Within the last few days, various media sources are confirming something that might be disheartening to many fans (including myself) Star Wars Expanded Universe (EU) content is officially non-cannon. What does that mean? The only part of the franchise fans have gotten to enjoy that count as the official story are the six movies […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
MLB 14: The Show (2014)
By Brad Beneke I’ve been a fan of The Show since it became a PlayStation exclusive a few years ago. I’ve seen the evolution of the game, and am very pleased with a lot of the progress from 13 to 14. Everything from the menu boxes to the player rating system has changed. I won’t […]
Nostalgia Review and Reflection: “Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire” (1996)
By Marshall Garvey It’s a great time to be a “Star Wars” fan these days. OK…anytime is a great time to be a fan of arguably the best sci-fi franchise to grace the earth. But with concrete details of Episode VII (filming as we speak) emerging, the period until its Christmas release in 2015 […]
Achievements: game makers or game breakers?
This post originally came from Jake’s blog post. View the original post here and check out Jake’s blog! Nearly nine and a half years ago, the Xbox 360 console was released to the retail shelves. The release of the second Microsoft console generation introduced a feature that eventually became the staple of the entire gaming culture. That feature is […]
Sacramento’s new big thing.
Gaming isn’t really a social activity anymore. Sure, MMO’s are around, online co-op and PvP happens pretty much everywhere on the planet, MOBAs are in their heyday right now, and everyone’s having a good time with their Minecraft server on a regular basis. But I mean, when was the last time you really got together […]
The Easy Way Out: Has Modern Gaming become easy?
I despised the Lion King game for one reason only; the second level. Everyone knows the second level, right? The one with the tree platforming (which took me hours to do) that transitioned into riding on the ostrich’s back while dodging the various roots and branches in yourw way to race to the end? That […]
Hall of Fame Review – Resident Evil 4 (2005)
By Marshall Garvey Release date: January 11, 2005 Developers: Capcom Production, Studio 4 Publisher: Capcom Genre: Survival horror Mode: Single player Systems: Gamecube, Playstation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC The decision of which game to christen as my number one has eluded me for years. I of course don’t mean the undisputed “best […]
Nostalgia Review: Crash Bandicoot
By Jake Rushing The new Xbox and Playstation generation is well underway, with notable games like Titanfall, Outlast and Assassin’s Creed IV garnering praise and attention from gamers and critics alike. However, as amazing as these games are, sometimes it’s beneficial to get a good dose of nostalgia by heading back to the past. For […]