Review: Comic Jumper The Adventures of Captain Smiley
The same company that brought you XBLA hits The Maw and Splosion Man are releasing their third XBLA title, Comic Jumper. Twisted Pixel returns to the scene with the newly acquired comic book hero…oops, I meant to say joke of a hero. (more…)
Review: Space Invaders Infinity Gene
When the game first started, it had the feel and taste of the original Space Invaders game; black and white screen and the basic vector graphics used in the original. Soon after that intro level, the game evolved into this 2D/3D version, where you’re allowed to fly all over the screen to shoot down the aliens. Space Invaders Infinity Gene brings back the classic feel of Space Invaders but with a Bit.Trip and Ikaruga feel. (more…)
Weekly Halo Armor Update
In between playing Halo Reach and packing the house in preparation for my move in October, I’ve managed to put some more time into creating my Spartan armor. For this weekly update I wanted to share my experience making the forearm piece. By looking at this piece, I figured it would be a great place to start, not too difficult, but not that easy either. After talking with some folks that went to DragonCon over Labor Day weekend, yes always the same weekend as PAX Prime, I heard that the forearm piece is the most difficult to get the size just right. Great! So it’s true, looks are deceiving. (more…)
Microview: Halo Reach
Seeing that I’m the resident Halo expert here at Rejected Gamer, I wanted to share my thoughts with you about Halo Reach. This is only a mini-review, so don’t expect too much elaboration about the game, but my full review, which will be posted on or around this upcoming Tuesday, will have an in-depth look into the game. (more…)
Firefight Fridays
Now that Reach has released, it’s safe to assume that almost everybody will be playing it for awhile. Some of us are completing the campaign first, but a lot of others are already jumping in multiplayer and FireFight. With that said, I would like to introduce FireFight Fridays.
FireFight Fridays is a way for a group of Halo fans to get together and fight it out in FireFight. FireFight Fridays will be every Friday, of course, starting at 10pm Eastern. This isn’t a replacement to the Rejected Gamer Night on Thursdays, this is just another excuse for us to play more games and gather up community members to play some Halo and hang out.
If you would like to join starting this Friday September 17, send gamertag X3R0 9 a message over Xbox Live.
Halo Armor: From Game to Reality
^ From this………………………………..To this ^
Most of you may know that I’m a huge fan of the Halo series. I’ve been a fan of Halo ever since Halo 1 released on November of 2001; reading all the books, playing all the games, and even buying some of the Halo Clix figurines. With that said, I’ve always wanted a set of Spartan armor to wear at cosplay events and for Halloween. With the help from the 405th community, I can now make my Halo armor starting with some basic household items. In a multipost series, I’m going to briefly introduce you to the process of creating armor and share with you my experience while making my armor. (more…)
New Features, More Money
Announced today, Microsoft plans on charging more for their Xbox Live Gold subscription. On November 1, 2010, games can expect to pay $59.99 a year, $9.99/month, or $24.99 every three months. The reason for this increase is because of all the added features that we have seen and are about to see in the upcoming months. With ESPN, Video Kinect, and Hulu Plus, Microsoft has now found a way to charge more for their service. I understand that Microsoft is forced into the increase because of these new deals, but personally, I think it’s crap! (more…)
Live – The Electronic Addiction
Won’t anti-video game lobbyist love the title of this post? The joke will be on them though because it won’t be what they think it’s going to be about. Now if you follow me on Twitter or if you’re on my 360 friends list, you already know that I’ve had a bit of bad luck as of late. First I had a serious tire issue on the way back home from vacation. Then last Monday on my way home from work, I check the mail like I always do and my truck wouldn’t start. Luckily it was only my battery – probably couldn’t take the heat from sitting so long, plus it was over five years old. And according to superstition, “bad luck comes in threes,” which brings me to the third bout of bad luck. During a typical afternoon thundershower, lighting had struck nearby and zapped part of my router and my Xbox 360 ethernet port. While losing connection to Xbox Live through an ethernet cable isn’t a total loss, it is financially when you consider the cost of an adapter and any possible future repair costs, to the price of a new console. But the real loss is losing a way to socialize with friends.
