GamesCom: Sony drops PS3 price

It’s old news, at least by Internet standards anyway, but at Germany’s GamesCon, Sonty final made some hardware announcements.
1st, effective immediately (or until online stores make the appropriate changes) the PS3 80GB model has dropped in price $100, to a new attractive price of $299.
2nd, for those that can wait until the end of the [...]

Personal gaming journal #5

It’s been a really long time since I did any updates on the games I enjoy playing, so I’ll just give a quick synopsis of where I’m getting my feet wet again.  That is to say, I’m going a little retro lately, digging out some of my older 360 games, and even a much older [...]

Cosplay anyone?

I guess cosplay is still a bit new to me and fascinating. 
The most exposure I ever had to it (without knowing it was even called ‘cosplay’) was going to the San Diego Comic Cons and seeing al these people dressing up in their homemade costumes.  It wouldn’t be long before I realized that it was [...]

E3 2009: Microsoft Impressions

Since I own a 360 myself (and still waiting for Sony to drop their price), I was really looking forward to what on tap from Microsoft.  In today’s climate of financial skepticism, shovelware (Wii), and over-hype with little delivery, one has to be very careful in picking and choosing were one is going to drop [...]

E3 2009: Ubisoft Impressions

I’m a little late in making any E3 posts as I have to tape the live shows and watch them later in evening when I get home from my regular day, so while today is Wednesday, the Ubisoft press conference took place on Monday this week.
Instead of tackling games per platform, I’ll just offer up [...]

DJ Hero gameplay, first impressions from E3

X-Play correspondent (G4), Blair H, was able to get a sit down hands on look at Activision’s new rhythm game DJ Hero earlier this week at E3, and from what I saw, I’m totally jazzed.
A few weeks ago I posted a picture of the turntable controller, and now that I’ve seen an actual demo played [...]

DJ Hero – First look

As someone who never really grew up on classic rock, heavy metal, punk, or alternative music during the 80’s (I enjoyed more pop and old skool rap), I was quite surprised that I learned to enjoy both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises.  As a matter of fact, I was a late adopter of [...]

Army of Two sequel announced

EA has announced an upcoming sequel to last years co-op bad-boy romp, Army of Two. 
Army of Two: The 40th Day will reunite players with both Salem and Rios this winter (2009) will find our troublesome twosome amid chaotic events in Shanghai. 
Electronic Arts’ Montreal branch is developing the game for XBox 360, PS3 and PSP platforms [...]