Thoughts of a PC Gamer... Turned Console Gamer... Possibly Turning PC Gamer... Again...

I first started off playing PC games back when I was a little 5 year old n00b. Of course I had an NES and a Gameboy, but my true love was the PC. The variety, depth, and the graphical superiority really made it the easy choice for even the most carefree gamer. As time went by, I slowly evolved away from the PC and went more and more into the consoles.

The Rediscovery of Grifball and Other Great Things From Kawaii-Kon

So this past weekend I spent most of my time at Kawaii-Kon. Every year it's the same play games and have some great times. We take one day to set up and have three days of letting hundreds of people play our systems. Like always, we system linked four systems together (There really need to be more LAN enabled games) and ran some 8 player hoonage.

My E3 2012 Most Wanted

This year’s E3 is right around the corner and I absolutely can’t wait. Everything kicks off this coming Monday with Microsoft’s Press Conference. All the rest of the major dev studios are having Press Conferences throughout the week, and then there are all the booths. I wish I was going to it, but I have to sit at home reading and watching all this awesome info come out of this annual event. While I am excited about the event, we gamers need to admit that it is more or less a hype machine put on by the industry. There are other events that have just as much awesome news coming out of it, but this is still the biggie. There are still so many things to look forward to coming out of this event. Everyone has their own list of things, but here is a list of what I really want to see at E3.

DLC and the True Cost of Gaming

As I watched my girlfriend buy my LIVE account another $10 in MS Points, I wondered... Why the hell is she paying for this crap? I mean Dynasty Warriors 7 Costume and Weapon Packs. She spent over $30 on DLC for a game that we bought for $25 used at Gamestop. I wondered the whole time about the real cost of games and how much I have spent on getting content on some of my purchases.

Is the Real Gamer a Dying Breed?

As a gamer, I remember playing every single game that I could get my hands on. I would stay up for the very early hours of the morning playing games to try and finish a game in a single run. It didn’t matter the type of game I played, as long as I was playing games. Even now, I play a fair number of genres of video games. I give as many games I can a try and see if I can find good points with the game. What I find with “gamers” now days, is they play one type of game or even just one game series. Where is the passion for games in general? Where has the true gamer gone? Is the real gamer a dying breed?

Modern Warfare 3 and Why I'm Not Getting it.

As the year winds down, another Call of Duty game comes out. This time it is part of the acclaimed Modern Warfare series. That makes the game very desirable for many people and very tempting for me, even if I can't really dedicate a lot of time or money to it. I would love to get it for just the single player, but that's not going to happen. There are a few reasons why I won't be getting it this year, and I will tell you why.

The Life and Times of a Working Gamer

I work a normal job, 40 hours a week pays the bills. I need to sleep and make sure I can get to work on time. I also live with my girlfriend, which can take up alot of time. So where the hell am I supposed to fit in my games? The whims of a job and personal life removes me from the gaming lifestyle I had grown so accustomed to over the years. Do I wish I had more time or more money for games? Yes... Am I going to get it? That's something completely different.