E3 ‘09: Alan Wake impressions
June 7, 2009 by Robin Parrish
Filed under Gaming
Spring 2010 can’t get here soon enough. That’s the date that the next evolutionary leap forward in story-driven gaming arrives, a landmark gaming experience called Alan Wake.
From the creators of Max Payne, Remedy Games, comes this tale that plays out like episodes of a TV show, each ending with a cliffhanger. You play as the title character, a horror writer who’s come to the northwestern town of Brightfall on vacation his wife. But things go wrong very fast when Alan’s wife disappears and the horrific events in his latest novel start coming true.
E3 ‘09: Xbox changes gaming forever
June 3, 2009 by Robin Parrish
Filed under Gaming
It’s not every day you get to say you were present for history in the making. But Microsoft made history on January 1st, 2009, and I was there to see it.
Xbox set the bar insanely high with its 2009 E3 Media Briefing. This multi-million dollar affair was a star-studded venture filled with juicy exclusives, jaw-dropping demos, and revolutionary surprises that just might turn the entire gaming industry on its head. Microsoft stunned the audience with surprise appearances by Steven Spielberg, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and others.
But let’s get right to the big: Microsoft is about to change the way you …read more




