Ten Years Of Great Games

Once again Gamasutra has posted another interesting article. In this rendition of The Designer's Notebook, we take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the great games of the past ten years. While some I personally believe had a bigger impact then others, the list is very good and the author does a good job of backing up the reasons why these games made the list.

Feeling a little nostalgic?
haven't been alive for 10 years and want to know what you've missed out on?
Just learned to read?

Well then click HERE!

One Console To Rule Them All?

Over at Gamasutra, they have posted a very interesting article. It features a rag-tag group of videogame analysts, and a very interesting question: Do you think it's possible that the video games industry will create a standardized (development or hardware) platform in the future?

Personally I hate not being able to play games with the friends of mine that own other systems and would love never having to worry about that again. With that said, I do think competition is good, not only to help keep prices low, but its ability to promote innovation within the industry, because without innovation games become stagnant and mediocre.

Check out the Article HERE

Mass Effect Reviewed

First and foremost, Bioware is my favorite developer of all time. Secondly Star Wars KOTOR is my favorite RPG of all time. And in less then 24 hours, I will have in my hands, what is being billed as Biowares greatest achievement, and if the reviews are any indication, that may be an understatement. See for yourself:

The Original Xbox: Gone Too Soon?

Over at the newly re-designed OXM online, there is an interesting article about the demise of the original Xbox, and whether or not it left us before its time. After reading the article I have to say that while its death may have been a bit on the premature side, it served a purpose no one can deny: it launched the Xbox brand, and has since become the father of arguably one of the greatest gaming systems to ever sit under our TVs.

Check the article out HERE

Assassins review

Assassins Creed is one of the biggest games of the year. And from what IGN says, its also one of the biggest disappointments. Its really sad, I'm so sick of playing FPS games and thought this was going to be my reprieve...

Zero Punctuation

While this particular episode of Zero Punctuation had nothing to do with the 360, its always fun to check out what the latest game Yahtzee bathes in the loving embrace of his BFG9000. It makes me wonder, does this guy like any new games? Oh well its still good for a chuckle, even if it seems the more reviews that Yahtzee does the angrier he gets. Next week he'll be decapitating kittens just to get his frustration out.

The Story of Halo

So I was wandering around the Internet last night when I came upon this video on YouTube.com. It was the first cut scene from Halo: CE. The one where the Pillar of Autumn has just escaped the fire that engulfed the planet Reach, and by doing so discovered the ring world of Halo. It was really cool to watch it being that it has been many years since I played the game. The best part is, they were all there, every cut scene from the game! So for those of you like me, I thought id post those videos right here for you to catch up on the Halo lore.







If you want go even deeper into the Halo Universe I highly recommend reading the prequel novel "The Fall of Reach", its very good and really sets up the character of Master chief.