Opinion

Cold-hearted opinions. A unique view on the latest happenings of PC, PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360

PS3 Burned In Mysterious HDMI Fire

Someone just had his PS3 fried due to sparks coming out of the PS3 HDMI cable. Ouch. Writing to Gizmodo, the victim’s friend said, “He had his PS3 plugged into an electrical source although it wasn’t running any games at the time of this. He plugged in his Psyclone HDMI cable from his Samsung 32-inch [...]

You’re So Wrong If You Think Resident Evil Is Dying Off

If you’re thinking that the Resident Evil series is going the way of the dinosaurs, then you’re plain wrong. Yes, the fundamental gameplay of the Resident Evil series has changed with Resident Evil 4, going from survival-horror to survival-horror action. And yes, many (myself included) do miss the nostalgic days of the original Resident Evil, [...]

Is It The End of The Bayonetta Hype Train?

Many were touting Bayonetta as the next God of War killer (come on, seriously?). The final reviews are out and Bayonetta turned out to be really good. It scored “above average” on IGN & GameSpot (the 360 version is top-notch) while others such as GamesRadar, VGArabia & Famitsu gave it near perfect scores. Personally I [...]

2010: The Best Year To Be A Gamer

Ah, another year has come and passed by. But 2010 offers the best enticement to be a gamer. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or just a casual gamer starting out, there is no time like the present to take up the passion of video gaming. So, here’s why [...]

So Wake Up Hardcore Gamers, Wake Up And Smell The Ashes

Well, it was more like “wake up Mr. Freeman, wake up and smell the ashes”. Ah, we all remember that line as the G-man ushered us into a new era of FPS games, or more commonly known as Half Life 2. You see, yesterday’s video of a guy playing Half Life 2 on Natal brought [...]

Rumor: God of War 3 To Feature Kratos’ Brother

After finishing God of War 1 (on the PS2) there was an unlocked video titled “Birth of the Beast”. If you haven’t seen the video, it detailed how Kratos and his brother grew up in Sparta. PS3center.net is speculating that one of the enemies in God of War 3 will be Kratos’ brother [...]

Why Network Storage Would Be A Bad Idea For PS3

I just read in Kotaku that Sony designers were considering to leave out the hard disk drive altogether when designing the slim PS3. “Another was to leave local storage out of the equation altogether, and instead rely on the PlayStation Network to save all of a user’s game data, personal files and settings (similar to [...]

PS3 Has Best Exclusives This Year, ‘Nuff Said

[Update] There has been an error on my part for including Gran Turismo 5: Prologue which was released in 2008. I also did not include Left 4 Dead 2 as it was also released on the PC. All values have been updated but the result is the same. Last year, I wrote that Xbox 360 [...]

So, What’s All The Hype About Bayonetta?

Excuse me for my blatant question and utter disregard for everything that gaming stands for, but I simply couldn’t get why Bayonetta made gamers tick. I mean what is it about her that is simply so outstanding that none other can come close to her? As always, I had to turn to [...]

Xbox 720 and OnLive – What If Microsoft Brought OnLive to The Xbox?

Also check out Xbox 720 : Every Myth, Speculation, Rumor And The Truth That You Should Know So, the other day I thought what if Microsoft actually bought OnLive? After the recent updates, Microsoft has really fleshed out the Xbox Live Experience, Netflix, Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and 1080p movie streams. Given that Xbox is primarily [...]

7 Reasons Why Windows 7 Should Be Priced At $99.99

200 bucks for home users, 300 bucks just for XP mode and a whopping $319 just for BitLocker drive encryption. Isn’t it high time Microsoft dropped the price on Windows 7?

PS2’s 10 Year Life Cycle Makes Sense Now – Here’s Why

Even though the PS2 was released way back in 2000, it’s still relevant in this generation of consoles. Read the 7 reasons to find out why.

Don Mattrick: Xbox 360 Has Better Titles Than PS3 And Wii Combined, No Seriously

It seems the new Xbox boss Don Mattrick is being flanked left and right. How true is his words claiming “You go onto Metacritic – and count the number of 90-rated titles on our platform, compare that to Wii, compare that to PlayStation 3: there is no comparison”? We did just that and put the new Xbox boss to the test. The results come out surprising.

Games For Windows Live Is Now Free, Should Xbox Live Follow Suit?

Microsoft’s decision to make Games For Windows Live free is a step in the right direction, one which should be well received by gamers and developers alike. Paying 5 dollars a month for Xbox Live, however, seem too much for some, but is it justified?