Facing the Fear

Earlier today, Wednesday, September 23, 2009, St. Paul College in St. Paul, Minnesota was put into a lockdown mode due to a report by a witness who thought that she had seen a man with a gun inside of the building. (Story: WCCO) I heard of the news today because one of my [... Read more here]

E3: News Of The Week

After the announcements of Final Fantasy VII and Medal of Honor becoming downloadable on the PlayStation Network, Konami is also following suit by announcing that the original Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation 1 will also be available for download on June 18, at the reasonable price of $9.99. It’s times like these [... Read more here]

E3: The Saboteur & DJ Hero

The Saboteur
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Pandemic Studios
Release Date: Holiday 2009
Platforms: PS3, 360, PC

Ever since I first saw this game, I had a sort of love for it. It might be the fact that this game reminds me of other games that I love, such as Assassin’s Creed and Prince of [... Read more here]

E3: Army of Two: The 40th Day & Need For Speed: Shift

Army of Two: The 40th Day
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Montreal
Release Date: TBA
Platforms: PS3, 360, PSP

If you liked the first Army of Two, or thought that it had an interesting concept to it but needed a little bit of improvement, I think that Army of Two: The 40th [... Read more here]

E3: Tony Hawk Ride & Singularity

Tony Hawk Ride
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Robomodo
Release Date: October 2009
Platforms: PS3, 360, WII

Tony Hawk Ride is the newest Tony Hawk game featuring a brand new skateboard-shaped controller. This game can only be played with this new skateboard controller, so expect to shell out a good USD$100+ if you’re interested in playing [... Read more here]

E3: Red Steel 2 & Modern Warfare 2

Red Steel 2
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Paris
Release Date: TBA
Platforms: WII

Red Steel 2 takes what could have been a good game in it’s first version, and improves upon it ten-fold. Taking place in a new location with a new, faceless hero, you play as a cowboy-type character who is bent on [... Read more here]

E3: Assassin’s Creed 2 & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up

Assassin’s Creed 2
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Release Date: November 17, 2009
Platforms: PS3, 360, PC

One of the greatest things about Assassin’s Creed 2 at E3 is that the mission that was shown in the live demo was actually specifically created for E3, which means that it did not give away any [... Read more here]

E3: Lost Planet 2 & Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Lost Planet 2
Publisher/Developer: Capcom
Release Date: Winter 2009
Platforms: PS3, 360

Using a more advanced graphics engine than Resident Evil 5, this game looks gorgeous. Having not yet broken the seal on the first one, I can’t say much comparatively from it, but this game looks good. One of the biggest new [... Read more here]

E3: A Closer Look at Games Day One

The Beatles: Rock Band
Publisher: MTV Games
Developer: Harmonix Music
Release Date: September 9, 2009
Platforms: PS3, 360, WII

I took a closer look at more behind the game for the newest Rock Band game, and I must admit that I was quite impressed. I said it before, but I’ll say it again; the [... Read more here]

E3: Sony Press Conference

Closing up the Press Conference festivities yearly is Sony. Going last usually means that they need to raise the bar a little, as there has already been a lot of great stuff shown. Last year, we saw announcements for Resistance 2, a popular PlayStation 3 exclusive alternative-WWII era shooter; LittleBigPlanet, another massive PlayStation [... Read more here]