Video games are a far cry from the days where you’re snotty-nosed self raged at games being unfair. The new war front for digital entertainment lies online where basement-dwelling neckbeards, potty-mouthed kids, Internet gangstas and regular bros like you and me duke it out. It won’t be long until you meet the dregs of society in a game of say, Gears of War 3 but it’s all good. What’s a chainsaw between an anonymous troll and a racist anyway? Read the rest of this entry »

Guess what? Lord Willin’ is about a decade old guys. The realization probably got you searching for grey hairs. So, in celebration of better times, let’s reflect on when Clipse’s first landmark release turned the duo into a hot commodity. Read the rest of this entry »

The playoffs look like basketball nerd Christmas with all these elimination games on deck. Games between the Grizzlies and the Clippers wouldn’t get NBATV treatment in past seasons. Now the franchises evolved into playoff teams squaring off for the second Game 7 in two days. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve made no secrets about my displeasure with how David Stern runs his league. Yet, in his phone conversation with ESPN’s Mike & Mike yesterday morning, I found myself agreeing with the gainfully-lobed commissioner on a few issues. Read the rest of this entry »

Ask anyone in the crew and they’ll tell you I’m pretty acrid when it comes to today’s music. Can’t say the shoe fits all that well but I’ll admit to being partial to records made long before I hit the scene. Read the rest of this entry »

Points are a vital commodity in the EPL’s tight chase for Champion’s League contention. Add Newcastle to the equation with their 2-0 victory over the Blues. Papiss Cissé solidified the win for his side by notching a brace. Yet his stupefying, extra time goal from parts unknown did everything but go wide and left viewers in sheer disbelief. Read the rest of this entry »

Looks like Sony’s throwing the gauntlet down for their take on mash-up fighting games. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is Sony’s oft-rumored take on mascots beating each other up to bits. Old and new favorites like Sweet Tooth, Kratos and Parappa the Rapper have been revealed with more challengers on the way. Take a glance at the gameplay in the meantime and ask yourself if it looks like anything else on the market. Read the rest of this entry »

Now, the Charlotte Bobcats are in the wrong chapter of the history books. Their 84-104 loss to the Knicks last night set them at 7-59 and that’s only the beginning. Paul Silas’s bunch ended the season on a 23 game losing streak with an NBA all-time worst .106 winning percentage. Read the rest of this entry »

Blake Griffin hasn’t seen a poster opportunity he didn’t like. However, opposing big men aren’t taking too lightly to his self-aggrandizing aerial feats. Blake’s been getting rocked these days and he’s taken heat for absorbing everything from legit, hard fouls and straight up disrespectful swipes. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re t-minus one month away from Max Payne 3′s launch. So, before you save the date on your calender, take a look at the latest visuals from the game’s recently released television commercial. Read the rest of this entry »

Seems like it’s one step forward, two steps back for Metta World Peace bka Ron Artest. Ron’s latest transgression, a fierce elbow laying out James Harden, sent Ron off early and sidelined Harden for the rest of Sunday’s game between The Lakers and the Thunder. Read the rest of this entry »

NY finally got some of the best weather the city’s seen since spring started. What did I do to finally bring in the new season? Hit up Jacob Javits Center and gawk at cars I can’t afford with my cuzzo at the NY Auto Show. Read the rest of this entry »

The shooter popularity contest currently goes as follows. Call of Duty dominates yearly followed by Gears and Halo every other year. Then…there’s everything else. A few games carve out their own space like Mass Effect, Borderlands and Uncharted but most newcomers chase the top only to get forgotten months after release. Rockstar Games’ Max Payne 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) may face an uphill battle Read the rest of this entry »

Man, those New York Knickerbockers sure know how to capitalize on a golden opportunity. Carmelo’s crew shrugged off Tuesday’s bad loss against Indiana with a revitalizing win against the Magic last night 96-80. Balanced scoring and support from the bench made the dub on the road easy peezy for NY. Read the rest of this entry »

Chicago’s reputation as a war zone paints the city with tears, blood and hopelessness to those in and outside city limits. The easy way out leads “entertainers” to endear themselves to the city’s ills. Mikkey Halsted and Lupe Fiasco take the road less traveled and uncover the consequences of senseless gun violence on “Gone.” Read the rest of this entry »