Console Gaming
Fallout 3 Bringing User-Generated Content via G.E.C.K.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Well, it looks like I’m going to have to buy the PC version of Fallout 3 now. They just announced the upcoming release of their world-builder tools (amusingly called the “G.E.C.K.”, which any Fallout fan will recognize), along with three pieces of downloadable content that will be rolled out as 2009 progresses. While the game [...]
Fallout 3
Monday, November 3rd, 2008I’ve been meaning to write about Fallout 3 since I started playing it on Tuesday (the Xbox 360 version). I haven’t done so yet because I’ve spent every single spare moment I’ve had playing Fallout 3. I saw that Darren had a post up about it a few days ago, and when a reader actually [...]
When in Doubt, Look Around for Some Inspiration
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008I find myself rather unexcited about Wrath of the Lich King. I’ll buy it eventually. I’ll play it. Whenever my WoW addiction fires back up I’m sure I’ll be writing about all the cool stuff that everyone will have written about already. I can’t get into the hype right now, though — even with a [...]
Fallout 3 Impressions From PAX
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Fallout 3 is one of my most highly anticipated games this year. It’s got so much going for it: an immensely strong and unique setting pioneered by the first two excellent games combined with a company responsible for what’s arguably my favorite series ever (though I strongly preferred Morrowind to Oblivion). While my confidence in [...]
Classic Emulation: Missed Opportunities and Piracy
Sunday, August 17th, 2008While thinking about the issues raised in my last post, I started thinking about emulators, specifically for systems that would now be considered “classic”: SNES, NES, and Sega Genesis. I first discovered emulators when I was 11, at my public library, while I was reading about Final Fantasy on fan sites. At the time, I [...]
XBLA: Rocking Me Casually
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008I’ve very recently become a huge fan of Xbox Live Arcade. Prior to moving to Seattle, I used my Xbox so infrequently that I was going to sell it to a friend. I had a few games that I’d consider entertaining, but I spent most of my gaming time on the PC. I ended up [...]