The media.
It’s pretty much full of hate on computer games these days, too many Jack Thompson’s, Glenn Beck’s and Dr. James Dobson’s.
So I was very suprised and lifted, when I spotted an article written by Ross McGuinness in the local Metro paper.
In the article Ross points out that “violent video games actually reduce aggression rather […]
Posted by Colonel - May 15th, 2008 - 1 Comment
I tend to visit my local WHSmith store at least a few times each week. It’s handy at lunch time to just pop in for the latest games magazine or even just to see what new software is up on the shelves.
Over the last couple of weeks though I’d been noticing some changes to their […]
Posted by Bleem - May 8th, 2008 - 9 Comments
It’s almost that time already - The Xbox 360 is barely settled in and already gamers everywhere are eagerly awaiting news of Microsoft’s next console. As is now the norm, the internet is buzzing with chatter of the next Xbox, years before it will even hit the shelves. The truth is, no-one outside of Microsoft […]
Posted by Bleem - May 7th, 2008 - 41 Comments
It was perhaps only a matter of time.
Today, BBC News are reporting the first case of GTA related violence. An 18 year old from England met up with his friend at midnight to collect his copy of GTA from his local store. With the game in hand, both skipped (we assume) merrily home eager to […]
Posted by Bleem - April 29th, 2008 - No Comments
I’ve had a pre-order sitting at my local Blockbuster all week. Normally handling my rentals, they had a sweet preorder deal involving a midnight tuesday release date and a framed picture of Niko, the game’s main character. With glowing reviews from anyone who has seen the game, this title looks to deliver on the hype, […]
Posted by Erick - April 29th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Digitimes has an interesting article this morning stating that Blu-ray drives will indeed be coming to Xbox 360 in the second half of 2008.
Lite-on have refused to clarify citing client confidentiality.
“Lite-On’s shipments of the BD ROMs to Microsoft will start in the second half of 2008, the sources added. Lite-On is currently one of the […]
Posted by Bleem - April 1st, 2008 - No Comments
Foundry, Rat’s Nest, and Standoff - Free to Download - Tuesday 3/25/08, 2AM Pacific. Should hold us over until the Legendary Map Pack is released April 15. Things to take note of: Downloading the Heroic Map Pack will become mandatory for matchmaking when the Legendary map pack is released. It logs in at around 480 […]
Posted by Erick - March 24th, 2008 - 2 Comments
As of midnight tonight(5am GMT) logging into multiplayer you are greeted with a blackscreenfreeze and an error message. So glad I rented the game this week. I would appreciate it if all the people responsible would commit suicide immediately, as they have shamed the honor of Xbox Live and have lost their right to breath […]
Posted by Erick - March 13th, 2008 - 1 Comment