The idea of video games becoming a social experience has been a major staple of the current generation of consoles. Games like Rock Band and Wii Sports have broken the barriers of traditional gaming audiences and have friends and family of all ages lining up across couches everywhere to play games together. The integration of social networking tools into game consoles combined with the growing broadband adoption rate means that playing with friends is as easy as turning on your console. The majority of games released these days include some [Read More]

I spent the last two weeks logging into Xbox Live to play 1 vs.100, a new online game show. 1 vs. 100 is a two-hour game show featuring live gameplay between players, multiple rounds, and a rather boring host commenting on the action. That sounds like a real game show, right? The idea of bringing a game show with real world prizes to peoples living room is very intriguing. Millions of people connect to Xbox Live everyday and this game has been designed to give anyone the opportunity to get [Read More]

I haven’t figured out what direction I want to go with this blog yet but I set the account up and I feel the need to post something. Until I can determine what it is I want to say I thought I would throw some random thoughts around and see what sticks. To kick off this new venture into the Internets I decided to give a small glimpse into who I am and do a little public complaining at the same time.
I have been playing video games for as long [Read More]