The Globe and Mail - Controller Freak

Xbox 360 price cut to $199

csapieha — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 21:52 EDT

Microsoft threw down the gauntlet in the video game hardware war Wednesday night,[amp]nbsp;announcing major price cuts in Canada and the U.S. for all models of its Xbox 360 game console. The cost of the Xbox 360 Arcade edition fell nearly 30 per cent from $279.99 to $199.99, making it by far the least - Follow link to read full post

Microsoft courts kid gamers

csapieha — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:56 EDT

Microsoft is notorious for not offering much in the way of family friendly first-party fare for the Xbox 360. That said, they do have one property that offers a top-notch interactive experience geared explicitly for younger players in the form of Rare Ltd.'s Viva Pi?ata, a series of games starring papery - Follow link to read full post

The notebook buying blues

csapieha — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:00 EDT

I bought a laptop this weekend. I'd been needing one for a while, and I figured it was prime time to shop for one, given all the back-to-school sales I've seen advertised. Sadly, my shopping experience wasn't particularly pleasant. I hadn't settled on a particular model, but I had a general idea - Follow link to read full post

Tiger Woods PGA Tour back on top

csapieha — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:27 EDT

If you read this blog regularly, you probably know that I'm a little obsessed with golf games. Here's why. When I was a kid, I used to play upwards of 200 rounds of golf every year. From May through September, golf was all I could think about. After high school, when I no longer had access to dirt - Follow link to read full post

Mario Super Sluggers hits a home run

csapieha — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:53 EDT

My experience playing baseball video games began 25 years ago with Super Action Baseball for Coleco Vision. It used the ridiculously complex—and incontestably awesome—Super Action Controller, and I loved it. It was a great way for a hardball-obsessed kid to while away long Saskatchewan winters - Follow link to read full post

Nintendo fall titles target kids, casual players

csapieha — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:28 EDT

Nintendo hosted a preview on Tuesday of Wii and DS games slated for release this fall. In contrast with a similar event held by Microsoft at a downtown Toronto nightclub last week that felt like a miniature game convention, Nintendo's showcase was a quieter affair. Small groups of journalists lounged - Follow link to read full post

Fit Brains trims the fat from our noodles

csapieha — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:10 EDT

Led by the popular Nintendo DS titles Brain Age and Big Brain Academy, dozens of so-called brain training games have popped up in recent years. Often designed in part by folks who claim expertise in neurological health, the makers of these games typically maintain that regular play sessions will help - Follow link to read full post

Microsoft flaunts fall games line-up

csapieha — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:55 EDT

Every summer Microsoft hosts a media event in Toronto called X-whatever-year-it-happens-to-be. There are never any big announcements or reveals; it's simply an opportunity for journalists to get hands-on time with some major titles before they're released over the holiday months. X08 took place Thursday - Follow link to read full post

Everything I know I learned from games

csapieha — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:18 EDT

I'm not much of a sports fan, but I love the Olympics. I've been watching the Beijing games semi-religiously over the last couple of weeks. The tearful athletes, the national pride...it chokes me up. Thing is, I don't know squat about the rules of most Olympic sports. Or at least I thought I didn't - Follow link to read full post

Too bad for Too Human

csapieha — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:24 EDT

Too Human was slotted to be one of Microsoft's top Xbox 360 exclusives of 2008. However, it seems unlikely that this action role-playing game, developed by St. Catherines-based studio Silicon Knights, will earn the same legions of fans garnered by other Xbox-only blockbusters, such as Halo and Gears - Follow link to read full post