I've been playing a heck of a lot of "Bastion," this week's Summer of Arcade release on Xbox 360. Sadly, it's still under embargo and I can't talk about it yet. Also earning heavy time in my consoles are "Infamous 2" and "Magic: The Gathering."
The year's half over, and "Bulletstorm" unexpectedly stands tall as my game of the half-year.
It's been a while since I've done one of these, but nonreview games I've managed to sneak in include "Outland" and "Dragon Quest IX." I've also been spending time with old favorites "Bulletstorm" and "Portal 2."
Publishers largely sat back during E3 week, with "Infamous 2" being the lone must-play release.
I've been playing a lot of "Brink" in the run-up to Tuesday's release. I also managed to sneak in some "Bulletstorm" and "Divinity II," among other things.
A huge population of nongamers and gamers alike will undoubtedly be turned off by “Bulletstorm’s” ample profanity, frequent references to sex acts and gory dismemberments, but to casually dismiss it as "just another violent video game" misses the point.
I spent a good five-plus hours Thursday at Microsoft's showcase of upcoming games for the Xbox 360, Kinect, PC and Windows 7 phones. Here's a quick recap of the news from the event, along with some quick reactions to what I saw and played.