Blogcritics Category: Gaming: Xbox 360

Ten Amazingly Accurate Tech Predictions for 2009

Robert M. Barga — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:11:07 EST

Fanboys, get ready to argue...
1) Apple will start to lose desktop/laptop market share. While Apple has never really had a large share of the market, they have been making slow but steady gains the last few years. The biggest increase for Apple is in the college demographic. However, with the stumbling economy, the masses will buy fewer and fewer computers from Apple as they...

Xbox Live Arcade Review: Doritos Dash of Destruction

Brian Szabelski — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:45:54 EST

Is this free title even worth your time, or is it Yaris 2.0?
A long time ago, there was a contest hosted by Doritos and Microsoft for ideas for a Xbox Live Arcade game built around Doritos. The winning idea involved racing, dinosaurs and destruction. People laughed at it and thought it would be awful.Recently, that game saw its release as Doritos Dash of Destruction. Developed by NinjaBee, Dash of...

End of the Year Holiday Video Game Treasures - Kids

Tall Writer — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:43 EST

Catch up on the all age games you might have missed this holiday season!
This year’s treasure trove of games for the younger crowd feature endless entertainment options. Check out these gems while you’re out shopping.Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)...

End of the Year Holiday Video Game Treasures - Adults

Tall Writer — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:53:28 EST

Catch up on all the exciting games you might have missed amid the holiday frenzy!
It’s easy to get lost in the end-of-the-year release frenzy. Fear not. This guide can help you find some unique games for that special someone (or yourself) this holiday season. Bangai-O-Spirits (DS)The robotic action game boasts immense battle movements and attacks amid several levels. Fight with missiles, swords, and wall-bouncing bullets...

The Evolution of a Gamer: Part 3 - The Gamer Evolves

Michael Prince — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:34:50 EST

How does one become a dedicated and obsessive gamer? Read on to see how a gamer evolves with the times.
This is the third part of a four-part series that will look at how I became the nutball, Sony fanboy, obsessive gamer I am. As you read this, if you have similar thoughts or your own stories please add them to the comments. If you are so inclined you can read part 1 and part 2 of the series to see what led me to this stage of my evolution as a...

Child's Play Charity 2008 at $1 Million and Counting

Mark Buckingham — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:09:56 EST

Looks to be another record-setting year for the charity, and there's still time left to get involved.
It started out in part as a reaction to the media decrying gamers as malicious ne'er-do-wells, responsible for everything wrong with society (much the way MTV viewers were maligned in the 1980s). It's grown into a charity that not only benefits countless sick children around the world, but has stuffed a sock in the traps of the same people...

Xbox 360 Review: NCAA Baketball 09

Matt Paprocki — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:47:01 EST

Being the only college game in town isn't all it's cracked up to be.
As EA continues their acquisition of exclusive sports licenses, increased pressure ends up on every release. After 2K Sports passed on their College Hoops franchise, that leaves the re-titled NCAA Basketball 09 as the only college series left (at least in terms of basketball). With March Madness gone from the title, one would expect this to be a...

GamezNFlix.com May Be Dead

Mark Buckingham — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:38:22 EST

It�s like they�ve dropped off the face of the Earth.
About a month and a half ago, after years of satisfied service, GamezNFlix.com sent me the first damaged disc I’d ever received from them. I e-mailed them promptly, figuring they would call shenanigans and accuse me of some wrongdoing (Gamefly did this to me several times, prompting me to abandon them and use GNF in the first place). To my...

Xbox 360 Review: Blitz: The League II

Brian Szabelski — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:38:08 EST

A brutal, bloody, over-the-top parody of the NFL and a huge step forward for the franchise.
When Midway sought to revive its long dormant Blitz franchise a few years back, some people were skeptical. When they decided to make a sequel for the current generation of consoles, it didn't get a lot of buzz, especially since Blitz: The League was a middle-of-the-road game. However, anyone thinking that Blitz: the League II is more of the same...

Xbox 360 Review: Gears of War 2

Mark Kalriess — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:06:41 EST

The best looking shooter on the 360 may also be the best playing one.
The first Gears of War was somewhat of a surprise hit. Helped by its cutting-edge graphics, smart advertising campaign, and somewhat innovative cover system it went on to sell 5 million copies. It was the Xbox 360’s first true “killer app”. It was one of the reasons I purchased my system a year ago, though I have never quite got...