March 16th, 2010

A tale of God of War

God of War III comes out today (YES!), and with all the hoopla surrounding it, I thought this would actually be a good time to recommend/pay tribute to the other God of War games. I’ll explain. I’ve always considered myself to be a hardcore gamer — up on the big new releases, aware of what’s going on in the industry — but for some reason, I completely missed out on… → Read More

December 5th, 2008

Grains of War will curb stomp your appetite

http://www.g4tv.com/lv3/35316 Perhaps I’m a cynic, but I really expected this Gears of War parody spot, made by the folks on G4′s X-Play, to suck something fierce. Then Cole Train dumped cereal all over his face, and my worries drifted away. → Read More

July 27th, 2008

Gears of War 2 to get linked achievements

SETTING: A ravaged Earth-like planet populated by brawny space soldiers and vermin-like aliens. Dramatis personæ: Marcus Fenix Dominic Santiago The Chorus The characters approach a large hole in the earth. Marcus: Let’s hit that Locust hole with some grenades. Dominic: Got it. Chorus: NOOB GET OUT GET OUT Dominic: What was that? Marcus: Some kid in Scranton. He’s a douche. Dominic… → Read More