Since the dawn of time, humankind has argued over the merits of this versus that. In the mighty world of game, there was the Sega vs. Nintendo war of the early 90’s, the PSP vs. DS age, and more recently, the Xbox 360 vs. PS3 (and both vs. Wii) conundrum. However you may feel about any of these machines, one war that has waged in the background without waning is the war between the console and PC fans.
It’s an interesting one, really. Styles of gaming have always differed across these machine types, and there has always been a pervasive divider between the two. There has also, for as long as I can remember, been a consensus amongst console gamers that PC gaming is dead. Well, it hasn’t died yet, and let’s face it… it won’t die anytime soon. Regardless of how you feel (I’m a console gamer myself), I thought it pertinent to list the pros and cons of each, if only to help me understand why such a division exists.
Just a quick post to say that I’m excited – not in a long while has a video from a gaming/electronics conference made me excited enough to post here… But here it is. Xbox Game Room – a place to buy and share old school arcade games at a fairly low cost (click here for more info direct from Microsoft). Of course, you have to have an Xbox 360… or a PC running Games for Windows Live! I’m guessing you have a PC, so get excited, too!
Update: The old video I had posted wouldn’t work for some reason. hopefully I’ve fixed this with the below Youtube video!
Well, E3 has come and gone for another year, and I decided to hold off on my comments until all was said and done. Which is a good thing, because I tried to write posts on E3 last year, and it just about killed me. There are plenty of websites covering E3 — the Frog doesn’t need to be another one.
That said, I have my take on events, so I’ll lay it down… Coz that’s how I roll.
The Alien and Predator franchises… As a sci-fi/horror fan, these movies are the pinnacle of awesomeness, the combination of which should result in pure, kick-ass, pants-messingly splendid offspring. And yet it didn’t — the Alien vs Predator movies, while entertaining, were a bit of a let down… They left out some of the kick-ass, and replaced it with pretty much standard sci-fi fare. But they’re still relatively cool, for what they are…
AVP video games, on the other hand, are a different story. While it took the movies many moons to come to life, AVP games have been around since the early to mid ‘90s and most (if not all) have been sufficiently impressive… Continue reading 'Remembering the Aliens vs Predator video games'»
Have you played Resident Evil 5 (バイオハザード5 [Biohazard 5] in Japanese) yet? I expect a lot of men would say “yes”, but what about women? Probably not, because lots of women are afraid of zombies and horror themes, like me. Of course, I can’t play the game by myself, because it’s too scary for me, but I do want to say, I really do enjoy the game… Continue reading 'Women should play Resident Evil 5 with their boyfriend/husband (partner?)'»
I like video games. They make time go by in an enjoyable fashion, and fun is a good thing. Yep… I like fun. You know, I don’t understand why so many people have it in for video games — they are an entertaining medium, occasionally educational, often challenging, and they provide joy in moments of boredom — but this post isn’t in defense of gaming. That is something that will come sometime in future, but it can wait. No, this post is in support of the recent industry trend towards multiplayer games. Continue reading 'Multiplayer personalities'»
Both “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero World Tour” have been available for a while now (especially in the US), so perhaps lots of people have already tried them. However, consider the situation in some countries, where the games have only been available for about 6 months.
This made me wonder if there were any people still thinking “should I get both, or just one of them?” I thought it would be a good time to offer my opinion, because we recently bought “Rock Band” after having played only”Guitar Hero World Tour” since its release in Australia. Continue reading 'Rock Band VS Guitar Hero World Tour [UPDATED: Now with added... poll...]'»
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Since the dawn of time, humankind has argued over the merits of this versus that. In the mighty world of game, there was the Sega vs. Nintendo war of the early 90’s, the PSP vs. DS age, and more recently, the Xbox 360 vs. PS3 (and both vs. Wii) conundrum. However you may feel about any of these machines, one war that has waged in the background without waning is the war between the console and PC fans.
The Alien and Predator franchises… As a sci-fi/horror fan, these movies are the pinnacle of awesomeness, the combination of which should result in pure, kick-ass, pants-messingly splendid offspring. And yet it didn’t — the Alien vs Predator movies, while entertaining, were a bit of a let down… They left out some of the kick-ass, and replaced it with pretty much standard sci-fi fare. But they’re still relatively cool, for what they are…
Have you played Resident Evil 5 (バイオハザード5 [Biohazard 5] in Japanese) yet? I expect a lot of men would say “yes”, but what about women? Probably not, because lots of women are afraid of zombies and horror themes, like me. Of course, I can’t play the game by myself, because it’s too scary for me, but I do want to say, I really do enjoy the game… 
Both “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero World Tour” have been available for a while now (especially in the US), so perhaps lots of people have already tried them. However, consider the situation in some countries, where the games have only been available for about 6 months.
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