The main message delivered by the current generation of mainstream war video games can be summed up with the words “War Is Not Fun.”
If you’re looking for your perfect Xbox gamer tag, you’ll have a few more options to choose from soon. Microsoft is releasing previously taken, now unused gamertags for new players to take/swap for. Instead of having to be LTStarbuck92381049 or LEW10AUNTSARBUKC, you might actually be able to get her name.
The problem with games that try to wow you with gee-whiz mechanics or overblown presentation nowadays is that they can come across as nervous, insecure efforts even when they work. Where a bigger, burlier features of a game like Crackdown 2 might be the equivalent of a shout, Limbo is a whisper. The efforts of Swedish [...]
Back at PAX East in March, Peter and I spent some time trying out Breach, a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade first person shooter. While pricing hadn’t been revealed, it was tipped that the game would likely be available for around $15. Breach was impressive enough that $15 seemed like a steal.
Yes, I know I’m broadly generalizing. Deal with it. But, still, things generally grind to a halt when the heat comes out. Microsoft–being run the smart people that do the smart things they do over there–realizes this, too.
