Author: BreakmanX

It has been an incredibly busy several weeks for various reasons, some of which you will know soon, but I’ve developed a new obsession as well. I ramble on about old school games on the show on occasion *cough* every show * cough*, but I think my major appeal to these games is less the fact that they are old, but more the fact that they are 2-D. Ever since the PlayStation, gamers, developers, and publishers have been obsessed with the third dimension. This isn’t to say that I hate all 3-D games There are many 3-D games that I’ve…

What? Praise for EA? After we hear they’re trying to lock down college basketball rights? Watch this. Enraged? You should be. Hell, you probably want to join the rest of gamerdom in a mail bombing campaign against Fox News. But what about that Geoff Keighley, huh? He managed to serve tall glasses of ownage to both twats before getting cut off. Yea, as I walk though the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no ignorant bitches from Fox News. EA was not entertained, and answered. Jeff Brown, VP of communications for EA, sets Fox straight on just…

I’ve lived an up and down life, growing up in a small citywith a bad reputation. From early on in my life, I was always interested intechnology and gaming. I grew up on the Nintendo, Sega, and Playstation, and ofcourse I still game today. I started really getting my first memories whengames started becoming cinematic on the Playstation 1. From that point on, mystandards for video games are quite high. Some of my favorite games are mainlyRPGs. Those include Final Fantasy series, Suikoden, Front Mission 3, and MetalGear Solid. I got my first computer in1997 and let’s just say that…

So 2008 is here, and with it will come a whole year’s worth of stuff. That’s a vague term, you might say, but I say it’s about as accurate as you can get. Releases will come and go, people will make themselves known in good ways and in bad, shit will go down and gamegasms will fly. So yeah, stuff. The ebb and flow of the nature of the universe progresses despite any efforts on our part, and that especially applies to gaming. We here at BreakmanX.com strive to be journalists first and foremost (though we don’t always succeed in…

As the title suggests, I am having a bit of a party this Friday.  I have finally graduated from KU and this party is the celebration of this momentous occasion!  All Most of my best friends will descend upon the Breakdom for an evening of delicious food games (I’m really wanting to play some Dreamcast,) and a session of Marvel SceneIt provided by Maul.  I am even pondering placing the livewebcam in the middle of the party and broadcasting the audio and video to anyone wanting to be a part of it.  I’m really stoked for this party. I did…

According to the latest issue of EGM, the magazine has stopped receiving review products from Sony’s sports game divison, Midway’s Mortal Kombat team, and Ubisoft. A bittersweet story that shows that some magazines are still dedicated to having great content, but also leaves the sour taste of game companies thinking they can bribe reviews. It is also nice to see Sony sports on there to squelch the rumor that EGM was ever Sony biased. Every time I bring up Dan or the fact that EGM is unbiased someone says that they are making love with Sony in the back seat…

Yesterday, January 07th, 2008, Marked teh official date that EA takes full control over Bioware/Pandemic Studios. So, what is the first thing they announce? 10 NEW FRANCHISES from the teams. That’s not typo, 10 damn franchises. Now for a company like Square-Enix or Ubisoft, this would seem normal. However, for a company like Bioware who releases one game every 4 freakign years, or Pandemic which is about the same, this is pretty shocking. Heres the word from Joystiq: While we remain cynical of the whole affair – it is, after all, what we do – EA has announced that the…

But first, a preface from the Breakman: After reading Richies thoughts regarding the biggest things to hit us in 2007 I felt compelled to write a preface of sorts. Lucky for me, Richie obliged me. 2007 has been a big year for gaming, and has been something of a preview for the coming generation. We’re finally starting to get into the meat of games with Halo 3 and Super Mario Galaxy out with many other high profile games to follow, and as a gamer we all wonder how these events will color the coming years of this gen.…

In weeks of late, Xbox Live has been as reliable as a faulty light bulb, and it seems Microsoft has decided to step up. "…While the service was not completely offline at any given time, we are disappointed in our performance. I would like to take this moment to thank you each and every one of you for your patience and understanding as our team has worked around the clock to return the service to a stable state. At the same time we would like to offer a token of our appreciation to all of you in celebration…

Happy New Year, bitches. Right. New Year’s resolutions and all that. So no more "bitches" and no more "motherfuckers". No more "your mom" and no more "that’s what she said." Ok, actually, plenty of "that’s what she said," that shit never gets old. But in case you haven’t discerned by now, I have made a New Year resolution, and that is to be a kinder, gentler RurouniQ. My new motto is "Peace, love, and videogames" and I’m sticking to it. Now I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking "Q, there’s no way you’ll be able to stick with that. You’ll…

As most of you know, we had stopped doing the show last year and then I missed it so much that we began doing it again. We also went through some other hard times with server crashes and other various things. There was a really big crossroads with all this stuff where I had to decided if I really wanted to spend the time and money on the site. Ultimately I decided that I did without a doubt. I love all the people I’ve connected to in the last five years, and our staff is the best lineup we’ve ever…

Welcome to 2008. Make sure you join us this Saturday for the first Game Show of 2008, as well as the first show in our new time slot! We’ll be discussing what we got over the holiday break. See you there.

