Mario is a Menace!
Most people focus on mature games like Bully and GTA when discussing the impact of video games on violent behavior, but this writer feels that we’re overlooking a certain game…
04.26.08
Gears of Halo?
The word in the street is that Bungie is working on a prequel to Halo, featuring the initial skirmishes between mankind and the Covenant. This is, of course, exciting news for us Halo fans. However, they’re taking a departure from their usual FPS gameplay and moving to a 3rd-Person Shooter style. Hopefully, we’re looking at a Gears of War style game, because that would rock the fucking house. And I like my house to get rocked.
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Alone in the Dark
I never played the original Alone in the Dark game, but I’ve certainly read how much it’s revered among the gaming geeks of the world. And as much as they revere that game, they detest the sequels. Well, I don’t know a thing about the games, but I’d lay good odds that this game will not disappoint the fans of the original. Creepy, atmospheric and exciting, this trailer is everything I want to see in a video game. I may have to wait a long time for Silent Hill’s next outing, but this baby looks even better and I only have to wait until May to buy it. I can’t wait.
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Air Guitar Hero
While grocery shopping today, my wife and I saw a teenager, maybe 16 years old, playing air guitar while his mom was getting deli meat. But then we realized something. He wasn’t playing air guitar. He was playing air guitar hero. His fingers were moving as if they were pressing buttons and his other hand was frantically using an imaginary strum bar.
What the fuck is going on? Playing air guitar hero is like standing in line and pretending to play Halo on your 360 controller. It made me think. Is there some disconnect between the guitar and the game guitar hero? Are kids not sure what an actual guitarist looks like when he/she is playing guitar? If not, that’s sad. And really, playing air guitar OR air guitar hero ain’t going to get you nothing but funny looks. And if you hope to ever get laid, you better keep the fake playing of a video-game controller to your bedroom.
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