Checkpoint: RoboCrotch’s LAN 2008 Edition

I attended RoboCrotch’s LAN on Friday and Saturday. Fun and entertaining, but damn the lack of exciting PC exclusives. The most recent game on the floor was FarCry 2, but that game’s multiplayer component was standard fare at best. A beautiful sight to behold, though.

PC gaming continues to woo me with its 1680 x 1050 pixels worth of gorgeous visuals, but then I see myself sitting on a fold out table staring at a 22″ – 24″ LCD with a headset and a mouse and keyboard. And to that I say:

“Give me back my controller, couch, 50″ screen and 5.1 surround sound please.”

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Army of Two Xbox 360 Impressions

Army of Two logo

We’ve been waiting for it and it finally arrived on March 4th, 2008. Yes, after being delayed multiple times, EA’s Army of Twowas officially released to the public. I rented the game over the weekend so here are my impressions on EA’s latest shooter.

In short: A really good rental to play with a friend as this game is built with coop in mind.

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