Gaming Truth

Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox console

2007-08-26T11:47:00.000-05:00

If you haven't already seen it, I suggest you go look at this: Tell me that doesnt' look amazing. I'm not a drooling typical fan of Halo 3, but the 4-play coop and this kinda thing is well-placed marketing by Bungie/Microsoft. The coloring and contrast of the console is just dead-on. Yet, the negative part about this is that its just not... all that great.

World of Warcraft entering a new status:

2007-08-26T11:40:00.000-05:00

Its dumb. Seriously, World of Warcraft is really dumb. In fact, its so dumb, I just looked the word dumb up in the thesaurus to better describe it. I can't say its brainless, but I will say it is ill-advised decision to start playing it. Here's a symptom of its now horrid state: I once went to this "party" (can barely call it a party as all we did was listen

Dreamfall

2007-05-02T21:41:00.000-05:00

Fan of the adventure game genre, but never played The Longest Journey? Make a note on May 21st to get Dreamfall: Game of the Year Edition. With a pricetag of only $30, it is well worth it. Within Dreamfall: GotY Edition are two PC games (the original The Longest Journey and its sequel Dreamfall) and the soundtrack for Dreamfall, which was nominated for an MTV award in 2006. Of course, you could

Atlus games to obsess over this year

2007-04-27T02:33:00.000-05:00

If you've never heard of Atlus, a videogame publisher notorious for their unique and usually hard-to-find games, don't worry. You'll most probably be hearing a lot about them this year, as they will be coming out with 4 RPGs: Etrian Odyssey (DS), Luminous Arc (DS), Odin Sphere (PS2), and Persona 3 (PS2). Etrian Odyssey seems to be your typical turn-based RPG, but instead of having your map

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl

2007-04-13T01:23:00.000-05:00

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl for the PC was developed by GSC Game World and published by THQ. Overview: After much wait and tons of speculation and hype, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has finally hit the market. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was originally slated to be released a year or two ago, but do to the nature of the game the developers ran into difficulty. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was

Mortal Kombat sucking on the Wii

2007-04-12T17:12:00.000-05:00

So you know, Mortal Kombat is going to SUCK on the wii. In this Documentary by Epilepticgaming.com, They explore next generational button-mashing. As Mercy1.0 would attest, just the day before this was released, I was complaining about how inCREDibly terrible this is for gaming. Here's the Link: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/10697 Anyway, if you don't

Guitar Hero 2 and Japanese News by Mercy1.0

2007-04-12T12:03:00.000-05:00

Oh wow, Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 seems like *such* a ripoff. $90 for the game and the controller, and if you want to buy songs from GH1 it's $6.25 for 3 songs. The price is a bit steep, considering each song would be 2 bucks and some cents for material that's already available, just on another system. Also, if it's to be believed that they're working on a

Xbox 360 Elite harddrive complaints

2007-04-09T10:53:00.000-05:00

I'm not going to tell you what you're going to do. You're going to stop complaining about the Xbox 360's hard drive being so expensive. You want more space? But they 20 GB one and follow the instructions on my previous post. Xbox360 Hard drive upgrade. Yeah, do that. Get a 320GB SATA drive and pop it into the 20GB chassis and you're fine. no bothers, no

The Wii Controller

2007-03-29T18:47:00.000-05:00

After much fiddling and thought, I have decided that I don't like the Wiimote. I'm sorry, I just... don't like it. What it really comes down to for me is that you can't use all the buttons. I mean, how many times have you fiddled around trying to reach down and press one of the buttons at the bottom? How many times have you accidently pressed the home button or

Mexican Police Strikes Back!

2007-03-28T22:58:00.000-05:00

Read about this crazy stunt the Mexican Police is pulling. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158305 Someone brought up a good point though. While it does SEEM to be a good idea, its actually a horrible idea because the people that now win these things will just be killed by the people who do own the guns. Or, they'll buy more guns to protect what they have.

2007-03-24T19:29:00.000-05:00

Here comes the Glory of Microsoft. Straight from France, the news is "Xbox 360 loves you". Underneath the link, there is a beautiful video about how while the PS3 was releasing, Microsoft's local marketing director decided that they were going to have some fun. They rented a barge and floated it down the nearby canal and really stole the PS3's show. If you

N00b Pwnage = Pure

2007-03-23T00:30:00.000-05:00

This should be a link to PurePwnage. If it doesn't work, just google PurePwnage, and you'll find it. This is a hardcore site about n00bs and pwning their n00by little holes. N00bs are the 3vil. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid263813119/bctid301961300

Forza Two Chair of Destiny

2007-03-21T10:54:00.000-05:00

Ummm, please tell me I can have this. I want it. Surround sound speakers, triple screens, foot-pedals, steering wheel, oh man. also three 360s, not to mention the 3 hi-def flat screens. This is looking like $8000.00 of merchandise. If I'm ever rich, one of these is going into my house.

