Redesigned Xbox 360 Control Pad
September 1, 2010 – 10:09 am | No Comment

We’ve just made the Xbox 360 Wireless controller even better with a brand new version that includes a transforming D-pad.  The engineers have come up with an ingenious solution with a d-pad that can go from a plus …

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E3 2010 – Bulletstorm…Serious Sam On Steroids
June 16, 2010 – 6:44 am | No Comment
E3 2010 – Bulletstorm…Serious Sam On Steroids

Hello All…KnowUsByTheDead back again from the floor here at E3 2010. Uh, just kidding. Thankfully we all have a great T.V. network that covers the great event for us, so I am comfortable …

E3 2010…EA Has Made It Back Into My Heart
June 14, 2010 – 4:04 pm | No Comment
E3 2010…EA Has Made It Back Into My Heart

Hello everyone! As a gamer for 15+ years, I have become one of those individuals who treat E3 as the pinnacle of my year. It is the time of the year when I …

Five AAA Multiplayer First-Person-Shooters for 2010
April 8, 2010 – 2:47 am | No Comment
Five AAA Multiplayer First-Person-Shooters for 2010

Ever since the last console generation of the PS2 and the Xbox there have been an abundance of great console first-person-shooters. Game that take us to the past with WWII, to the present day with …

Dark Void
January 13, 2010 – 1:46 am | 2 Comments
Dark Void

I recently downloaded the demo of Dark Void available in the Xbox Marketplace, earlier today I finally got around to checking it out. The story is pure sci-fi – you play as a pilot …

No Color, Just Human
November 17, 2009 – 10:55 pm | No Comment
No Color, Just Human

Dealing with race relations has been a touchy subject in America for a very long time, and has no signs of becoming a non-issue anytime soon. Anywhere you look now you will see the remnants …

Zero Punctuation: Too Human
September 10, 2008 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Zero Punctuation: Too Human

This weeks installment of Zero Punctuation has Yahtzee reviewing Too Human, the game Silicon Knights had planned to release 10 years ago but went through development hell. The game has received mixed reviews from …

GameStop is a Rip-off
September 8, 2008 – 1:15 pm | 3 Comments
GameStop is a Rip-off

An ex-GameStop employee created this public service video to warn potential customers of GameStop’s unscrupulous business practices with a presented in a style that mimics Yahtzee’s Zero Punctuation. He does offer sound advice for …

Alone in the Dark
August 14, 2008 – 8:44 am | No Comment
Alone in the Dark

I take a look at Alone in the Dark on the 360 and share my impressions of the game.

Remember the Time When…
August 2, 2008 – 6:16 pm | One Comment
Remember the Time When…

Nintendo, hey Nintendo! It’s me. GlossGreen. Remember me? We used to play together as kids. Remember the time we used to play Zelda? No? How about Metroid? You don’t remember that either? I know, it …

Sessler Previews Left 4 Dead
June 27, 2008 – 12:30 am | No Comment
Sessler Previews Left 4 Dead

In this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam previews the highly anticipated co-op FPS title ‘Left 4 Dead’ from Valve.

Sessler’s Soapbox: Attention XBOX Live Bigots!
June 11, 2008 – 7:10 pm | No Comment
Sessler’s Soapbox: Attention XBOX Live Bigots!

Adam addresses the issue of racist and homophobic comments that are seemingly running rampant on Xbox Live.

Sessler’s Soapbox: Previously On… Alone In the Dark
May 28, 2008 – 11:13 pm | No Comment

This week, Adam explores the movement for video games to tell their stories in episodic segments, much like a season of a television show.

Sessler’s Soapbox: Blox Party
May 7, 2008 – 6:59 pm | No Comment

This week, Sessler talks about the game that is so addictive, it made him put down GTA IV. That’s right; it’s Boom Blox for the Wii.

Sessler’s Soapbox: Grand Theft Logic
May 2, 2008 – 5:51 pm | No Comment
Sessler’s Soapbox: Grand Theft Logic

In this Special Edition of Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam addresses some factual errors made by Jack Thompson during Talk of the Nation on NPR on May 1, 2008.

Sessler’s Soapbox: WiiWare Is Coming!
April 23, 2008 – 7:49 pm | No Comment

When the Wii first hit shelves in November of 2006, everyone was excited about the door of motion control that had just been opened. According to the commercials we saw leading up to that holiday …

Sessler’s Soapbox: Resident Uncomfortable
April 17, 2008 – 2:09 pm | No Comment

No doubt some of you read about the recent controversy regarding Newsweek columnist N’Gai Croal’s statements regarding the trailer for Resident Evil 5.
Well, in this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam’s got something to say on the …

Sessler’s Soapbox: Review To A Kill
April 3, 2008 – 12:04 pm | No Comment

Last week, X-Play reviewed Crisis Core for the PSP and, well, apparently the review generated a little controversy amongst fans of the show and the Final Fantasy franchise. In this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam …

What’s Up Nintendo’s Sleeve?
March 20, 2008 – 2:35 pm | One Comment
What’s Up Nintendo’s Sleeve?

One thing I have to say about Nintendo, they really know how to get their fans into a frenzy. Earlier this week Nintendo’s president and COO, Reggie Fils-Aime made some coy statements about what’s …

Console War ’08: Announcements and Speculation
February 8, 2008 – 10:47 am | No Comment
Console War ’08: Announcements and Speculation

Last month I gave my thoughts on the upcoming year for all the consoles. I thought the PS3 and 360 could have a strong year. I also wrote that I thought the Wii was on …

A lot of people sure hate GameStop
November 10, 2007 – 5:14 pm | 2 Comments
A lot of people sure hate GameStop

A lot of people sure hate GameStop.
The Grapevine-based video-game retailer is probably the best-known buyer and seller of used games, and that side of the company’s business has angered a lot of people.
Gamers, for one, …

We need episodic video games that rival ABC’s Lost
June 2, 2007 – 6:55 am | 2 Comments
We need episodic video games that rival ABC’s Lost

What will it take for episodic video games to catch on? I think the success ABC has experienced with Lost and it’s 60-70 episodes over the past 3 seasons (currently Lost is ranked …

Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal talks about why the 360 won’t come out on top
April 18, 2007 – 5:05 am | No Comment
Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal talks about why the 360 won’t come out on top

Sure, Microsoft has already sold well over 10 million 360s, and they have a rock solid online plan and a great library of games, but things should be going even better than they are, claims …

The rise and fall of Sega
June 20, 2006 – 9:41 am | 3 Comments
The rise and fall of Sega

We take a look into the past of Sega and where they went wrong in the console wars.
Tecmo Bowl sucks, I got Joe Montana. You’re still playing Mario, Dude! Ask your Mom if you can …