(Republished from my own blog http://bits-n-pixels.blogspot.com/ A bit of history... Ranger X, released in 1993 and published by Sega, it was developed by Gau Entertainment- a gun-for-hire developer with a long resume of competent conso...

Lot of new games on the horizon, lot of new shit based on old shit, pretty much the same shit we've played but now it doesn't look like shit, instead it makes the old shit look like shit. To play said new shit my rig (AKA, My Personal Co...

Like all the good things in life, you didn't ask for it, but you're going to get it- an update. About me. Crysis 2- Slow to start, better than expected. You feel pretty bad-ass, rather than a time-management obsessed spastic from the first...

Yeah, I'm hung over- I couldn't come up with a decent title for this. Just a brief mention on the current fad of 3D- can it die already? I have no freakin' interest in this stuff. Just as TV manufacturers have found a way to repackage thei...

Not that I'm obsessed with geeks. Not that there's anything wrong with people who are. I'm just a geek. Obsessed. Okay, we have the ballsed-up opener out of the way, what do I mean exactly? I have a new PC- well, how long do you have to o...

Jim Sterling calls Pirates thieves and points out that piracy might bring an end to an already shrinking market and the Pirates... well, the Pirates shit themselves. Verbally, mostly. I've said it in the comment section of the aforemention...

Admittedly, I'm coming pretty late to the party when it comes to finally having a desktop PC capable of running modern games. The entry cost seemed exorbitant, the specs always shifted and it appeared that support for PC-only gaming was wan...

Haven't written anything in a while, so here's thoughts off the top of my head. I brought a Nook. My wife poured scorn on the idea of it not being a "real" book but then she started to use it and I've never seen it since. She even has a pr...

http://www.destructoid.com/ufc-undisputed-2010-requires-code-to-play-online-update--174080.phtml This shit annoys me. So much so, that it brought me out of retirement. That's right, 24 hours to crack the case or the sarge is going to tie m...

To the moron who thought an ice lake was a great feature for Gears 2, Fuck You. Sincerely, Jim Yates What an atrocious idea! Something to add a tad more longevity was it? I know, crazy thought ahead... make a longer game? I know, that'...

WTF? I seem to be in demand all of a sudden. I, the socially-retarded by choice gamer, who doesn't really play online (well, maybe for Gears 2- the co-op). I've had 3 beta invites within the week- Little Big Planet: Which actually put me of...

Or coming out of them. Whatever kind of symptom Wipeout HD might inflict on you. Talk about a great value download! It's worth every shekel. Impressive graphics, smooth frame-rates, classic Wipeout controls and a typically great soundtrack...

Guts and glory! Screw you Patton! I picked up the latest chapter of Bakers Company adventure, which I get the impression isn't supposed to be fun- in the sense that I see atrocities all around me, the main character and some of his friends...

Okay, maybe this will become a regular thing for me- small reviews with just my bare unvarnished opinions of a game. Well, maybe not that regular since I rarely write as much as I used to... Anyhoo, Star Wars : The Force Unleashed. Sur...