Malloosings: Indeed!

Malloosings: Indeed!

Welcome back to another edition of my odd and weird musings on a life involved with gaming, movies, comics, and whatnot! Thanks for taking the time to read the words of a 14th level Geek. Game Time: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Xbox 360) After the 100% completion of Assassin’s Creed 2 (AC2), I...

Review: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

Review: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

Game: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 Publisher: THQ Platform: 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, Wii Price: $27.99- $59.99 Pros: Great create-a-wrestler mode, top-notch graphics, solid controls. Cons: Repetitive and inappropriate commentary, impossible to win/lose some matches, tutorial mode on top of the menu. Acquired...

Review: WWE Legends of Wrestlemania (360/PS3)

Review: WWE Legends of Wrestlemania (360/PS3)

Wrestling was better in the eighties and early nineties, wasn’t it? You could have Hulk Hogan shamelessly beating a man loosely dressed as an Iraqi soldier during the first Gulf War, and everyone wore tons of face paint. It’s just long enough ago to look back on with a set of beautiful rose-tinted...

THQ Reducing ‘Core’ Game Count

THQ Reducing ‘Core’ Game Count

During a financial earnings call last night the head of THQ, Brian Farrell, (according to VG247) stated that they will be “putting fewer core gamer titles into full production” and will instead be focusing on improving the quality and marketing of their current catalogue. “The idea is...

Review: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (360/PS3)

Review: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (360/PS3)

Release: Nov 9 2008 (US), Nov 7 2008 (UK) Developer: Yuke’s Publisher: THQ Genre: Alternative Sports Professional wrestling – a world of bulging muscles, extreme pantomime and scantily clad, surgically ‘enhanced’ women. Based on these elements the whole thing sounds as though...

Retro Confessional: The Undisputed Champion

Retro Confessional: The Undisputed Champion

This term is thrown around at least a few times a week on any of the Pro Wrestling shows that one may happen across on the television. To risk the dreaded top rope Iconoclasm, I am going to go out on a limb and make a call only the commissioner can make (is this a heel turn?). The undisputed champion of...