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 »

Super Duper Chocolate Drop b.k.a. Kevin Hart continues his commercial dominance going into 2012 with his latest spot for Xbox 360′s Wireless Speed Wheel. Laughter is the best medicine and there’s nothing a doctor of funnies can’t promote, and that definitely goes for video games. Read the rest of this entry »

2011 was the year of dragon slaying, V12 engines, chilling murder mysteries and good ‘ol ‘shrooms. Those who spent the year plugging away at these vidya games know what we’re talking about. The past 365 saw some great releases we’ll no doubt keep playing past doomsday even if sequels dominated the past twelve months. Read the rest of this entry »

Video games really aren’t my expertise. Yet, if this NBA lockout continues, I may have to scrap together some pennies and cop NBA 2K12 pending it gets Cadet’s approval. Per the marketing department, the 2K family rallies together some familiar and not-so-familiar faces to debate the greatest team of all time in this 35 second clip. Read the rest of this entry »

NBA 2K11 is easily one of the very best sports games to ever grace a gaming console. The realism was off the charts and the “Jordan Challenge” was a great addition. It’s got to be a daunting task to follow up the video game equivalent of Illmatic, but the Visual Concepts people are sure giving it a shot with NBA 2K12. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, the NBA Lockout’s outlook doesn’t bode well for us basketball nerds but at least we can still turn to digital hoops while these fools toil the season away. 2K Sports, undaunted by the league’s troubles, plans to keep things rolling through rain or shine with NBA 2K12. Read the rest of this entry »

Losing at video games isn’t the end of the world. Still, failure at the hands of some cheap character throws a batch of salt on the wound. Even victories gained via unbalanced competitors get the side eye. The gaming world would be a better place if the following clowns got toned down or flat out never existed. Read the rest of this entry »

Rest assured gentlemen (and ladies who enjoy the art of pigskin), football is in the air and the aroma smells damn good. For those anticipating the release of EA Sports’ NCAA Football ’12, the wait is in its final stages as the next installment of everyone’s favorite college football digital experience hits shelves tomorrow. 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 »

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 »

The NFL’s impending lockout has pigskin lovers looking distraught and down. But look at the bright side; at least Madden 12 is still coming out. How else will you fill your Sunday afternoon void this fall when nothing is on TV? EA Sports’ insistence to push the game out in a lockout year makes sense both financially and in terms of demand because, well, heads need their Madden fix. 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 »