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What a weekend! This was really the kick start of the holidays for me. Vancouver was blanketed by snow--I know, BIG DEAL(!!) if you're from anywhere else in Canada or big chunks of the US, but for us folks in the warmest and wettest urban center in the country, getting several inches of snowfall this close to Christmas IS a big deal, trust me! My wife and I also attended our first Christmas get together with friends and that was a great party with a collection of people ranging in ages from 8 months to parents in their 70's. (The Chief and Athena were at the party too, so that was pretty sweet for this BSG fanboy!) And then last night, after a solid snowed-in day of gaming...I've gone back to the final stages of God of War II to finally complete the game--don't ask! I get busy with new stuff to review every week and it's taken me forever but man, I love God of War!!! Anyone that is fully enamored with the new Prince of Persia and its simplified design, should really take another look...
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E3 Dissapoints
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E3 2008 was without a doubt the most boring expo the industry had ever seen, and was so bad it even cast doubt on the future of the conference. Gone were the days of booth babes and excitement, traded for boring hallways and lackluster announcements. Honorable mention goes to Nintendo for what could easily be the most ridiculous press conference in the history of press conferences, overly-ecstatic air-drumming included. The ESA promises E3 2009 to be a return to the glitz and glamour of years past.
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DLC Rising
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The popularity of downloadable content and digital delivery skyrocketed in 2008, seeing more and more people make the move away from hard copies of their games, music, and movies. User-generated content also grew in popularity, games like LittleBigPlanet are only the beginning, folks.
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Studios Closing
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Unfortunately, economic conditions in 2008 saw the closure and decline of many great game studios. Flagship Studios was the first on the chopping block, closing their doors after the abysmal failure of Hellgate: London. Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down Ensemble Studios after the completion of their latest project, Halo Wars for the 360. And what about Midway? The Mortal Kombat publisher couldn’t catch a break in 2008, with dropping stock prices and lay-offs, the future of Midway doesn’t look good. Time Splitters developer Free Radical even saw employees showing up to work with locks on the doors. The biggest of all though, EA has started laying off more than a thousand people in 2008, and closed the doors of several studios, including EA Chicago and the Vancouver-based Black Box Games. Another Vancouver-based developer, Radical Entertainment, also saw massive lay-offs. Let’s hope they have a better year in 2009.
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New Mobiles
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In more exciting hand-held news, Apple released the iPhone 3G, marking the computer giant’s entry into the gaming market. The sale of iPhone games has been a tremendous success, but it wasn’t all roses for the iPhone when Google released the new T-Mobile G1. Running on the new Android mobile operating system, the device has managed to take some of the steam away from Apple’s iPhone juggernaut, but we’re still looking forward to some of titles the iPhone has coming this year, including Metal Gear Solid Touch.
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The Dark Knight
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We all knew the sequel to Batman Begins was going to be good, but no one thought it would be that good. The Dark Knight was released to rave reviews and killed the competition at the box office, quickly becoming the second highest grossing film of all time. No one, least of all those involved in the making of the film, could have predicted the mad success. As it stands, director Christopher Nolan is exploring the possibility of making a follow up, but nothing has been decided yet.
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EP Daily Jan 5th-2
Aired: 2009-01-05
- Best of 2008: Video Games
- 2009 Preview Week: F.E.A.R 2
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EP Daily Jan 5th-4
Aired: 2009-01-05
- Best of 2008: Donna's Memorable Moments
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EP Daily Jan 5th-2
Aired: 2009-01-05
- Best of 2008: Video Games
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EP Daily Jan 5th-4
Aired: 2009-01-05
- Best of 2008: Donna's Memorable Moments
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whoops double-clutched sorry folks
first off I'd like to give a big boo to the player haters towards the top of this board. Their was no need for any of that; 2nd as a first-time viewer fo thsi site I notice an extreme lack fo PC reviews which is probaly ultimately why you guys decided their was nothing good on PC. With that thought in mind i was wondering if you and your fine staff were looking for someone to fill in the gap and review PC releases? I'd also be interested in doing throwbacks if you guys wanted to do old PC games or old console games, etc. Now that we're seeing classics being re-released on XBoX Live and that WII Downloads and the Playstation Store (but not really) perhaps old-time reviews would have some value.
first off I'd like to give a big boo to the player haters towards the top of this board. Their was no need for any of that; 2nd as a first-time viewer fo thsi site I notice an extreme lack fo PC reviews which is probaly ultimately why you guys decided their was nothing good on PC. With that thought in mind i was wondering if you and your fine staff were looking for someone to fill in the gap and review PC releases? I'd also be interested in doing throwbacks if you guys wanted to do old PC games or old console games, etc. Now that we're seeing classics being re-released on XBoX Live and that WII Downloads and the Playstation Store (but not really) perhaps old-time reviews would have some value.
BTW I think this will be by far the greatest story in the digital entertainment industry in the coming year(s): the battle to censor the Internet! This will indeed, be fairly epic. Link here: http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=1123827 Again, Happy New Years!
