Tag Archive: Xbox 360

What I’m Playing: January 2010

I’m a very touch and go gamer, so a lot of times I find myself forgetting which games I’ve played, how fair of a shot I gave them, and how I felt walking away. So, as we forward through the new year, I thought it might be a good idea to chronicle my gaming. Here’s …

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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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Xbox 360: Three reasons why NOT to get Modern Warfare 2

1. Shitty community 2. Shitty community 3. Shitty community Did I mention tiny maps, overpowered weapons, rampant cheating, and shitty community? I’ve been playing Modern Warfare the first for a couple of months now, since a buddy offered to sell the GOTY version to me for $20. In that time, I’ve had to resort to …

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Why Fallout 3 doesn’t do it for me:

Since Fallout 3 came out last year, people have been practically going crazy over the game.  With the continual arrival of new expansion packs to keep the game fresh there appears to be no end in sight for the behemoth adventure of the kid from Vault 101. Don’t get me wrong, this game has a …

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I finally enjoy first person shooters – but an MMO?

Well, it took a little while but I’m finally having fun playing online multiplayer for an FPS. That’s actually the main reason for my absence yesterday. A little bit of history might help explain the situation a little bit. My history with First Person Shooters goes back to the days of Doom. I loved that …

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What’s the deal Cryptic?

What’s with the silence Cryptic? I’m not much of a super-hero fan but Champions Online had me intrigued. No, not because it’s a new AAA MMO but because it’s a new AAA MMO for my console. I love PC games, I do, but there’s something appealing about the idea of becoming engrossed in a game …

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