July 2009
21 posts
Spectator Sports
A few days ago I took my brother to Gamestop and let him pick out a few games as birthday / going away to college presents. Being the sports-brah he is, he decided on Major League Baseball 2k9 and a pre-order for Madden ‘10, which scored him access to an early demo of the game. It wasn’t until right now that I realized just how bad I am at sim sports games. No, it’s not...
Magic: the Gathering [Magic 2010] is bringing lots... →
WatchA fan-made Star Fox 64 sequel? I really hope this actually happens! Those are some pretty big promises in that trailer, but co-op Star Fox sounds like the coolest thing ever.
Capcom-tinuity
I guess I was prepared for the worst when I picked up Bionic Commando for $20 at Gamestop (they’re having an actually halfway decent sale for July), but I’m actually having a lot of fun with it. The gameplay is pretty solid, the soundtrack is wonderful, and the graphics are pretty great too. Some more autosave points or the ability to manually save really would be nice, and I think I...
We’re on the road to Viridian City!
Summer of Arcadeee :)
July 22: ‘Splosion Man 800 ($10)
July 29: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 1200 ($15)
August 5: TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled 1200 ($15)
August 12: Trials HD 1200 ($15)
August 19: Shadow Complex 1200 ($15)
Wow, even though we have to wait until the end of July for the not-so-aptly titled “Summer of Arcade,” I’m really excited for this lineup. I loved TMNT for the SNES back...
Hell, it's about time...oh, wait.
So last week, Blizzard announced that Starcraft 2 will not have LAN support, claiming that their new and improved Battle.net will have all the multiplayer functionality players need. I hope they’re right, because whenever my brother and I try to play with our friends via Battle.net, only one of us can manage to connect to the game. It’s like Battle.net recognizes we’re on the same connection and...
