Posts by Aaron:
Review: Section 8 (Xbox 360)
November 2nd, 2009
Section 8 is a futuristic, first-person shooter that launched quietly under a majority of gamer radars. I’ll admit I didn’t know much about the game myself, so I decided to investigate before the review. In short, one good army of mech-soldiers has to stop an evil tyrant and his battalion of bad mech-soldiers while saving the planet. Sounds plain enough but the developers added in a few unexpected twists to the gameplay in order to try and make this game stand out.
You Know What I Hate…
July 6th, 2009
Regardless how long you have been playing video games, there is always a game mechanic you cannot stand. You hate it, loathe it, wonder why developers included it in a game. I know, get to the point already. You know what I hate…quick time events or QTE. To me, this is one of the worst ideas ever created for gaming.
Why I Despise GameStop!
June 30th, 2009
I cannot stand GameStop. Their customer service, horrible trade-in service, reselling of used games, the prices – everything about them just sets me off. They are a plague to me and I plan to continue avoiding them. I have not gone there in quite some time but recently ran into two seperate encounters with them and it further fueled my hatred towards them.
Twitter: The Best Video Game Secret?
June 18th, 2009
Raise your hands, class. How many of you have heard of Twitter? Now, how many of you actually have a Twitter account? Less hands I see. Well, shame on you. Twitter, in a nutshell, is a social networking site of sorts but without all the profile jazz. It allows users quick updates under 140 characters per post, replies to other users, and direct private messages. You can use Twitter any way you see fit, but let’s be honest. We enjoy games here, so what other way to use and abuse Twitter than video games? I’m going to let you in on some Twitter secrets.
