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 »

Let’s say you’ve logged more than a few hours on Battlefield 3 but realized it’s maps got long in the tooth. What to do oh troubled couch marine? Well this month EA heard you and was all, “We got maps on maps on maps!” in the vein of YC. And here we are with Back To Karkand (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), Battlefield 3′s first downloadable expansion pack. Read the rest of this entry »

Video games have become to new socializing engine for friends and family to interact. You know, instead of going outside and whatnot. The popularity of games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft has players more anti-socially social than ever with crack laced online play. Read the rest of this entry »

The FIFA series has provided more than triumph and heartbreak on the virtual pitch for almost two decades. EA’s golden line of footie games has long featured an eclectic mix of records featuring artists from all over the globe. Besides, it only makes sense for the world’s game to headline acts from the US to New Zealand. The series’s tunes has long served as a great way to expand your listening boundaries. FIFA 12, however, features one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in a sports game in a while. Read the rest of this entry »

The video game world’s been gun crazy for who knows how long. Shooters have taken the industry by storm and heavyweights like Battlefield 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) prove there’s no stopping the genre’s stranglehold on the market. The Battlefield line’s been known to break barriers with every release so the latest in the series has some tough acts to follow. Read the rest of this entry »

Fun, frustrating, engaging and at times seemingly fixed, these are just a few qualities pertinent to the beautiful game. FIFA Soccer 12 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) combines these aspects in its representation of the world’s most popular sport. FIFA’s features, from nominal to substantial, keep matches fresh but it’s not without it’s kinks. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re two months and change into NBA Lockout limbo and it’s not looking good. The suits can’t see eye to eye with the jerseys and their reps despite giving some hopefuls an obvious up fake. Meanwhile, fans can’t do much but bide their time until things finally get right. Read the rest of this entry »

Get your virtual boots on deck folks. FIFA 12′s September 27 release is fast approaching and now you’ll get a sneak peak at this year’s installment on either the PC, PStriple or the Xbox 360. Read the rest of this entry »

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Sony PS3 just offered an awesome program that will set it apart from its competition. The only problem is it just costs too much. Read the rest of this entry »

Shooter fatigue is at an all time high. Uninspired buck-fests drop nearly every Tuesday with “me-too” features without offering original experiences. Brink (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), Splash Damage’s new IP, aims to shift the paradigm by incorporating primarily online team-based combat with a dash of Mirror’s Edge. The game’s hurdles are plentiful but read on to see if it has enough upside to leap over its pitfalls. Read the rest of this entry »

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Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the annual video game conference and show at the Los Angeles Convention center, and its unrelenting hype machine has taken over the gaming world once again. Tons of new games and tech dropped to a maelstrom of buzz at the show floor and online. We should be in for another solid year in gaming but there are some noteworthy trends on the horizon. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans of 2K Games’ award-winning BioShock franchise should be excited. Fans of video games in general should be excited. Known for deftly blending sublime first person gun play with eerie, unpredictable plot-lines, the BioShock series is getting a major overhaul come 2012 with the release of BioShock: Infinite. Read the rest of this entry »

Cautious optimism must be applied when anticipating a game like Battlefield 3. It’s predecessor dropped six years ago on the PC and touted features still absent in many of today’s first person shooters. A few miscues and some console romps occupied DICE’s, the series developer, time since then with varied response. Long time fans worry if the dev still has it in them to make a landmark shooter. Read the rest of this entry »

EA’s Fight Night franchise has been among the top sports games since it hit the scene in ’04. Each release touted visual overhauls and other considerable improvements that come with the territory of not having annual updates. Therefore one would expect Fight Night Champion (PS3, Xbox 360) to follow tradition. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s hard to believe NBA Jam debuted in arcades 17 years ago. The series launched arcade sports games to new heights with fast paced action and high flying, backboard breaking dunks that made Darryl Dawkins green with envy. However, Jam and its offshoots fizzled out by the turn of the century as sim basketball games gained ground. Somehow EA managed to bring the series back into relevance with NBA Jam (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) serving as a throwback amidst the droves of super serious sports titles. Does it put up a brick or catch fire? Read on and see if this retread lives up to its name or stomps all over your childhood memories of the iconic arcade game. Read the rest of this entry »