Soldarith
Member since: Aug 4th, 2009
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PSA: PS3 users reporting 'bricked' systems after 4.45 firmware update [Update]
Posted on Jun 18th 2013 11:55PM

12 Days of Joyswag: PlayStation 3D Display, 3D PlayStation 3 games, Air Flow controller
Dec 27th 2011 10:42AM (Joystiq)12 Days of Joyswag: 250GB Xbox 360 with Kinect, Forza Motorsport 4, and Wireless Speed Wheel
Dec 27th 2011 10:41AM (Joystiq)Why I want a virtual one? Cheaper on gas.
12 Days of Joyswag: Xbox 360 S plus 'Games for the Holidays,' A World of Keflings, Raskulls, and ilomilo
Dec 26th 2010 10:56AM (Joystiq)Joyswag: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition
Dec 7th 2010 3:10PM (Joystiq)Ridiculous? Perhaps to some it may seem so. But one of the cheapest forms of entertainment I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying.
DICE: Medal of Honor Taliban controversy affected reviews
Nov 5th 2010 4:49PM (Joystiq)DICE has essentially become the Cryptic Studios (Star Trek Online, Champions Online, etc) of FPS multiplayer games: cookie cutter design that is a simple copy/paste of their first multiplayer title, with new skins and sounds. Meaning that if you played ANY of the previous dozen online Battlefield series of titles, then you've already played MoH online.
It is absolutely shameful with what EA did to this title, especially as a reload. It is a Medal of Dishonor to gamers, more than anything else. Let's face it, when a game gives you an award for just playing online for a few hours, something is wrong.
DICE: Medal of Honor Taliban controversy affected reviews
Nov 5th 2010 4:36PM (Joystiq)Furthermore, the online game play is still plagued with problems. Most large maps are a sniper fest and the smaller ones are camp fests. ALL maps suffer from spawn point camping/bombing, which in the end, is nothing more than poor/rushed coding.
This game represents a "could-have-been". Not because of Taliban but because of EA. The title will shortly fade into the shadows, once CoD is released. Its a shame too, because a lot of research work into the game; they just couldn't execute.
Kinect vs. our living rooms: A survey
Nov 5th 2010 10:42AM (Joystiq)An important note to make, which I did not see mentioned, is this: Make sure you have 4-6ft or so to your right AND left -- this means side room space so that you can move. Don't expect to be able to get good results if you cannot make the space.
One tip, at least for us, is putting the Kinect sensor on top of the TV is a huge help. If at all possible, place it on top of your TV -- for some reason it was more receptive to room lighting, had a wider view angle of our 'play space', and recognized each of us rather quickly.
If you have a TV wall mounted, you can still place Kinect on top of it -- we did and it works perfectly (without the special $40 TV mount). As long as you have about 1.5-2 inches along the top of your TV to lay the rubberized bottom of the Kinect device onto, you're good to go.
All-in-all, the results from Kinect will pretty much come to down to two things and two things only: 'play space' and 'room lighting'. Not enough of either one will spell frustration for the person who just shelled out $150 for a 'Number Five is alive' look-a-like paperweight. However, if you have the space and the lighting, the technology is fun and the games (Adventures, at least) get you moving and working up some heart beats.
Gears of War 3 producer wants Carmine dead
Jul 26th 2010 8:17AM (Joystiq)If they really wanted complete community feedback, they would have simply placed a poll on their website. Instead, they pull a gimmick which requires people to pay-for-a-vote.
No thanks. And honest, who cares if the next one lives or dies? If they do or don't its not like it is going to change my enjoyment of the game. I don't exactly play GoW series for the characters' personalities; I play to shoot and blow up strange beings who like to kill humans.
Bungie: We had to break through Infinity Ward 'noise' for Activision news
Apr 30th 2010 10:05AM (Joystiq)Joyswag: 1 year of Xbox Live Gold & a pile of XBLA games [update]
Dec 24th 2009 1:42PM (Joystiq)