by Griffy
May 11th, 2010

Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar San Diego's Open World Western video game, is already creating that buzz within the gaming industry that could mean big things for today's gamer. News leaked recently that Game Informer Magazine and the UK's GamesTM have awarded RDR a 9.75/10 and 9/10 rating, respectively. Amid early concerns that this new Rockstar title would be "Grand Theft Auto with Horses" seems to be unfounded after the early reviews.

The UK's GamesTM Magazine says the game's world is "as expansive and inviting as any we've explored." It's the authenticity and technical accomplishments that seem to shine through, and there may even be more depth to the gameplay than initially expected: "Redemption is a game unafraid to mete out its ideas slowly, meaning that you're still learning new tricks several hours into the game."

Modern Warfare Grows Up
by CS Griffy
June 29, 2009

When I was a young boy growing up in Virginia I was affectionately referred to and known as “Timmy”. On my thirteenth birthday my Mother decided that as a teenager and now a young man I should be referred to as Tim. On the day of my Birthday I walked into our kitchen to see the Birthday banner that read “Happy Birthday Tim” and my first comment was “Who is this Tim character and why are we celebrating his birthday?”  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has officially grown up and aims to strike out on it’s own by dropping the “Call of Duty” prefix and walking on it’s own as “Modern Warfare 2”.

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Storms Handhelds This Fall
by Game Informer Online
May 26, 2009

While LucasArts are still tight-lipped about what’s going on with Battlefront III (if anything), the company has given us plenty of information on the newest handheld incarnation of the series, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron. Coming to the PSP and Nintendo DS this fall, Elite Squadron will purportedly put even the old console titles to shame, by featuring multi-level battlefronts, deep character customization, and hundreds of unlockable items and bonuses to aid the player during battles (at least in the PSP version – the DS will feature “pre-determined weapon armaments,” which sounds a whole lot like the basic character classes of previous games).