Tag Archive: console gaming

Companies Successfully Have Gamers Looking Forward to November

Every year just before the start of the holiday season, an influx of new games hit the market. Companies look to attract those with a little extra income from end-of-year bonuses while reminding others how a new game makes for a perfect gift. This year is already proving to be no different. One of the …

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Shifting Review Scores

If you pay any attention to the mainstream gaming press, you’ve probably heard about the mess that is Battlefield 4. Ever since the game released on next-gen consoles, there has been a constant crap-storm of commentary: How could DICE release a game in this state? It’s not worth buying! Go get your money back! All of this underlined …

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Don’t Save the Princess

Really, just say no. Thanks to Sarcastic Gamer for linking to this.

Nintendo Wii – hated by some, loved by others (and me)

Hey you, stop hating on Wii! (if you do, otherwise carry on) I know to most of the die hard elitist gamers the Wii is technologically speaking “garbage” – the graphics cannot compete with the 360 or PS3 (Obviously, it runs at 480p with the component cables sold seperately) – yet it is the number …

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There and Back Again, an Achievement Whore’s Tale

I can say that all of my gaming falls between two categories, MUDs and console gaming (XBox 360, and Wii) My life as a gamer began as just a 4 year old little boy glued to the TV playing Super Mario Brothers on the NES and eating Lucky Charms (I now eat Frosted Flakes).  I …

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