Blog entries

Alan Wake in Night Springs

Eddie Beal — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:24:22 +0100

February will see the release of Alan Wake on Steam and Alan Wake: American Nightmare on X-Box Live Arcade. The first is the PC release of the previously X-Box 360 exclusive game and will release with both DLC episodes included. If you haven't played Alan Wake it was my game of the year for 2010 so obviously I would recommend it, especially for fans of third person action games.

The latter is the somewhat stand alone follow-on game. There is a time based survival mode and a story mode.Read more

The Next Generation: A Gaming Wish List

Eddie Beal — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:36:41 +0100

As mentioned in the last post, there's been a lot of talk recently about the next generation of consoles. Nintendo has already announced the successor to the Wii, but I'll leave it to others to decide if that is a next gen console or just Nintendo playing catch-up. But rumors are now flying about the next X-Box, with components, like the graphics adaptor chip, and the performance being stated. Whether this is real or not remains to be seen but it has caused some discussion on what peoplRead more

FromPage2Screen Movie Podcast.

J.Betancourt — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:26:06 +0100

I am currently listening to my buddy Stuart Bannerman on his podcast: FromPage2Screen Movie podcast.

Harold Leavitt and Stuart Bannerman chat about movies, new ones, a couple of old ones oh yes and we have a chat about Charity Parkerson and Melissa Craig's writing as well as the new found friends we have found on Twitter.

A Critical Look at This Generation's IP

Eddie Beal — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:15:51 +0100

So, having completed my posting of my top five games of 2011 and thinking about all the talk about next generation consoles, I started thinking about the impact of the games, specifically the new IP's, of this generation. When I first started thinking about them, I didn't realize how many there have been. But the more that I thought about it, the more I realized there were, and I'm sure a few are still missing. But consider the following list:

Portal
Left 4 Dead
Bioshock
Gears of WaRead more

Help Ask Valve for Half-Life 3 Information

Eddie Beal — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:10:59 +0100

Hey, I'm not one for jumping on bandwagons. Boycotts and other such things seldom (not never) work. But what if we could politely tell Valve we'd like some news, any news about the next Half-Life game? Do you remember the last one, Half-Life 2 Episode 2? Do you remember how it ended? Maybe the trailer for the game will help.

Okay, so here's the deal. A group of Half-Life fans have started up a Steam group - A Call to Communication (Half-LRead more

Mortal Kombat gameplay footage on the PS Vita.

J.Betancourt — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:10:17 +0100

The character models look bland, but Mortal Kombat for the Vita will not launch until the Spring of 2012. So I have hope that improves -- which I feel it will. I am really impressed with the amount of features they are packing into this portable version. Even the DLC characters are going to be included. What do you guys think?

Song for Adam

Eddie Beal — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:46:58 +0100

Deus Ex is a special game. It remains my favorite game of all time and holds the same spot for PC Gamer. Ion Storm, the same team that did the original, released a sequel a couple of years later. Deus Ex: Invisible War really isn't a bad game, it just doesn't capture whatever it was that made Deus Ex so special. Everyone has at least one change they point out as the problem, from universal ammo to a simplified inventory. Whatever it was, Invisible War was not the successor anyone wanted it toRead more

Using Your Slow Clap Processor

Eddie Beal — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:57:03 +0100

The poster is available from Valve here.

What can I say about Portal 2 that hasn't been said already. It was on almost every Games of the Year list and was even the top game on some of the lists. In almost any other year it would have beeRead more

We Are Family

Eddie Beal — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:12:03 +0100

This past weekend I had a conversation (as much as you can over twitter) with Holy Headshot from Everyday Gamers. His opinion of F.E.A.R. 3 is negative, in large part because of the story. He was a big fan of F.E.A.R. 2 and felt the story was lacking in the latest game.

Alma cRead more

Stephen Merchant, Eat Your Heart Out

Eddie Beal — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:28:17 +0100

Don't get me wrong, Mr. Merchant deserves all the praise he has received for playing Wheatley in Portal 2. But just imagine a different, familiar yet new voice, for the role. Another beloved character from the Valve stable. (PS: rated L for language)

What Is It Good For?

Eddie Beal — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:43:28 +0100

So per yesterday's post, #5 on my Top Five Games of 2011 is Serious Sam 3. I should probably note that I had hoped to have played Batman: Arkham City but have not; it is the one game left from 2011 that had a high probability of making my top five. The game that lands in my #4 spot is no stranger to the people around Talking about Games being #2 in the community voting for Game of the Year: Gears of War 3.

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BLTN Gamer?

David M — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:55:28 +0100

Are you a BLTN Gamer? I am a BLTN gamer…what the heck is a BLTN gamer you may ask?…a Better Late Than Never gamer. I have been listening to various podcast and realize that my “stack of shame” is fairly large and grows each year. Since purchasing the XBOX 360 in 2007 with the “falcon” motherboard I have only finished five XBOX games. And since purchasing the PS3 in 2009 I have only finished two PS3 gameRead more

Is Mass Effect Good Enough for Multiplayer?

Dave Reins — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:18:46 +0100

I just finished the final segment of downloadable contentfor Mass Effect 2. Bioware did a good job of setting up the premise of the next game and I hope the difficult choice that we faced at the end of the DLC is just a sampling of what we can expect for Mass Effect 3.

As I played through the missions though, I was reminded that the combat in ME2 was just OK. It definitely wasn't bad, but it wasn't amazing either. Shooting was decent, and the action was serviceable to the plot althoughRead more

Reply from my State Rep. about SOPA

Kirk Kistoo — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:48:54 +0100

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Hey, Tagers, So I wanted to do my part in the take down of SOPA and so I signed the online petition and wrote to my State representative via the ECA website. Thanks JVB. Well I guess my voice was heard and I actually heard back.

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What's in a Name?

Eddie Beal — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:12:07 +0100

Well over 15 years ago my small town got a second ISP. As with most new businesses in an established market, they went the lower cost route to try to get customers. I took the bait and switched. I could have used the same base name for the account, but I chose instead to pick a name from Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. I could have went with Roland, but that was too much like an actual name. I could have went with TheGunslinger, but that wasn't unique to the series, however integralRead more

Adam Fenix is a Horrible Person

Dave Reins — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

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If you haven’t finished Gears 3, don’t read this blog post. . .

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I have a habit of over thinking game story lines. Story inconsistency bugs me.

The ending of Gears 3 bothered me, and not just because the ending left tons of questions unanswered. It bothered me because Adam Fenix got a Read more

My Most Anticipated Games of 2012

Gustavo Ramirez — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:10:41 +0100

I haven't really written anything in the MyBlog section for a while. It's time for that to change. Let's go with a good ol' most anticipated list.

The more I think about 2012, there's only a handful of games I really can't wait to play. I thought I would share these and see what you guys think.

5.) PSVita

It feels like I'm the only one really excited about handheld systems anymore. Games on mobile devices don't really do it for me and I need portable gaminRead more

SNEAK KING???

Dave Reins — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:59:37 +0100

Do you dress like a disturbing fast food mascot? Do you enjoy stalking homeless people? Do you wish you could hide in shadows and alleyways waiting to pounce on people who can’t afford food?

It’s time to step up and start realizing your potential with . . .

SNEAK KING

Game Synopsis

“You see a weary citizen crossing the street. His eyes are glassed over, his lips pursed in frustration. He's holding his stomachRead more