I think this would be my zeroest last gen zero. I've had two 360s fail on me. My original Pro system failed about six months after I bought it in 2007. Replaced it with an Elite system which failed about a year and a half later in 2009. Replaced the Elite through MS and this third console is still alive. Two failures…

This reminds me of something that happened to me at a local EB/Gamestop once. Not the same set of circumstances but still shady. I can't remember if I was going there to buy San Andreas or if it was Snake Eater. I didn't get around to preordering either game because I was neck deep into FFXI at the time.

That's not true. Maybe some shady retailers were pulling this stunt in your neck of the woods but this wasn't a policy all US retailers were following. I preordered my PS2 and only bought the system there. No strings attached. I didn't even buy a game there because they were sold out of Kessen. I had to go to Toys R…

15 years...Holy hell do I feel old. I got it for Christmas '98. That also was the year I got Ocarina of Time, Xenogears and Brave Fencer Musashi as well. Time sure flies, huh?

I've attempted to follow traffic laws in every open world driving game I've played. I think I average about 30 seconds before I drive across a median, knock over a light post, side-swipe a police car and start driving down a one way street going 90 mph. But hey, I tried.

I also didn't see any queues most of the weekend but I can confirm they're still part of the system. I managed to get queued up on Excalibur last night. However, even with the queue, I was still confronted with an error message and wasn't able to connect to the game. I haven't been able to successfully connect to a…

Historically, during this generation I've bought physical games more often than digital ones. Probably something like 60/40. However since I built my latest PC a year and a half ago, and with some assistance from Steam sales, that number has gone completely in the opposite direction. I think the only physical game…

I forgot to list GBA SP in there.

My gaming history goes as such: NES, GameBoy, Super Nintendo, Genesis, Playstation, Nintendo 64, GameBoy Color, PC (not my first but the first bought/built for specifically for gaming), PS2, Dreamcast, GBA, Gamecube, 2nd gaming PC, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii, iPhone,Xbox 360, PS3, iPhone 3GS 3DS, current gaming PC,…

I've had two Xbox 360s die on me. The first was in 2007, a Pro that died about 6 months after I got it. Cashed in a Best Buy product replacement plan and put that towards an Elite that succumbed to the RROD in mid 2009. Those are the only two systems to fail on me. My original Playstation was on it's last legs when…

For all the games I've played, there are many, many, many great titles that I've just somehow never got around to. I think ICO stands out the most among those unplayed gems.

That's a tough question to answer. For single player only games, I'd think it'd be Final Fantasy VII. I've beaten it completely three times and also have a partial playthru or three under my belt as well. I estimate about 250-300 hours total.

He was 116 years old, not 119 if he was born in 1897.

I saw the original in theaters 10 years ago (holy shit, does time fly) and felt pretty "meh" about it. It wasn't a train wreck of a movie by any means. But I was a die hard fan of the games and I really disliked how little the film had in common with my favorite games. Through the sequels I've grown to accept the…

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what I'd call bullshit. I mean there has to be a better way to fight fraud, right?

You should play one sometime. It's had some rough patches but it's a pretty good series of games overall.

This pretty much sums up my feelings towards the Max Payne series. I wasn't crazy about the first game, ignored the second and thought the movie really couldn't have been much worse. What I've seen and read about the third game has me intriged but not enough to overcome reservations and throw down $60.

This article has reminded me that I have yet to play Castlevania:LOS. I feel ashamed.

I haven't played the game. I don't care if the game was plain terrible or an underrated masterpiece. It just plain sucks to see a game company fail. Even worse, the reality that hard working men and women are out of their jobs in the blink of an eye. #goodnewsforpeoplewholovebadnew...

Still one of the best game soundtracks ever made.