Don’t get too excited about that shiny new Playstation 3 that you got for Christmas. If “unnamed sources” are to be believed, the PS3’s hardware will soon be a generation old. According to IGN, both Sony and Microsoft have plans to reveal their latest gaming console iterations come June. Read the rest of this entry »

Unless gaming is just your thing or you have an abundance of free time, there’s a pretty good chance your Xbox 360 has been relegated to Netflix status. For those still paying for that Gold Xbox Live membership, ESPN 2.0 could make watching college football this upcoming season even more enjoyable. Read the rest of this entry »

Crackdown sold over a million copies in ’07 with much of its success attributed to it serving as an entry into the Halo 3 beta. Those who bothered to play it found an enjoyable action game full of wanton mayhem and some loose ends. It became a sleeper hit and fans waited patiently for a sequel. Well three years later you’d think there would be cause for celebration since Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360) is on store shelves. Actually, it’s a little more complicated than that. Read the rest of this entry »

I guess the trend in games these days is “what’s old is new” as Perfect Dark follows the footsteps of NBA Jam and Sonic. The N64 classic is the spiritual sequel to GoldenEye 007 to those uninitiated. That affiliation should bring cats up to speed if they skipped out on PD the first time around. Read the rest of this entry »