While there are many ways to socialize with online friends, like Twitter, Facebook, Skype, Myspace (if that even exists anymore), but nothing beats hoping on Live to chat with friends while playing some multiplayer games. There are folks out there that would say that myself, and many others in a similar situation are addicted to games, but honestly most of us aren’t. I think that most of us enjoy sharing the OMG moments with our friends. It gives us something to talk about for days on end until the next Kilimanjaro happens, or watching a friend take out a helicopter that falls on top of a tank and destroys that too in Battlefield Bad Company 2.
On the bright side to all this, I now have plenty of time to play all my single player campaigns. I can now finish Dragon’s Age, Bioshock 2 (that never really impressed me), Oblivion (that feels to be an ongoing game), and hey, I have loads of time to find all 500 Agility Orbs and 300 Hidden Orbs in Crackdown 2. My word of advice to all the complaints about Live, while it may feel that it costs a lot and we may feel that we’re getting screwed, either remember or imagine gaming without Live.
Sanity Saving iPhone Games
I know last week I mentioned that I was going to share my thoughts on games that I have played during my hiatus, but because I had left my power cable at home during my vacation, I wasn’t able to share those thoughts. Now that I’m home, I want to share my thoughts on a few iPhone games that I have been playing the past few months. (more…)
Guess Who’s Back!?
That’s right everybody, I’m back!! After a few month hiatus because of school, I’m finally back full time. After four and a half long years and two universities later, I have finally graduated again. But enough about me, I just want to let you all know that I’ll be back supporting the other writers with fresh content, new views on news that is coming out, and anything that I feel you may need to know. Throughout the week I’ll be sharing what games I’ve been playing, my thoughts on them, and anything else that I want to share that is gaming related.
Throughout the week I’ll be writing about games like Angry Birds, TweetDefense, Trees of Doom, Crap of Defense, Silent Swords, and Future Fight for the iPhone. I’ll also do write ups for Split Second, Alan Wake, Alpha Protocol, and Battlefield Bad Company 2 to name a few of the Xbox 360 and PS3 games that have helped keep my sanity during my school.
Post PAX East Wrap-up
You all are probably wondering where our post PAX coverage is, and I don’t blame you; there were some pretty cool games on display. But with Easter being this weekend and most of us recovering from the “PAX Plague,” it’s taking us some time to gather our notes and give you our thoughts on what we seen. Make sure you keep an eye on the site in the next few days as we’ll be posting content and opinions. If you haven’t heard our shows from PAX, make sure you do, as you’ll hear interviews about some of the up coming games. Here are the links to those shows: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3. Here is a list of some of the games you can expect to see write ups about in the up coming days: Alpha Protocol, Breach, Shank, Two Worlds II, Devil’s Tuning Fork, Skate 3, Comic Jumper, Puzzle Quest 2, Joe Danger, and many more!
Rejected Gamer Invades Boston
If you haven’t seen or heard, Rejected Gamer will be at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East in Boston, MA next weekend – March 26-28, 2010. Jeff (), Matt (), and Mike () will be there checking out the scene and hanging out with fellow gamers getting our game on.
If you’re going to PAX East 2010, make sure you look for us or follow our Twitter accounts (linked above) to see what we’re up to – hey, we may even want to interview you!! If you’re unable to go, make sure you check out the site as we’ll be posting content as often as possible about the games we come across, the people we meet, and the activities we plan on attending.
The New Rejected Gamer ver. 2.0
As you may have noticed, RejectedGamer.com is undergoing a reboot. A reboot that is much needed to expand and grow the community. After a year working with the site, the staff realized that there was something missing — a purpose. A purpose that got lost in the months following the birth of RejectedGamer.com. (more…)
REBOOT
Xbox 360 Video Review: Blood Bowl
Developer: Cyanide Studios
Publisher: South Peak
Genre: Sports, Football
Rating: Teen
Price: $49.99