Monthly Archives: November 2008

no one left behind

Posted on November 26, 2008 by

Last night I played through the “Death Toll” campaign in Left 4 Dead with my game group. Which, to avoid sounding like I have a surplus of friends who play games is really just me and a good friend of … Continue reading →

Posted in fps, left4dead, pc gaming, survival horror | 3 Comments

Gears of War 2: Horde mode

Posted on November 25, 2008 by

If the hype surrounding Horde mode in Gears of War 2 was to be believed, it is the only reason you need to own this game. It made me wonder if the gaming press had finally lost it, by eclipsing … Continue reading →

Posted in 3ps, action, gaming, gears of war, xbox 360 | 3 Comments

EDGE online: we shamelessly allow marketing people to write game commentary

Posted on November 19, 2008 by

My association with adventure games is a tenuous one. While Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is my favorite game of all time, I haven’t actively pursued the genre in years. The last adventure game I played seriously was … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, gaming media, pc gaming | 4 Comments

Earth to PC Gamer: your best days are behind you

Posted on November 18, 2008 by

Glutton for punishment, and all that other crap: yes, I am reading the print version of PC Gamer again for lack of anything better in the PC-only category. Any help on finding something better would be appreciated. Really, this is … Continue reading →

Posted in gaming media, pc gamer, pc gaming | 5 Comments

Left 4 Dead impressions

Posted on November 12, 2008 by

Updated November 14, 2008 Left 4 Dead goes out of its way to create an interactive horror movie. The movie poster introducing the upcoming mission, the four horror movie archetypes forming the group of survivors, a city overrun with Infected … Continue reading →

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leaving Azeroth…again

Posted on November 7, 2008 by

Early group shot taken after completing the Deadmines as a five piece. No one knows what happened to the mysterious female Night Elf druid in the back row. Over the past year and a half, I played World of Warcraft … Continue reading →

Posted in mmorpgs, pc gaming, world of warcraft | 4 Comments

massively old republic

Posted on November 4, 2008 by

In an incredibly obvious Diablo 3-like announcement, Bioware and LucasArts confirm that they are indeed working on a Star Wars MMORPG set in the age of The Old Repubilc that has probably been in development since Knights of the Old … Continue reading →

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