Have a very happy and prosperous New Year, Vic. Same to all the hosts and you hard working people behind the scenes producing this great show. ElecPlay is a great resource for us working to be successful in entertainment. ElecPlay also has *heart* which is sadly lacking in most venues. Best regards, and remember: A man should be judged for the quality of his character, not for the brand of his gaming console. ;) HNY, Del Esau
I can't wait until somebody comes out with a machine that is compatible with all the consoles. Imagine being able to play xbox 360, PS3, and Wii games all on one console. That somebody will be a very, very rich guy. I imagine though, that the lawyers for the "Big 3" will get rich too, trying to de-rail it.
I have never understood the whole concept of being a fan of one console or another. It's all just gaming. There are pros and cons to any system. not everyone can afford a ps3 AND an xbox360, but if you can, than you have the potential to play so many more games, and that to me what its all about.
Well I remember seeing lots of coverage on littlebigplanet and MGS4 so maybe you just don't know what you are talking about.
I'm sorry that Microsoft has failed you and you need to take it out on Sony and Nintendo, Commodore. I think you need to quit going to online sausage parties, find a woman and do more with your life than arguing about consoles. I want an explanation from Victor Lucas on why Reviews On The Run has a heavy Xbox 360 bias. I don't care what you have to say.
Hey man, Just because I hate the sony playstation, all of it's fans, and have blamed Ken Kutaragi for all the wars in the world does not make me a fanboy.........
You're the troll, commodore. Pathetic Xbox 360 fanboy. Go back to your endless online sausage parties and hoping Victor and his buddies will invite you to a game.
obvious troll is obvious.
Commodore 64, the prices for the two consoles I do own and all their peripherals have the same prices here in Canada as they do in the U.S. and the Xbox 360 is also at par. The Xbox 360 peripherals, Xbox Live and Xbox 360 Marketplace points are not. Yet, Mr. Lucas and his cohorts continue to suck up to MS and Bill Gates because he provides them financial support for their T.V. shows. I think it's a disgraceful show of bias. I'm sorry that your Xbox 360 broke for the 5th time and you're taking your anger out on me. You got what you paid for. That's buyer's remorse for you. Maybe your good buddy Victor can lend you one of his beloved Xbox 360s while you wait for MS to repair your latest Red Ring Of Death.
Mr Briang(if that is your real name) Do you not know that prices are often inflated for any video game console or game in Canada?Are you upset because your less popular video game system gets less air time from just about everyone and it's just easier to assume that Victor Lucas is part of some sort of corporate conspiracy then admit the fact that your piece of gaming hardware is less popular because less people like it? Don't you have better things to do with your life?
Mr. Victor Lucas, I have seen in the last year or so some heavy, heavy bias for the Xbox 360 from you and you co-hosts. Despite all the problems in regards to durability and higher prices that Canadians have to pay for Xbox 360 accessories and XBL you continue to act as if the Xbox 360 is the greatest console ever. Are you taking payola from Bill Gates and Microsoft?
To Vic, all the staff at Greedy, and all who love video games and technology (and the rest of the world as well), hope you have the Merriest of Christmases and the Happiest of New Years. Here's hoping that 2009 is an even better year for Gaming and Gamers!!!!!! Peace to all! Alien Sex Goddess
Vic reading your blogs and gaining insight everytime I read one of them is a profound and knowledgable experience, anything from Vancouver getting snow to how metrics concert was to the conversations of how tech sauvy everyone is getting these days, I totally think that technology is needed in this day in age, obviously the "elders" would have a hard time understanding what it's all about but thats just because they were brought up in different times, which is obvious cause if your like 70 im sure all you had was a stick and a tin can, but this is the way of the future and has no intention of slowing down which is good cause I love a good killing spree on COD or GTA. anyways Merry Christmas, Kwanza or hanukkah to all. and I hope I get Fallout 3 from god ol' St. Nick
Happy Holidays Vic!!!
Hey Vic, Will we be able to watch the newer episodes of Reviews on The Run online? I've been dying to watch the Fallout 3 ep, but they keep showing older re-runs on g4 tech tv :( Anyway, merry Xmas man, enjoy the holidays, you deserve it. -Broodix
All the best to the entire staff! Keep up the great work. Lets hope that 2009 will bring at least one PC gamer to the team. Some comments made during the year in review episode where inaccurate due to a lack of knowledge of the platform but it's all good. Even reporters can't research everything they say on air during an exchage between experts in certain field. Just keep in mind that the PC tuitles you referred to as console games releaswed on the PC started as PC games. Far Cry, Fallout 1, 2..Left 4 Dead ( Valve). It's like me saying that the 360 had 2 games cause the 2 exclusive big hits where Gears 2 & Fable2. Anyways the last 2 years have been amazing for PC gamers all the best selling consoles games plus PC exclusives like the witcher enhanced edition, Crysis Wars, STALKER clear sky etc...& a few MMOs. PS. Please stop with the PC gaming is expensive 1500$ PC etc...If you paid 1500$ for gaming PC you got ripped off. I upgrade every 3 or 4 years & spebnd 600$. You can get a sick system with 2 video cards for 1000$! Again not trying to bash you guys...keep up the good work but research helps when not knowledgeable about a topic especially if it's going toair on TV across north America!!!
Nice to see your Holidays are off to a start Vic. I live in Newfoundland and we have gotten large amounts of snow lately...more then we can manage sometimes.
srry for being off topic:)
hey vic, saw your show today. I was wanting to figure out how to get in to the 10 grand contest. Any help? -jay
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