Video Games

Jen and I have had a pretty good run as a couple but there’s a mutual understanding that for the next month or so, I won’t really be seeing much of my wife.  You see, the new Bethesda game The Elderscrolls V: Skyrim came out on 11/11/11 and it’s going to suck up almost all of Jen’s free time until ...

Strange Times

Defending champions

It’s that time of year!  The annual video game drought where there is a barren wasteland of new releases from January to September is over.  Now we’re in that heavily congested fourth quarter of the year where all the good games come out all at once.  Other than blowing a massive hole in your wallet and causing you to become ...

Gears looking at you, kid

This game speaks for itself

It’s that time of year again.  Both Konami and EA Sports have released playable demos of their yearly iterations of Pro Evo Soccer and FIFA.  We all know the story: for a decade Konami ruled the roost with the best football video game in town until EA spectacularly stole the crown back with FIFA 10.  2010 saw a FatWeb football ...

Best Augmentation

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo is often described as a Christmas time for gamers.  It’s where new consoles and video games are often unveiled for the first time and each major hardware company unveils their vision for the year ahead.  The 2011 edition was expected to be a biggie.  Both Sony and Nintendo had new hardware to reveal which is ...

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