In: Articles by Dave "Holy Goalie" Gardner
3 Sep 2010Let me be the first to say that I love zombies. They’re so much fun to kill in video games, and they are so much fun to watch in movies.
But the other day I was cruising through my Netflix queue and I found that I had about six or seven B zombie movies. I started [...]
In: Articles by Dave "Holy Goalie" Gardner
3 Sep 2010When is too much, too much? When does too much become nauseating? And when does nauseating become a turnoff? That’s what Microsoft is doing with their marketing of Halo Reach. When they announced that this was the most expensive marketing they have ever done for a game, two words came to mind. “Ya, think?”
I understand [...]
In: Articles by Nick "Alsop Live" Dinicola
2 Sep 2010As I sit in Seattle airport waiting for Edie to arrive, I finally have time to stop to think about what I’m expecting from my first PAX experience.
As a representative of GameHounds, I expect to get some hands-on time with a ton of games — some big-budget AAA holiday releases, and other smaller, lesser known [...]
In: Articles by Edie Sellers
2 Sep 2010It’s kind of a tradition to take way too much crap to PAX.
Time honored. Venerable. It’s like the running of the bulls. Or menopause.
Inevitable and inescapable. And, in some ways, not very pleasant.
Yet, here we are: Unplugging, loading, stuffing too much stuff.
Ever been curious to know what stuff we’re taking to PAX? Well, hit the [...]
In: Articles by Chris "FighterAce100" Salazar
2 Sep 2010Halo is my game.
As in it’s the game that I became a true gamer with on the Xbox back in college. The origin. The shinning light. The endless mashing of button A or B and the right trigger until I broke my controller from the heavy usage and had to buy another…ah, good times.
Today I saw [...]
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 I am [...]
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 had [...]
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. [...]
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