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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Gears of War 3 Review

 The reason this is late is because this was supposed to be a joint review. Unfortunately, stuff. Yes, that is the official explanation. Anyway, I have taken it upon myself to do everything, because why the hell not. Let's start with the campaign, shall we? Oh, the campaign. What an exciting romp through gore a drama. Before you begin this endeavor I would suggest you crank the difficulty up. Normal is, by and large, too easy. Your AI partners will do all the work for you while you sit back and sip iced tea, or whatever it is you do. I sip scotch because I have a problem. Anyway, once you take on the challenge of a higher difficulty you...

Monday, September 19, 2011

A Quick Catch-Up (Two Mini-Reviews and an Explanation)

Okay, we admit it. We haven't done a hell of a lot lately. So to cover what we've missed and to explain our ridiculous posting rate I'm going to give an update on everything I can within reason. Thus, I'm not going to cover the myriad of trailers that came out at Tokyo Game Show. Most of it seems redundant anyway. I will give a quick two cents on both Dead Island and Resistance 3, though. Two cents isn't enough for a joke, however.  So why have we been gone? A stream of bad luck would not be an overstatement. School not withstanding, two of us have been sick and one I guess was just uninterested in everything. But at least we have...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

First Max Payne 3 Trailer

Looks like we finally have a glimpse of some wonderful, wonderful Max Payne 3 goodness in full-motion glory. More importantly, with it comes some answers to questions I've had. Looks like Max will start out with a full head of hair and then shave it off at some point. For why I don't know (it's either symbolic or it's just too damn hot in Sao Paulo). Also, it looks like James McCaffrey WILL be returning to voice Max again. Happiness abounds. Basically, prepare yourself for cynical simile. Anyone else get chills when the classic Max Payne theme played at the beginning? Max Payne 3 is set to release March of next ye...

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Star Fox 64 3D Review

These reviews of retro games are a bit tricky. There's not much you can say about these games that hasn't been said all ready. All you can really do is judge it on improvements and how well the game holds up. Then you have those special cases, as is this one, where the starting price tag is a factor. Put your anti-nostalgia goggles on, and then prepare to take them right back off. This won't take long. So, it's Star Fox 64. It looks prettier and it's in 3D. As a game it still holds up. Everything works and plays as it should. It's also still a lot of fun. Sure, the new voice actors are even worse, but I can still quote almost everything. You've...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Max Payne 3 Confirmed for March 2012 Release

The return of Max Payne has been a long wait. When I finished Max Payne 2 in 2003 I doubted I would have to wait until freaking 2012 to play the next one. I mean, that spans from the end of middle-school to the end of college. It seems like Rockstar (Remedy doesn't seem to have anything to do with this one) is acknowledging this, however, as the game will take place roughly a decade after 2. Along with the release date being slated for March, we've also been graced with a new screenshot which is only viewable below if you possess at least one eye. What's confusing is the existence of earlier screens which depict the idea that Max will look...

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

ESRB Accidently Leaks the Whole Devil May Cry HD Remake Release

Screenshot from the ESRB's site. ESRB may have made a minor clerical error today, rating games that have not been announced yet. We are all very aware of Capcoms habit of releasing HD new-gen versions of older games, and making us re-live beautiful nostalgia with having have to suffer through anus graphics. Well, it would appear it's happening again. On the ESRB's website, you can find ratings for Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2 and Devil May Cry 3 for Xbox360 and Playstation3. Since those games most definitely did not release on those platforms, it's logical to believe we are going to see HD remakes of these titles for out new fancy HDMI...

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Ryan Payton leaves 343

Ryan Payton, one of the creative developers, tasked with creating the Halo 4 plot (alongside franchise director Frank O'Connor), has announced he is going to be leaving 343. In an interview with Kotaku, Payton discusses that he no longer felt the franchise inspired him, saying "The Halo I wanted to build was fundamentally different and I don't think I had built enough credibility to see such a crazy endeavor through." "For somebody who loves this industry as much as I do and know how lucky I've been, I never thought I'd get to a point where I was so drained," said Payton. "That was when I knew I had to do something else." According...

Monday, September 5, 2011

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review

We had our collective eyes on Deus Ex for a while, and while it seemed promising there were a couple of things that had us concerned. One was the history of the franchise. The first game was an amazing achievement which did things not many had seen before. It was loved by critics and consumers alike and it has cemented it's place in gaming history forever. The sequel... not so much. On the other hand, it has been years since the second game and they've certainly had time to improve on it, but that leads us to our second concern. Why were we barely hearing anything about it until about a month before release? We were conflicted! We were concerned!...

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Borderlands 2 Gameplay Footage Leaked

14 minutes of gameplay footage for the much anticipated Borderlands 2 was leaked today on YouTube. Check it out! We here at the O&E don't know how long this will be available, but we'll try to keep it on the site as long as possible. Borderlands 2 is slated for release in 2012. Chee...

Friday, September 2, 2011

Star Trek Online Going Free to Play

It seems to be a growing theme in the massive online gaming world. More and more subscription based MMO's are getting closer and closer to the free to play model. Games like LoL have perfected this method, allowing players to play the game completely free. What these games do to make money is get you into the game, by virtue of being free. Then, you want stuff... cool stuff. Awesome stuff that you can buy, with teh monies. You tell yourself "I mean.... I didn't pay anything for it... if I had bought this game.. I would have spent $40-$60. What's $20?" and boom. Money made. Star Trek Online seems to be following similar method. Players will...

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