In: Website by Edie Sellers
31 Aug 2010You know Warren Spector, don’t you? One of the godfathers of gaming? Wrote Deus Ex? Yeah, that guy. GameHounds will be meeting with Warren Spector about his latest project, Epic Mickey, and have face-to-face access to the big guy at this year’s PAX prime. Yeah, we’re pretty excited, too. So, it occurs to us, we [...]
It’s nearing that time. The time for PAX in Seattle. Raise your hands if you are going! I see thousands of you! Well, Gamehounds community, Edie, Nick and I will be covering PAX just for you guys and gals who won’t be able to get there. We worked extra shifts, traded days with co-workers, and [...]
In: Reviews by Dave "Holy Goalie" Gardner
31 Aug 2010It’s official. Netflix is now everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere, but it is now available on your iPhone and iPod Touch, which allows me to watch Netflix in about every way possible that I can in my house. First it was on the DVD player, then it was on the computer. Next came my Xbox [...]
In: Articles by Nick "Alsop Live" Dinicola
31 Aug 2010Joystiq is reporting that that the Australia’s official game-rating board, the Office of Film and Literature Classification, has rated Dragon Age: Orgins – Ultimate Edition — even though such a game has yet to be announced by Electronic Arts. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of an ultimate edition of BioWare’s acclaimed fantasy epic. GameStop [...]
In: Articles by Nicholas "Heartbreak Ridge" Sylvain
30 Aug 2010In the past few years, the price of real gold has trended higher, and today Microsoft announced that their virtual version, aka Xbox Live Gold membership, is joining that trend on November 1, with price increases for all memberships in the United States and bumps in other plans for Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. [...]
In: Articles by Nick "Alsop Live" Dinicola
30 Aug 2010This morning the Internet exploded with a frugal-driven fury. That’s when Microsoft’s Major Nelson announced that the subscription price for Xbox Live will increase across the board starting November 1. A year’s subscription will go from $49.99 to $59.99, a three month subscription will go from $19.99 to $24.99, and a one month subscription will [...]
In: Articles by Edie Sellers
28 Aug 2010Ahh, weekend. Who doesn’t love the weekend. Crazy people, that’s who! And who loves weekends most? Arguably, gamers. This is the precious hour when we can put some serious time into games. So, what are you going to play this weekend? Any title that has you thinking, “The sooner I mow the lawn, take in [...]
In: Reviews by Nicholas "Heartbreak Ridge" Sylvain
27 Aug 2010As I noted in my review of Leliana’s Song (the previous DLC for Dragon Age: Origins), Bioware is taking a very experimental approach to its DLC. Each release is different in some way, perhaps as Bioware makes careful plans for their post–Dragon Age II DLC? The Golems of Amgarrak continues in this vein as Bioware [...]
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