Blog entries for Chris

Burnout Dating

Chris

So it's Valentine's Day--if you haven't noticed or had a significant other that wouldn't let you forget--and EA has released a marketing campaign for its Burnout Paradise title.
The campaign includes mock dating service commercials where couples speak to how they fell in love over games of Burnout. Filled with sexually implicit rhetoric, one guy T-bones his mate at over 150 mph...
With their more mature nature, I can definately appreciate the marketing ingenuity--mostly [...]

Happy Capitalidays

Chris

Okay, I'm going to try to keep this short and work as hard as I can to hold my tongue. I just finished watching 2 hours of "Deal or No Deal" with my parents - no one here actually watched the whole thing (father played Brain Age 2; mother slept; and I surfed the Net). This episode sent me over the edge on what kind of capitalist holiday, filled with corporate gluttony, this season has become.
It all began with my disdain for those oportunists who felt like it okay to [...]

Mass (in)Effect(ive)

Chris

Ineffective, in the sense that the game hasn't really grabbed me.
So, the quarter is winding down and I find myself with some time and a little 'extra' cash - meaning I was bored and wanted to buy something. What else to do than check my favorite online garage sale that is Craigslist. After thinking about what I could possibly want, I of course looked up games that I'm currently back-logged to play.
With The Orange Box and Assassin's Creed being atop my list I starte [...]

Family, Football and Guitar Hero 2?!

Chris

Let there be no mistake, my parents have never been very receptive of video games in general. They fall into that category of people who feel that it can be a waste of time. However, I must stress that they are not completely against the games.
Long ago - well not that long ago - games were used as a mediating tool for me and my brother. He being the elder of 11 years, and me the younger, we didn't always get along, especially in the early years. Our first thing we could actually get al [...]

Enter the Husky...

Chris

Setting: Lights dimly lit, then a single spotlight, curtain raises and in steps our hero: Chris.
Character: Chris is a broad shouldered, tall, dark and handsome rogue of a figure. Imbued with the power to captivate, Chris enters the scene ready for anything with just a hint of hubris.
Okay, strike all of that...well, except the handsome part.
I apologize, let me properly introduce myself. I am but a humble student in his last year of undergraduate studies. For as [...]