It would be unseemly for Shawn to point out his prescience with a childhood taunt, so I will do it for him:
TOLD YA SO!
TOLD YA SO!
TOLD YA SO!
TOLD YA SO!
TOLD YA SO!
To what am I referring? Today’s announcement regarding the “New Xbox Experience” admits in press-release-ese that yes … they finally hit the wall.
The New […]

Microsoft sent out a press release touting all the things you could do while the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV installs. Redmond wants to emphasize that in those precious five minutes, you could “Rack up a 5 Star Wanted Rating” or “Unlock your first GTA IV Achievement and boost your Gamerscore”. I honestly […]

Barring the invention of an ideogram, the above 12 characters express my dilemma as succinctly as possible. As a devoted fan of the series, I’m counting down to the release of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29. The series’ reinvention on the PS2 with Grand Theft Auto III set the bar for adult storytelling […]

Midnight openings at Sam’s Club? That’s when you know a game is big - “HALO sized”, as it were. I’ve also seen the signs at my local GameStops that they will open at Midnight on Sunday … in an area (Utah County) where opening any time on Sunday is exceptional enough. This is definitely a […]

After experiencing a corrupted save that would have forced me to move on from a game before finishing, the gaming gods smiled and allowed Uncharted to start working again on my trusty PS3. After finishing it yesterday, I have no doubt that it delivered on the promise of “Action Movie As Game” about as well […]

Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday, and while it’s still snowing here my thoughts are starting to turn to spring and baseball. MLB 08: The Show had perfect timing in releasing a demo yesterday for the PS3 and PSP. The franchise has gathered a head of steam over the past few years and seems primed to […]

Shawn’s weighed in on the flurry of Madden news that’s been coming across the transom, as has Chris. I’ll make it a trifecta. There’s certainly a feeling that changes are afoot for the the only game in town (assuming your town is NFL Football). David Ortiz is departing, Peter Moore’s blogging, and Phil Frazier is […]

One game at a time. That’s how I roll.
Now.
I used to be a definite member of the Xbox Herd, grazing from new release to new release. Partially driven by a naturally more hardcore audience, partially driven by the omnipresent knowledge of what your Friends List is playing at any given moment it’s been a consistent […]

Thank heaven for my prolific RSS subscriptions. How else would I have known about the rapidly upcoming Hot Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds? I am a huge fan of the series from back in the day, and have always felt that underlying the cartoony graphics was one of the best golf simulators available on a […]

whelm |(h)welm|
verb [ trans. ] archaic or poetic/literary
engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something) : a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm.
• [ intrans. ] flow or heap up abundantly : the brook whelmed up from its source.
noun archaic or poetic/literary
an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge : the whelm […]