Pre-Counter-Injunction!

2007-03-16T21:35:00.000-05:00

With what I'd like to call a Pre-Counter-Injunction, Take Two Interactive sued Jack Thompson on March 13th. You may know Take Two better as the people who brought you Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. A link to the PDF of the actual suit lies here: http://www.gamepolitics.com/images/legal/FL-T2-JT.pdf For those of you who don't like to read Legal Jargon

Which company is Game Development's best friend?

2007-03-08T22:46:00.000-05:00

The answer may surprise you. Some of you may know what this is, and if you don't, you're about to find out. XNA is a Game Development platform designed by Microsoft. It can create games for both the Xbox360 and the PC at the same time. No porting required. When Microsoft originally made promises to fill the Xbox Live Arcade with new original games, they did

Second Life

2007-03-05T13:51:00.000-05:00

I'm going to try out this game that's new to me called Second Life. Its basically... a world, I dunno, its crazy. And free. :P MMO Just check it out: Join Second Life.

Forza Motorsport 2 Preview

2007-03-03T16:53:00.000-05:00

Forza Motorsport 2 is being developed and published by Microsoft for the Xbox 360. Planned release date is May 2nd, 2007. I expect this to be pushed back. My first experience with Forza Motorsports series was with the XBox version of it. Of course, it was the only version to have ever existed, so its pointless to delineate which

Review - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)

2007-02-21T22:04:00.000-05:00

I've loved the Castlevania series ever since I experienced the pixelated, hanging nuns on the NES. The sad thing is, I haven't played a new Castlevania title since the Castlevania 64. That is until I got my hands on Portrait of Ruin for the Nintendo DS. I needed a good platformer and I had heard good things about PoR, so I picked up a copy. That was the beginning of the end for me, as I've

XBOX 360 promoting PS3 down under?

2007-02-18T14:29:00.000-05:00

Microsoft's Xbox 360 was apparently used to promote the Playstation 3 recently by an Australian electronics store called Harvey Norman. As you can see by the photograph, there's a cardboard cutout sitting overtop something in a pretty display case. Because Australia hasn't actually received any PS3s yet, this is the only way to

Globalization vs War

2007-02-17T17:26:00.000-05:00

Until aliens come to conquer us like in the movie Independence Day, or until we conquer the Final Frontier, Globalization is a foolish idea to me. The key points to it seem to be that if we unify as a globe economically, then we'll be more peaceful and prosperous. Frankly, I think its stupid. So... China is the key to our manufacturing. United States is the source of education and

Xbox360 HardDrive upgrade and Streaming DivX from your PC

2007-02-13T15:49:00.000-05:00

I found this interesting site yesterday where it shows you how to modify your xbox in various ways. The ones that interested me were the hard drive upgrade and the streaming DivX. For those of you who don't know, DivX cannot play on your Xbox 360. Microsoft had DRM issues with the format and therefore is only using its own format, WMV or Windows Media Video files. WMV sucks by the way, DivX

God of War 2 Preview

2007-02-12T12:16:00.000-05:00

God of War 2 is being developed by David Jaffe and his crew. The same person who made God of War. Its being released onto the Playstation two on March 13th. For those who haven't played God of War 1, it was amazing. To describe it, I would have to say it is an intuitive, powerful and puzzling game all at once. God of War 2 doesn't seem to stray far from

F.E.A.R. (PC)

2007-02-09T22:26:00.000-05:00

F.E.A.R. for the PC was developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi Universal Games in 2006. Overview: Yes, F.E.A.R. came out over a year ago so why should I bother telling you about it? Well, there is one simple answer to this: F.E.A.R. is one of (if not) the best First Person Shooters out there. Newer titles such as Quake 4 and Prey, while

N-Gage 2?

2007-02-07T11:44:00.000-05:00

Ha ha, you wanna hear something funny? Nokia N-Gage 2. There there, did that make you laugh? :D I'm looking for more information on it, just gimme a sec. And by the way, their site sucks. So if they maintain their game console/cellphone like they maintain their site then it is going to suck hard. Ha ha ha, I just watched their video, and their slogan right now is "When it comes to N-Gage,

Bully (PS2)

2007-02-04T14:47:00.000-05:00

Bully for the Playstation 2 was developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games October 17th of 2006. User InterfacePros: The User Interface on Bully was fairly easy to use. A lot of the time I did find myself fumbling to find which button was the right one for what I was trying to do. I liked picking the lockers and stuff, and the fact that they usually highlighted where you