A Cooperative Borderlands Review
Note: I enlisted the help of OXCGN’s Arthur Kotsopoulos in Australia to take a different look at the time sink that is Borderlands. This cooperative effort at reviewing the cooperative game also ran on OXCGN.com.
Borderlands [review]
First person shooter gamers and role playing gamers do not really mix that often. The former enjoys the thrill of a headshot and multiplayer melees while the later is hooked by personalizing their character and looting new gear from dungeons.
Borderlands takes a little from each genre and adds enough cooperative elements to create an addictive game best played with others. Whereas Fallout 3 was a role playing game first and a shooter second, Borderlands is the opposite.
A Boy and his Blob [review]
One of the best things about the Nintendo Wii has been how it has invigorated Nintendo’s massive catalogue of games. It has been 20 years–for those that remember–since we were first introduced to Blobert, the amorphous white goo ball who works for jellybeans.
Brütal Legend [review]
Perhaps no greater tribute has ever been offered at the temple of an entire genre of music than Brütal Legend. This game idolizes the power and energy of heavy metal, creating an entire world with metal as its central mythology. The world of Brütal Legend is steeped heavy metal symbolism; with every scenic vista looking like it belongs on an album cover.
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Omaha Gamers Line Up at Midnight for Modern Warfare 2
Having to choose between participating in what may have been an occult ritual, and getting out of line to be the first to have a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Max Sexson, 21, Andrew Bleich, 17, Spencer Sexson, 19 and Charles Vitols, 22, chose to stay in line.
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Cornhuskers in First Place in NCAA Season Showdown
This year EA Sports added a mode that deepens the connection between the digital and real worlds of college football: Season Showdown. Every week football teams go head-to-head with their real-world opponents in five categories. At the end of the season a tournament will decide who’s fans are the best at NCAA 10 and the most loyal supporters.
As of now, the Nebraska Cornhuskers are in first place in both the nation and the Big XII Conference.
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‘Nintendo 64′ Kid gets a Web Redemption on Tosh.0
Tosh.0 is the funniest show on cable. Comedian Daniel Tosh pushes the FCC boundries while lampooning some of the funniest clips the Internet has to offer.
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Every week he gives the subject of a viral Web video a chance to redeem themselves on his show. In the past he has featured Ms. Teen South Carolina, Tron Guy and the worst best man. This week he featured this kid (now 20), who’s excited reaction to receiving a Nintendo 64 for Christmas has more than 10 million views on You Tube.
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [review]
Stop right there Shia LeBouf! Before Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg crown Mutt Jones the next action adventure hero, Nathan Drake might have something to say.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves follows in the footsteps of Tomb Raider as much as the films Indiana Jones and National Treasure. Moreover, while he is by far a better action hero than Nicholas Cage, he even borders on being as badass as Harrison Ford in his heyday. Even in the midst of innumerable odds and great danger Drake is light hearted and resourceful.
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Kurt Cobain done a disservice by negligent Guitar Hero 5 portrayal
But hell, maybe for Guitar Hero it is still only about making a buck. I guess this is the twelfth release within the franchise in four years, if that tells you something.
Activision, how about taking a couple years off, releasing DLC for existing games and spending more time in between titles? Do some soul searching. Figure out exactly where you want Guitar Hero’s place in our culture to be. Or is the franchise is going to end up being the next: “Now That’s What I Call Music #61.” A money maker, for sure, but void of any cultural relevance.
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WET [review]
WET’s protagonist Rubi might be the love child of Max Payne and Laura Croft. She is a sexy, acrobatic and violent female mercenary out for revenge. Except Rubi doesn’t need ...
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