Why must you hurt me so?

I’m an old man. It’s kind of a relief to say that, given that five or six year ago I was convinced that I was going to be shackled to a Peter Pan complex as I aged. Thankfully, I now know I will age gracefully and not have to worry about... 

Back Catalog: Condemned

We’re well into the current console generation, and all three consoles — well, two mostly — have a rich catalog of games and experiences. The Gamers Pub is beginning a series that will look back on some of the games that new console owners may... 

Back Catalog: Condemned

We’re well into the current console generation, and all three consoles — well, two mostly — have a rich catalog of games and experiences. The Gamers Pub is beginning a series that will look back on some of the games that new console owners may... 

Server Crashers

Behold what weeks of frenzied anticipation and foolishly putting “crashers” in a game’s title hath wrought. One of the most anticipated XBLA titles in the service’s history has had its launch crippled by a hideously broken online component.... 

Battlefield: Bad Pacing

(Artist’s rendering of Bad Company’s pacing) I was given a copy of Battlefield: Bad Company shortly after the game’s launch and quickly forgot about it. A brief and forgettable foray into the single player campaign and a week or so... 

Castle Crashers: the saga begins…

In which four brave knights in primary color armor hack and slash their way into the hallowed halls of legend. The odds are stacked against these knights of blue, orange, red and green; brutes, skeletons, beekeepers and ninjas will bring their bees,... 

*drool* (Mirror’s Edge)

For a game I know so little about, I’m unreasonably excited about Mirror’s Edge. I really dig on how Electronic Arts has quietly gone about developing a stable of beautiful-looking, original games that are going a long way to helping... 

Braid and the future of XBLA

It’s heartening to see that the gathering storm that was swirling around Braid’s fifteen dollar price (or 1200 Microsoft Space Bucks) hasn’t seemed to hurt its sales. It’s due in no small part, I’m sure, to an overwhelmingly positive critical... 

Greetings, Pubbers

Hail fellows, I go by the name of Benjamin Salmon, and I’m the fresh face here in the smoky, beer-soaked confines of the pub. During my stay, I’ll be looking to graffiti up the walls with posts about games, gaming, thinking about games, dreaming...