Lately I have been playing through two games which are Crackdown and GRAW 2. Both titles have been great so far, Crackdown I feel was a sleeper game that was release for the xbox 360. I know a lot of gamers out there purchase Crackdown cause of the Halo 3 beta but when you get this game going it is actually a fun game. Especially when getting in a co-op play on Xbox Live. Which I have found very fun. As for GRAW 2 it has been great as well, I just think the developers just tried to fix the problems they had in the first GRAW when it was released on the Xbox 360, which was for me the best looking game I have seen on a next-gen console. Just because the detail and how the characters looked was amazing. At times I just felt there was more worked that needed to be done. So now playing through GRAW 2 I see the problems that I went through on the first GRAW was fixed in the second part. I just think there is new problems in the game now. I know both games have been release for awhile now but I just wanted to give a little update of what I have been through these past couple of days. Being that I have been really busy with the site and was playing through the Halo 3 beta which I found very fun and worth the wait for. A lot of people have asked me so are you going to miss the Halo 3 beta. My response is NO! just because I feel I got enough playing time through the beta and the game. Just waiting for the final release when hopefully it comes out in September. Just to see how Bungie is going to response to all the comments and problems they had in the beta and also most important listening to the community through the Bungie forums and other websites. So it has been a great week and I see it continue down to the next months. Also being a great time to be a gamer, E3 coming next month which we will be all waving goodbye to Electronic Gaming Expo aka E3. Looking forward to the next great titles that will be coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. Oh and Yes the Nintendo Wii. So it will be busy for me and also my site and also starting out the Podcast of Passion For Games which will be coming really soon. I know I have been saying that for weeks now but I just want to make sure when the first show comes out I want it to be as close to perfect it could be. So stay tuned and if you have any comments please let me know. Drop a comment and hope to hear from you all soon.
Time is coming quick and yes I mean June 10th will be the last day we could pop in our Crackdown Disc and select “Halo 3 Beta” until the month of September. So I’m doing this just because I never played any of the first 2 Halo games before I’m going to play through both titles so that I could get the story down pack. So when Halo 3 is release and I start playing through the Single Player I will not be lost. Just because I know Halo is not just a big game for the xbox because of what it offers online on Xbox Live. I know the storyline must be interesting and I want to know more about Master Chief and see what is the big deal of him being the top dog in the gaming industry. Starting this weekend at the end of June 10th when Halo 3 beta is finally gone I will be playing through Halo and Halo 2. Oh NO!!! I won’t just be jumping on Halo 2 for online play. I’m really going to put in time and effort and go through the story of both games. Which looking at the reviews of both games it seems like both of them have gotten some great reviews. So you must ask “Where have you been all these years” and my answer is don’t know, but I will give you my input on both games really soon. I’m looking forward to it and can’t wait.
Although reports of the Xbox 360 scratching discs have been floating around for a while, the story really got legs a couple months ago when a Dutch TV show called Kassa aired a segment claiming to prove that the 360 damages media. Although Microsoft promised to look into the problem, apparently that's not good enough for Meglena Kuneva, the European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, who has given Redmond exactly one week to detail how it's handled the bad DVD drive situation in the Netherlands, how widespread the problem is in other markets, and how many complaints have been received in those markets. While the Commissioner says the European Commissions doesn't have the "competencies" to force a recall at this time, she does say that she'll be "more than happy to act" if she finds legal grounds to do so. Ouch. Better get it figured out, boys -- the clock's ticking.