Tag Archives: xbox360

Link: Homophobia and Harassment in the Online Gaming Age – XBL feature – at IGN

This, plus the rampant racism, is part of the reason I hate playing online with people I don’t know. The other part is when little kids call me a bitch.

A little competitive banter over text or voice chat is all but expected when gaming with strangers. However, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to [...]

Quick Review: Shadow Complex

Favorable.

The Metroid comparisons are apt, considering the amount of powerups and items you get along the way. But one thing that’s different is the way both handle backtracking.

In Metroid games backtracking feels tedious because you’re going back through areas you’ve already completed, getting lost in them, trying to remember where some door was.

It feels like [...]

They make a good argument for Facebook / Xbox Live integration for minors

Srsly u guyz this si stoopd and i will by the 3SP Slim Shady.

Quick Review: Assassin’s Creed

Eh. Not for me.

The investigations become tedious. I didn’t care about any of the characters. I didn’t care about why people needed to get killed or any kind of twist ending. Some people really liked this game, but I stopped halfway through Memory Block 4.

Got tired of having to find those lookout points to fill [...]