http://www.gameover40.com Gaming with one foot in the grave. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:00:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Or just the sound of gamespot.com imploding? The dust is finally settled on Jeff Gerstmann and his cohorts who abandoned Gamespot after his departure.  Their new endeavor appears to be GiantBomb.com which will yet another Game News and Reviews site. I'm really happy to see Gerstmann and crew back and can't wait ... http://www.gameover40.com/2008/03/07/is-that-the-sound-of-a-giant-bomb/ Recently, I had a chance to play with an OLPC, the new "One Laptop Per Child" laptop and I was thoroughly impressed with the hardware. Along with the Asus Eee PC, the Intel Classmate PC, and rumors of a Acer product along these lines, the market of low cost linux-based laptops ... http://www.gameover40.com/2008/01/23/cheap-linux-laptops-catalyst-to-linux-gaming/ The first game I purchased for my Xbox 360 was Call of Duty 2, and since then I've been in love with the franchise.  Infinity Ward knows first person shooters and they are master craftsmen of the genre.  Call of Duty 4 has been no exception, and I tore through ... http://www.gameover40.com/2008/01/03/the-downside-of-multiplayer-gaming/ Here's my own predictions for 2008 in gaming: PS3 will finally get some traction this year after a good spring and summer. There are number of good titles that slipped into Spring and if all goes well for Sony, they'll have more buzz in their favor over Microsoft in ... http://www.gameover40.com/2008/01/02/new-years-predictions/ Mark Wilson from Kotaku gets it right; XBox Live should definitely put age matching into XBox Live.  It doesn't have to be perfect, but it would really improve the quality from my perspective. http://www.gameover40.com/2007/12/11/i-second-that-proposal-age-matching-in-xbox-live/ N'Gai Croal is always a must-read for me, but this article, which gives context to the Gerstmann firing, is one of his best.    It will be interesting to see how the industry evolves as we move forward. Review scores, in my view, can make me interested in a game, but ... http://www.gameover40.com/2007/12/10/more-on-gerstmann-and-the-industry/ Gamespot.com used to be one of favorite sites to get gaming information, but over the last few days, they've seemed to self-destruct. 10 years ago, no one would have noticed the inner workings of a trade publication having internal problems, but with the advent of the Internet, a ... http://www.gameover40.com/2007/12/04/the-meltdown-at-gamespot/ I'll admit it: I own four copies of Half Life 2 and bought my original copy many years ago, but it wasn't until now that I really played it. With the Orange Box and it's terrific value, I don't feel I payed too much for the experience. The first copy ... http://www.gameover40.com/2007/11/15/oh-how-i-love-thee-half-life/ Next Generation has a great article documenting the PSP's reversal of fortune and how it's now doing well on the strength of it's hardware updates and the new exclusive titles that are coming out. I bought my PSP on launch day and have always been a big fan of it.  I ... http://www.gameover40.com/2007/11/07/the-psp-comeback/ I picked up Picross this weekend, and given the number of hours I've played it since then, I'm fairly concerned that I've got a serious addiction problem on my hands and I believe Picross should be sold behind the counter by prescription only. If you enjoy Sudoku, which ... http://www.gameover40.com/2007/11/06/picross-should-be-illegal/