The Wii has continued to shatter sales and industry expectations throughout it’s two year lifespan by selling over 41 million units, easily becoming the sales leader in the current generation console wars. Even with the year advantage held by the Xbox 360, the sales of the Wii have been a juggernaut during both the holiday seasons, as well as the traditional low sales periods of the year such as the spring and summer. While the Wii has brought a breathe of new life into an industry that had an arguably stagnant consumer base previous to it’s launch, it is important to look at the other profound effects that the Wii has had on the industry, predominantly the hardware sales of the previous console leader, Sony.

If the Japanese demo for Resident Evil 5 is any indication of what the final product will turn out like, I can safely say it’s on track to be a huge success. The demo provides a small part of two different levels. While it’s not very telling as far as plot is concerned, it does provide a solid opportunity to get a feel for the gameplay.

I had such high hopes for Sonic Unleashed when I first heard about it. The first videos and screenshots reminded me of Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. Now THAT was a Sonic game. Fast paced action and platforming made it an excellent addition to the franchise. That’s the next gen Sonic game everyone’s been looking for. Something that takes all of the things that were great about the older games in the franchise, and brings them into this generation of gaming. Unfortunately, Sonic Unleashed isn’t it.

I remember the good old days of arcade gaming. I used to play Street Fighter II for hours on end in my favorite arcade as “I Touch Myself” by The Divinyls played on the jukebox over and over. I actually…

I’ve had a very love-hate relationship with Mortal Kombat games over the years.  Each of the first three games ate a large number of my quarters in the arcades of my misspent youth, but I  hated the last few games…

Depending on the type of person you are, you are either excited by or dreading the upcoming Watchmen movie. If you are in the latter group then you will probably want to stop reading now. However, if you are the…

Let me throw two important facts about myself out there before I actually dive into this review. First, I loved Call of Duty 4. Second, I suffer from extreme World War II shooter fatigue—we’ve won the war more times than…

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