http://www.xboxdude.com Sun, 11 May 2008 19:19:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hope everyone got their presents... I'm about to head out to get mine.  What are you all getting your mom?  (I'm giving mine a gift certificate for a manicure/pedicure) *I'm typing this as I am looking at an empty bank account... http://www.xboxdude.com/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day/ GTA4 is all story. Several months ago I recall complaining about the lack of emphasis put on story in games. I still believe this is true, but after playing games like Gears of War and Halo 3, I find myself going back go other games like Earth Defense ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2008/05/10/thoughts-on-gta4-is-this-the-real-deal/  [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeZnu2d9R5I]  Okay, so this game is old... several years old.  However, after playing hours of this game over the past few days (having downloaded it on my 360), I must say it was worth every point spent.  It's not that the game adds much that is new, but there is some ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2008/05/09/weekend-break-metal-arms-glitch-in-the-system/ It's that time again and I am finally back on this site.  Unfortunately, I don't have any readers right now, but I plan on changing that.  Here's to another solid week... no... month... no... year... decade? http://www.xboxdude.com/2008/05/09/im-back/ Bungie is very reluctant to release details for Halo 4.  XboxDude.com is the first to bite at their heels.  Did it do anything?  No.  In fact, Bungie has probably blocked my email address... and three others. So I don't even know if there will be a Halo 4... but history shows ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2007/09/16/who-is-ready-for-halo-4/ It's the game that outsold Lair, Heavenly Sword, and Metroid Prime 3 combined even before its release. It's the game that created and defined the original Xbox. It's the game that people can't stop picking on. You guessed it - it is Halo 3. Then again, if you were guessing what this ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2007/09/16/legendary-halo-3-release/ E3 is over (to be equally obvious, so is World War I) and I've gotten off my ass to make another post.  This one is about IGN.  I love IGN - sometimes their articles can get a bit sparse around E3-time, but it is forgivable.  I used to even pay ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2007/07/28/ign-plays-it-cool-about-halo-3/ All of the best and all of the worst is shown during E3... but mostly the worst. It is as though everything rides on this one event, as it has been assumed in the past by gamers with an ego. Between the bickering of gamers and a major downsize, ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2007/07/12/xbox-360s-critical-e3-analysis/ I am now presenting Forum Watch! Each forum watch will basically be coverage of a forum. Today I am covering a thread from GamersRepublic.net: Microsoft at E3 2007 Rumors, Looks Promising, But Take them With a Grain of Salt Thread started by core238: - Microsoft start first at 6.30pm GMT+0:00. (Fact) - ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2007/07/09/forum-watch-with-gamersrepublic/ Did you hear the great news? Kush Games' MLB 2K7 has new downloadable content! Oh wait, it's in-game content... and they are charging another $10 for it. As though it hasn't been said before, this nickel-diming trend has got to stop. EA has created this monster ... http://www.xboxdude.com/2007/07/09/tip-to-consumers-buy-smart/