CrossEyedGamer

Who is a gamer?

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:01:00 -0500

Gaming has evolved so much over the past five years that defining who is a gamer has become more difficult. In fact I�m sure there are many gamers who don�t even know they are gamers. The industry has expanded so much and made its way into many aspects of our culture that is would be very hard to avoid gaming. Gaming is all around us and the sooner we realize that most of us a gamers in one way or another then we can find comfort in gaming.

Gaming has typically referred to those gamers we see on the PC and on the consoles. Those who play World of Warcraft, Starcraft,

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:05:00 -0500

The NFL starts this week. The CEG Fantasy Football League is all drafted out and our favorite teams have been picked to death. Nothing left to do but buy the beer, get some nachos and fire up the hot wings. We also need a couple Football video games.
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Of course Madden NFL 11 is out but if your interested in a little less Blitz and more action sack then you may want to check out Madden NFL Arcade on Xbox Live and PSN for $15. You have two teams of five compete for touchdowns by any means necessary.
You can also

What's Good In the XBLA?

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:48:00 -0500

The XBox Live Arcade has been a work in progress for about a year now. It started out with a few games with more promised on the way.
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Where does the XBLA stand now? There's some great games in there. Let's take a quick rundown of some of the best the Arcade has to offer.

Limbo

I personally have this game and recommend it. If your a puzzle freak with a sick twist this is the game for you. The eerie feel of the game makes it seem the boy is either lost or

Halo: Reach Theme Hits The Dashboard

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:47:00 -0500

The new Halo: Reach Premium theme went up today on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The new theme is all about the Noble Team.
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Take a close look at the image, it features 5 helmets. Each is an achievement for completing challenges in Reach.

* Jorge's Helmet - Earn a Killtacular in multiplayer Matchmaking.
* Carter's Helmet - Clear a Campaign mission on Legendary without dying.
* Emile's Helmet - Earn a Bulltrue medal in either multiplayer or Firefight Matchmaking.
* Kat's Helmet

Digital Distribution

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:21:00 -0500

Is Digital Distribution a good idea?

Lots of great changes have happened to our consoles in the last few years but one I�m particularly interested in is Digital Distribution. I don�t think its full potential has been reached yet. It has been a great success on the XBLA but can that success transfer over to full retail games? The games on demand service has introduced this idea but what I�m interested in seeing is games being

Monopoly Streets Rises Above the Board

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:16:00 -0500

Monopoly Streets is an awesome new look to the 75 year old game. In honor of the 75th anniversary Monopoly comes to life in a living, fully animated world you can build and monopolize. The game looks amazing at the street level. After playing from above the board looking down, street level is pretty sweet.
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The game play is a head to head race with your friends on line to build and control as much of the city streets as possible. See your city grow from the ground up with everything from the cheap hotels on Baltic to the opulent suites on Park Place are yours to own and create.

Rock Band 3 Set List

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:05:00 -0500

Check out the video and the set list. Game is released on October 25, 2010.
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The 2000s
Amy Winehouse, Rehab
At the Drive-In, One Armed Scissor
Avenged Sevenfold, The Beast & the Harlot
Dover, King George
The Bronx, False Alarm
The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1

Call of Duty: Black Ops Playlist Adds Wager Matches

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:49:00 -0500

We've got the playlists, a heads up on the new Wager Matches and the Theater Mode. Get the breakdown of the playlist and a video featuring the wager matches.
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Let's start with the new playlists:

Core

Team Deathmatch (12 players)
Merc Team Deathmatch (No parties)
Free for All (8 players, no really large maps)
Domination (12 players)
Ground War (18 players,

Halo: Reach Review Video

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:15:00 -0500

We're down to the final 10 days before Halo: Reach is released. Check out the LATEST video of the day.
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