Monthly Archives: March 2007

GTA IV trailer thoughts

Just saw the GTA IV trailer. It looks like that RAGE engine could work out just fine for the franchise. If there was ever a design criticism about the series, it was that it was starting to look a little … Continue reading

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Hayter to return as Snake? SNAAAAKE?!?!

Was there ever really any doubt about this? Konami announced the voice cast for the PS3 exclusive (as far as I know) “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.” Among them is David Hayter (pictured) who’s been voicing the … Continue reading

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Nintendo signs with “E for All” Expo

IDG announced today that the Entertainment for All (E for All) gaming expo has reeled in Nintendo as one of its flagship exhibitors. If you don’t know what E for All is, it’s one of several events that will be … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 Elite … or not

Well, in case you didn’t know yet, Microsoft announced the impending arrival of the Xbox 360 Elite, a completely new SKU that comes with a 120-gig hard drive, HDMI port and cable and comes in black. Now it resembles my … Continue reading

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The stupid power of “Earth Defense Force 2017″

After about 20 minutes, it would be easy to point at “Earth Defense Force 2017″ and laugh. You could poke fun at the voice acting, which conjures up memories of those Japanese monster movies, where all we would need is … Continue reading

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Xbox modder gets prison time; ESA gives thanks

Here’s the release from the Entertainment Sofware Association. A Xbox modder who “possessed and distributed” modded Xbox consoles with games got tagged with four months of jail, four months of house arrest and three years of supervised release. Read on, … Continue reading

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Mail run: ‘Earth Defense Force 2017′ and ‘Virtua Tennis 3′

I got both of these games in the mail today, and I’m slightly afraid. While I’m pretty sure I’ll find some fun out of Virtua Tennis (seeing as how I played tennis for most of my formative years), I’m a … Continue reading

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A trip to the REAL Disneyland

As I mentioned in the last post, I spent a day in Burbank scoping out Disney Studios, joining a squadron of other gaming media types (including my pal Jessica from All Games Interactive) We were all invited there to not … Continue reading

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Going to the dance

Today I got the chance to check out Disney Studios in Burbank, yet another one of those things I didn’t think I was going to do in my lifetime. I was there for an event showcasing “Meet the Robinsons”, both … Continue reading

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Spartan week

I saw “300″ over the weekend … and I just got “God of War II” in the mail this morning. If I were to experience both in the same day, I’m pretty sure I would try to rally everybody in … Continue reading

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