Virtual Reality with Half-Life 2

Is it weird that my first game completed with cutting edge VR technology is over 10 years old, and came out during the age of PS2, Gamecube, and the original Xbox?  Maybe, but it was still amazing.

Alterac Valley: The best MOBA

MOBAs (multiplayer online battle arenas) have become an enormously popular genre over the past several years, starting with the Warcraft 3 mod Defense of the Ancients (DOTA), to games like League of Legends, DOTA 2, and Smite among many others.  Here, I'll explain why I think the World of Warcraft battleground Alterac Valley is more fun than any of today's stand-alone MOBAs.

The best way to play Rocksmith

Rocksmith - a great game for learning guitar or learning some songs and jamming along with for experienced players.  After getting fed up with lag I found out the best way to play the game.  It will take a little investment but will provide lag free gameplay.  You will need a guitar signal splitter and a guitar amp or processor (such as a Line6 POD or a Fractal Axe-FX)

Cranking on the Backlog: Assassin's Creed II

Now that releases for the Assassin's Creed series have seemingly become a yearly thing by Ubisoft, I felt the need to jump in the series now before I get too far behind.  Friends told me it was acceptable to watch cut-scenes and read up on the plot from the first Assassin's Creed and jump right into the second one which they all agreed was much better.  I did just that.

Deadly Premonition: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

After having read some positive things about Deadly Premonition in some reddit comments, I filed it away in my brain as a game I might check out some day.  I didn't know much about it, other than some people seemed to think it was unique, and worth playing in spite of its flaws.  Then a few weeks ago, I spotted a used copy at Gamestop, and decided to bite.  As I put the case on the counter, the clerk asked me if I had played the game before.  When I said I hadn't, he gave me a friendly warning which went something like this:

Cranking on the Backlog: Dead Space 2

The first Dead Space was eye opening and nerve shattering.  I didn't follow it upon release and it completely went under my radar up until my local Hollywood Video store went out of business and started selling all its games.  I picked it up for right around $3 and it's quite possibly the best $3 I've ever spent.

Cranking on the Backlog: Mickey Mousecapade and Strider

When you have over a thousand video games it's stupid to not play them.  My girlfriend would argue that having over a thousand video games to begin with is stupid and she's probably right.  Nevertheless, I recently went on an old school NES Capcom binge and proceeded to knock Mickey Mousecapade and Strider off the bucket list.