Thursday, October 27, 2011

Sony and Ericsson Split Ways

I first noticed the brand of phone in Splinter Cell where Sam Fisher used one. Even in the Xbox and GameCube Versions. I didn't know they had teamed up with another company just for cell phones for awhile now. Now the two are parting ways with Sony buying out their share in their cell phone market. I'm expecting them to come out with a huge attempt to take over the market from Androids and

Sunday, October 23, 2011

A Look Into Video Games: Evolution of Xbox Controllers

Before getting into the Xbox, Microsoft was never much of a hardware maker. I guess that's why they were called Microsoft. But the original controller was pretty pathetic. Sure it wasn't unusable, but it sure felt way too big. The buttons were way too close together as well. Japan on the other hand got a much better controller from day 1. Which led them to create the Xbox Controller S. Most of

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Things I Hate: XIII (2003 Video Game)

I bought this game a few years ago after hearing some interesting reviews on the title. Cel-shaded games were pretty popular a decade ago, and XIII took off on this success. Mainly because it was easy too when you're based off a comic book. The game really does feel like a comic books, they even add the "comic book font" when you hurt someone. It's a shame that the game's difficulty really ramps

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Things I Like: Robotech: BattleCry

This game was based off some old 80's anime series. Oddly enough, from what I can tell the game was never released in Japan at all. There were Robotech games made before and after it that never saw release in the United States as well. Why the confusion? Who knows. Well Japan was missing out on a game that truly could have enjoyed. I never watched the show, but the robots in here were pretty cool

Monday, October 3, 2011

Things I Hate: The Sims: Bustin' Out

I've never played any of the games on PC, but I heard good things. The first console version was pretty big news back in the day, and it scored pretty well among the gaming magazines. So I eventually rented the game to see if it was any good. The game is pretty much like the PC original except a little better graphically, and without all the expansion packs. Though the console controllers

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Things I Like: Spider-Man 2 (2004 Video Game)

Most of the modern Spiderman games have been pretty good, and the one based on the 2nd movie wasn't bad. It was pretty similar to the older 3D games. A lot of thugs and villains to fight, with spidey powers and stuff. The best part about the game though was the web swinging. You really did feel like Spiderman when it came to that. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Star Wars: The Old Republic Might Not Make It Until 2012

Though originally targeted for a 2011 holiday release, the long awaited sequel to KOTOR games on Xbox might slip into Q1 of next year. No firm date will be given until next month, which worries some. Me on the other hand, I don't mind them taking extra time.