

Reaching back into the vault for some old school ranting here. I enjoy many roles when I play video games. In UT, I was a flag runner. And a damn sneaky one too. In 2k*, I moved into the world of flag defense. When I RPG, I switch between warriors, ma… more »