Review: Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)

Review: Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360)

The introduction of the Gears of War franchise helped usher gamers into a new generation of console gaming.  After crowning itself as the first “must-own” game of the Xbox 360 generation, the franchise went on to sell an astounding eleven million copies over the last five years, spread across a...

Review: Space Marine (PS3)

Review: Space Marine (PS3)

“In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war.” Etched across the bottom of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game rulebook, this saying completely epitomizes the 40k universe. There have been many video games that have ventured into Games Workshop’s world during its nearly 25 year...

Gears of War 3 Hit with Big Delay

Gears of War 3 Hit with Big Delay

In approximately six months time we were supposed to be fighting alongside Marcus, Dom and the other last remnants of humanity as they attempted to pull humanity back from the brink of extinction. Now it seems that the battle will have to wait, as Epic and Microsoft have announced that Gears of War 3 is...

Comic-Con Gets Exclusive Gears Of War And BioShock 2 Action Figures

Comic-Con Gets Exclusive Gears Of War And BioShock 2 Action Figures

Are you going to the San Diego Comic-Con this year?  If you are lucky enough to hit up this event, you may want to head down to the show floor to buy your set of exclusive dolls….err…action figures. The Gears of War and BioShock 2 action figures are only available at this years Comic-Con.  The action...

Editorial Soapbox: Violence in Video Games: A Necessary Evil?

Editorial Soapbox: Violence in Video Games: A Necessary Evil?

I was talking on a recent Double Jump podcast with Michael Abbot, Carter Dotson,  and Trina Schwimmer about the violence in games like Modern Warfare 2, and how the level of realism brought the violent nature of the game home to me in a way many other violent games didn’t. One comment stuck in my...

Gears of PS3

Gears of PS3

In the gaming world exclusivities have become all but obsolete. So it should come as little surprise that analysts are stating the future of Epic’s gaming giant, Gears of War, will be bright on all fronts of the console war. Analyst Michael Pachter, who is well known throughout the gaming industry...

Interested In Owning Some Gaming History?

Interested In Owning Some Gaming History?

Have you ever wanted to own a severed Locust Drone’s head? You know…Something that looks like this. Well the good folks over at Projecttriforce.com are giving you the chance to do just that. If you want to own one of these head’s it’ll set you back a cool $549.99. It weighs 20 pounds and is a...

Play Gears 2 this weekend

Play Gears 2 this weekend

Are you a Gears of War fan?  Happen to be in Los Angeles this coming weekend?  If you answered yes to both then its your lucky day, as the game’s brand new multiplayer mode ‘Horde’ will be available for gamers to get down and dirty with at the E for All Expo.  The expo takes place...