Recent content by Studs MacKenzie

I'm not sure myself, I have yet to take the plunge into New Vegas, but it certainly seems much grander in scale in comparison to Fallout 3; particularly in the DLC area. Whenever I see New Vegas for under $20, I want to pounce... but the "Game of the Year" or "Ultimate Edition" or...

Oh man! Square Enix, you REALLY need to get your act together. Still no Versus XIII for the PlayStation folks, another off-shoot of an established entry (Final Fantasy XIII-2), and now you're adding this to your production line? When is enough enough? Let's just move on to finishing Versus...

I missed out on the cult Black hype that came around the last console cycle, so it's sad to hear that Bodycount didn't live up to its predecessor. It is really heartbreaking to hear of another development studio closure, as well. This industry needs an overhaul... Side note: It's strange that...

Same-sex romance post-launch sounds like an odd concept. I wonder why BioWare has it slated for after release. Maybe it'll be - like - an expansion pack, complete with half-naked Twi'lek companions and Hutt-like harems to compose hedonistic, inter-terristrial orgies with your team... for...

This! This Bach guy is discussing the issue in the wrong context. Though, honestly, it IS stupid for people to complain about anything that does nothing but benefit or enhance an experience for free. Look at Infinity Ward and Activision: for Modern Warfare 2, two maps from each map pack were...

Driver came out of nowhere with many postive critic reviews, it surprises me greatly! The concept seemed so... lame, and I just chalked this to be Ubisoft's last hurrah for the Driver series, but at this point (if the sales line up) the franchise may become relevent again. The question is...

Doesn't look half-bad. To satisfy my nostalgia, I hope references and homages are made to the last two entries. I'm just immensely happy James McCaffrey is back, too. The loss of the comic-stylized cutscenes is noticeable, however. It helped to give the series its "noir" feel. In any case...

I've gotten burned by Black Ops and World at War, and I can see how Modern Warfare 2 was nothing to brag about, but Modern Warfare 3 is under the guidance of a new developing studio (even more so with a significant amount of Infinity Ward jumping ship) and this installment may surprise; or at...

I don't know why no one can give Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games a break. The introduction of a fresh pair of eyes - and from Schofield (Dead Space) - should introduce some worthwhile single player moments, as well as perhaps a more solid product; especially in comparison to anything...

Does this "hardcore mode" get patched into existing copies of RDR? If not, I'd be one sad panda. Seriously, way to alienate the customers... In either case, that is one QUALITY package for the price. The game is easily one of the best time wasters with both its single and multiplayer. For...

It seems strange that their main problem seems to be the big retailers, like GameStop, yet the publishers and developers are themselves giving gamers incentive to use these places with pre-order bonuses and the like. Honestly, the industry isn't perfect, but the people who bought used weren't...

That's unfortunate. Starz had some decent new releases that came onto Netflix every now and then - pretty much the ones you'd go out of your way to rent. This may be a sizable hit to the service.

Haha! Oh man! How or why is Lucas messing with the classics he himself created that have become so freakishly popular? They were fine as you made them, George, there is seriously no reason to change anything. I would really like to know what goes on in that man's head - he's an enigma...

I can't really favor any of Episodes IV-VI over one another, but for poll's sake I enjoyed the epic, grand scale of Return of the Jedi. I personally can't see why everyone thinks that Empire Strikes Back is far and away the best, but to each their own. As for the prequels, I actually really...

I'm watching Mission Impossible based solely on the fact that Bird is attached to it - his movies are just /so/ good! I want to see him achieve great things in the live-action setting.