The Battlefield franchises has always defined tactical warfare combat on the PC and has now managed to take more then a slice of the pie on the consoles. Bad Company 2 follows up the popular first game in the franchise with lots of changes and improvements that help it stand above others first person shooters. Dice has thrown down the gauntlet at the feet of other shooters that would stand opposed... more.

Salem and Rios are back and this time the platonic pair find themselves stuck in Shanghai when the proverbial crap has hit the fan. The entire city crumbles around the duo and the simple goal of getting out of dodge quickly spirals into large scale fire fights and unexpected moral dilemma's. Rios or Salem, the choice is yours. Just make sure after you pick one, you find a friend to pick the oth... more.

Watch as Patrick and Kurt talk about the Army of Two: The 40th Day demo that was recently released via Xbox and PS3. The Fishbowl - Ep. 103 - Army of Two: The 40th Day Demo... more.

When Left 4 Dead 2 was first announced I was surprised, but I wasn't one of the people planning to boycott the game. Yes, it caught me off guard, but I was excited none-the-less. In my opinion the original L4D was too short and not worth the $60. Yes, it was a really fun game but I didn't think it was a $60 game. Especially if you never play the multiplayer modes. I completed L4D2's campaign ye... more.

You know, I was not really interested in Brutal Legend at first. Granted, Tim Schafer is a brilliant game designer, having made games the defy genres and are considered among the best made, even if they did not sell well. It's just that I am not a fan of Jack Black. Sure, he can be funny when he is reigned in, but he often is not, and I figured with the game being M Rated, he would be allowed to r... more.

I first saw WET when it was announced a while back and I wasn't very impressed. I thought it was a joke and I was positive it would be a flop or not even get published. Well, the day has come and WET has been released into the wild and boy did it exceed my expectations by far. WET reminds me a lot of Stranglehold, the emphasis is on slo-mo and acrobatic kills. Basically you do certain actions l... more.

First, let’s get this out of the way.  Batman: Arkham Asylum is an exceptional game worth the price of admission.  Your wait for a game that actually makes you feel like the Dark Night himself is over.  Doing my best to keep you hidden from spoilers, your trek through Arkham Asylum will have you swinging, sneaking, destroying, bludgeoning and detectiving (wait is that even a word) until the v... more.

So we have come to the final review in the 30 Reviews in 30 Days series. While I have enjoyed writing these reviews, I am glad to be writing my final one tonight. It has bee a challenge getting these thirty reviews done, though these last five have been games I have been wanting to review for some time. And so it all comes to a close. When I started these reviews of my top 5 games, I said they ... more.

In the review for Chrono Trigger, I mentioned it was once my favorite game of all time. After I had spent some time with StarCraft and Shenmue, I had to revise that a bit, dropping it to the position of best RPG I had ever played. After playing Mass Effect, I had to revise that once again, this time saying it was among the best I had ever played. Bioware had finally done what I thought was not ... more.

We are all familiar with the fact that the Xbox 360 has always been a really affordable console. Well, today it got even better. Microsoft announced that the Elite and Pro systems have received price cuts. You can pick the Elite up for $299 and the pro for $249 " while supplies last" Also, they are phasing out the 60 GB versions of the console which is probably why the pro price is while supplies ... more.

Some games are just addicting in a way that really defies explanation. Tetris was that type of game. All we actually did in this game was complete lines, and yet we played it for hours on end. If you think about it, there are probably several different games you could list in this category. Just think of those games you go back to time and time again and yet really cannot explain just what draws y... more.

You almost have to feel sorry for Realtime Worlds. The studio created what it thought was a great game when it made Crackdown. On top of that, it had to think getting the Halo 3 beta as part of it meant there was going to be a huge group of gamers out there who would play it. The problem is many gamers played the beta and then sold the game, never even looking twice at the main content of the disk... more.

So week two of the 30 Reviews in 30 Days feature is now behind us. This is the half-way point: after today's reviews, I will have written half of the reviews I will end up writing for this feature. Before I get to a review I have been needing to write for a long time, let's take a quick look of last weeks games: Monday: Following my feature review of Damnation, I reviewed one of the most uniqu... more.

So was I able to convince you that there are Xbox Indie games worth playing in my review of Groov? Or are there just too many dual stick shooters out there, and you just cannot bring yourself to play another no matter how unique it may be? Either way, I'm going to try again to convince you that there are good Indie games out there. This time, I turn to Artoon. Q-Bert reborn? So what exactly ... more.

Trials HD is developed by RedLynx and is available via XBLA for 1200 MS Points. Trials HD is a physics-based motorcycle racing game. Trials is very simple to play. The controls go like this, you use the right trigger for gas and the left trigger for brake while using the left thumbstick to shift your weight. You don't have to worry about steering or anything else. Trials HD is a simple game to pic... more.

When the first videos for Mirror's Edge debuted, I remember being really impressed. Visually, it was a stunning game, with a realism that was just awe inspiring. As more came out about the game, I found myself getting more excited to step into the role of Faith in this not so distant future where runners are used to carry important messages in order to bypass a corrupt police state. The game seeme... more.

So, we are through the first week of the 30 Reviews in 3o Days. I have to say this has been a lot of fun so far, even though it is a lot of work. Before I get into the new week and featured review, let's take a look back at the reviews from last week: Monday: After opening strong with my review of Henry Hatsworth, I threw a bit of a curve ball by reviewing the new NXE Update for the 360. This w... more.

I knew I was going to be reviewing this game eventually. Truth is I've been kind of avoiding it. It's not that I hated FEAR 2: Project Origin. Far from it. It was overall an enjoyable game, but the end left such a bad taste in my mouth that I have not been sure how to approach reviewing it. In the end, I decided to just kind of try to explain how you can both love and hate a game at the same time.... more.

Now some of you are probably considering this a cop out. After all , Rock Band 2 is not exactly a new game; it came out last year, and it was the sequel to a game that came out the year before. Well, I don't really care if you think it is a cop out. It's one of my top 10 games of all time, and in my opinion it may be the best party game of all time. As such, it is a perfect candidate for review in... more.

For a while now I have been talking about doing a Community Games Spotlight. Matter of fact, I have been talking about it for so long the games are no longer even called Community Games. They are Indie. I do not begrudge Microsoft the change if name. If I was a developer, I would rather have my game called Indie than Community. Still, it seems a little funny, and maybe more than a little discour... more.