Monthly Archives: December 2006

I don’t know how to swing a golf club. The last contact I had with a golf club, I was killing zombies with it. However, my father loves the game. He fell in love with golf more than a decade … Continue reading →

Via this post from Gamasutra, people from the Council on American-Islamic Relations have asked Wal-Mart to stop selling the game “Left Behind: Eternal Forces,” claiming that the game could injure interfaith relations while promoting violence in the name of religion. … Continue reading →

NBA fans have probably circled the Heat-Lakers game on their calendars, and Electronic Arts simulated what would happen using “NBA Live ’07.” According to the sim, the Lakers came away with a 98-89 victory, with Kobe leading the way with … Continue reading →

Another PS3 exclusive is no more. “Virtua Fighter 5″ is coming to the 360. The game is targeted for a summer release, while the PS3 version is still slated for a Feb. 20 release, at least according to the Web … Continue reading →

Oh, give me a BREAK. The exploits of gamers accidentally chucking their Wii Remotes into TVs, glassware and each other has been a sore spot since the system came out. Now, they’re being sued. Several gaming news sources have reported … Continue reading →

My question is, who steps up now? Lowenstein unofficially served as the voice of the gaming industry whenever titles it came under critical or legislative attack from lawmakers or Jack Thompson. It’ll be very interesting to see who the ESA … Continue reading →

Well, I filed the review for “Portrait of Ruin” already, so now I’m diving (or crawling) into “Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.” I like it, but it’s not grabbing me the way “Portrait” did. Perhaps I’m still a little too … Continue reading →

Ack! In my last entry, I mentioned how “Portrait of Ruin” reminded me a little of “Symphony of the Night.” Well, I just ran into the ball-o-corpses boss in the level called Nation of Fools. God, I hated the Death … Continue reading →

Konami was gracious enough to send me “Portrait of Ruin” and “Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops” this week. As great as the urge was to slap in MGS like I was reloading a pistol, I started off the week with … Continue reading →

I thought of Jim Ross when I saw this picture: “Oh my gawd! Oh my gawd! A Wiimote to the eye! Dammit! Someone stop this! She’s busted wide open!” This wicked shot comes courtesy of wiihaveaproblem.com, one of the several … Continue reading →