What’s getting played this weekend?
Well, this may not be the best way to start of my career at BGBureau, but I wanted to get something written. I’m going down to Miami for a week’s vacation to visit my family and my wife’s family. It’s...
View ArticleWhy be an achievement whore?
I’ve been reading a number of blog entries, and replies to blogs, talking about cleaning up some achievements before moving on to the next game or before getting into a backlog. BigRed and I are doing...
View ArticleWeak willed!
I vowed to not buy the 3DS until there were more games for it. Even after the price drop, there just wasn’t enough software to warrant a purchase. On Wednesday morning, I walked into Target and heard a...
View ArticleThis week’s purchases
Although, technically, these were last week’s purchases, I only received them in the mail this week, so I’ll count them. I bought these four games through gohastings.com, a website that I can not...
View ArticleWhat are we playing this weekend? 19, Aug. Edition
I’ll be playing NCAA Football 12: Road to Glory mode and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. I’ve reached the belly of JabuJabu in Zelda, getting ready to get the third stone before I head...
View ArticleWho gets to review a game?
In the September 2011 issue of GamePro magazine, there was a three-columned article written that introduced a topic I had never thought about. Having spent over 20 years of my life as an avid gamer,...
View ArticleFor the information of all hands
Gohastings.com is having a 25% off of all used games with $1 shipping per item. Enter promotion code 1234 when checking out. I’ve done very well with this company with both books and games. I picked...
View ArticleWhat are you playing this weekend? 9.9.11
This week I’ll be continuing my play through of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS. In addition, I bit the bullet and downloaded the Rezzurection Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops. I’ll...
View ArticleDead Island: Review in Progress
Dead Island is an open world game in the light of Fallout 3. It has some polish issues throughout, but they don’t take away from the great combat, exploration, collection, and discovery. Waking up in...
View ArticleWhat are you playing this weekend? September 23rd Edition
I’ll continue on my adventure through Banoi in Dead Island. I don’t think that I’ll get into any other games this weekend. I will be visiting my first comic con in Annapolis, MD, so wish me luck....
View ArticleWhere should you buy Arkham City? UPDATED!!!
This Tuesday, Rocksteady will be releasing the follow-up to 2009’s stellar Batman: Arkham Asylum with Arkham City. Every retailer will have this game available with some sort of incentive, but where...
View ArticleBatman: Arkham City Collector’s Edition Unboxing
Here’s what I’ve been waiting for! Watch in awe as my son and I (not pictured) unwrap the 360 version of Batman: Arkham City. Stay tuned to BGB for reviews in progress and a discussion in our next...
View ArticleWhat’s in your system this weekend?
With the upcoming releases of the season’s blockbusters, what games are you playing this weekend to bide your time? I’ll be playing Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham City, and more Batman: Arkham...
View ArticleWhen does a game stop being a part of your backlog and just become part of a...
I’d like to put a truly honest effort into completing at least a few games on my backlog in 2012. We all know that my collection is going to grow, but it may be time to make a distinction between a...
View ArticleSWOrrior’s Top Five Games of 2011
I am not a professional game player and I do not work for any type of magazine or website. This article is being written with the games that I’ve purchased with my own money. These games, of course,...
View ArticleSaints Row the Third – Wrap Up Review
Imagine me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together!!! And thus, my time with Saints Row the Third has been...
View ArticleWhat this past week was like (2-25-2012)
My entertainment for the last week is exceptionally varied. Let’s start off with my TV viewing. My wife and I are still working our way through “How I Met Your Mother.” We’re on season six which,...
View ArticleWhat would you like to see Kickstarted?
BigRedNY and I were having a discussion about two of our favorite games: Mutant League Football and Hockey. We’d both be willing to plunk down a nice little stack of cash to see these games remade in...
View ArticleAm I a Game-o-holic?
Recently, I’ve been buying a lot of games. I don’t mean a few, I mean A LOT! Most of them are older games, whether they’re used on sale at Gamefly.com or, what has been the case more often, is that...
View ArticleG.F.Y.S. Episode I – Unoriginal Garbage
The Sworrior goes on a rant about unoriginal garbage that keeps showing up on shelves (both virtual and physical). The newest audio podcast from Sworrior Barry. He steps outside the realm of the VG...
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