Happy Holidays from all of us here at Breakmanx.com. We’ll see you in 2008.

The first run of staff biographies have been posted, so if you have any burning questions about Richie, Maul, or myself please click the About Us link on the left of the screen, go to any of our profiles and click the Staff Bio link there, or click this link. A lot of time and energy have gone into making these unique and informative so you’ll probably enjoy giving them a good read through. More will be up as they come in.

Took the pic above of my backyard… No power outages yet, and finals went on todayas scheduled like Richie said. They are still saying we’re not out of the woods, but I’mthinking all will be ok. Here’s a pic of the ice so far (This is pure ice, no snow) Its been raining/sleeting/freezing raining since 6 PM yesterday andis supposed to continue through tonight.. possibly all freeze tonight. Just relaying what I’ve been told, but like I said before, I think all will be good. In other news, I just finished writing the last paper I will ever have to…

There is a huge winter storm beginning in Lawrence as I am typing this. KU, who NEVER cancels class, is actually considering canceling finals because of it. If the national weather service is to be believed I will lose power for a day or two and be unable to travel. Thus, I may disappear for a few days. Hopefully this is all just overreaction, but just in case I want you to know where I am. Safe and sound, trying to have my DS keep me warm. Check Lawrence, KS on weather.com for updates. Have a pleasant week. Should still…

I uploaded all the old posts that we had backed up from the various systems we’ve used in the past. If you want to take a walk down BreakmanX.com history lane click here . You can also get there by clicking News on the left and then navigating to the very end of the list. There are two archives there with different dates. So much thought went into a lot of these posts (besides the LISTEN TO THE GAME SHOW posts of course) that I thought it was a good idea to get them back up. I also uploaded Q’s…

Big word for a Golden Compass, and I can best describe it as a whole new kind of awesome. Any comparisons you’d like to draw between it and the holy Rings or the Potters are pretty much moot, since Compass really isn’t like either. It’s unique to itself, full of deep story, characters you cheer for, and – best of all – talking polar bears. Ever seen a polar bear slap another polar bears jaw off? You have now. But besides all the awesome, I also love it for offending the Catholic Church the same way The DaVinci Code and…

I think a lot of us are in this picture, in spirit. The 1up/EGM crew marched on down to GameSpot and made their opinion known outside of their building. Rock on guys, rock on.

I thought this was a pretty interesting topic and I feel that everyone should know about this. Apparently long time reviewer Jeff Gerstmann has been fired from Gamespot due to a low review score. From Kotaku.com We’ve heard an unsettling rumor today from an anonymous tipster that longtime game reviewer Jeff Gerstmann from Gamespot has been let go. That wouldn’t necessarily be newsworthy, but the conditions under which he was allegedly dismissed were. According to the source, Gerstmann was fired "on the spot" due to advertiser pressure for his review of Eidos’ Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. A visit to…

Pre-ordered it at GameStop, and I really do wish I’d have bought something else. That pre-order part should have been the big warning sign. I don’t pre-order games – the third Richie commandment, right after ‘People suck’ and ‘Front-wheel drive sucks’. I’m too skeptical, cynical, and broke to buy a game based solely on marketing and hype. You could have J.C. himself slap me with the right hand of the Lord and I still wouldn’t believe. But somehow Mass Effect slipped through my mental filters, and I ended up early Tuesday morning in GameStop, the first customer of the…

The whole team here at BreakmanX.com wish everyone a very safe and comforting holiday week. We hope everyone gets their gaming fix fulfilled! While the game show is on a short break for the next three weeks, we hope to start posting some interesting things to the site. Who knows, keep checking back and you might find something interesting to read on here. Happy Thanksgiving!

I uploaded a schedule so that way everyone knows when the game shows are. Just click show schedule at the top or on the left bar to see an up to date schedule. It should change automatically as I change mine on my computer.

Join us THIS FRIDAY November 9th for another edition of game night. We’re making it easy for you guys this time. We’re playing Gunbound, this way, nobody has an excuse not to play! Everyone should be able run this. SImply go to http://gunbound.ijji.com/, create and account, and download Gunbound. We’ll be playing jewel type games. Games will be starting DIRECTLY after the game show ends. I promise it’ll be fun!

Yes, there is no live show this week, due to Break being out of town. BUT. We have the next best thing. NAUGHTY BITS PART DEUX That is to say, Episode 2. It will be pre-recorded, so unfortunately we will not be able to do call-ins or discuss what’s going on in the chat channel. Unless you can chat back in time, which I don’t think you can, but if you are capable of such a thing, email me and tell me how you do it. We will, however, air the show at the usual airtime of 5 PM Central…

The Microsoft Wireless Racing Wheel, used, for $55 after a few trades. Not bad for a quality accessory from a respected manufacturer. And who’s surprised the racing lemming bought one? Did Picasso buy brushes? But you know what? I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Here’s why. 1.) It’s wireless, except that it isn’t. Microsoft’s misnomer is, at best, optimistic, but more like a complete lie. The pedals have to talk to the wheel, which is done through a cheap RJ11 phone cable. Power can be provided wirelessly via a standard controller power pack, but the force feedback sucks too much…

If you have a Ps3, you should probably download this game. It is basically an interesting take on shooters (old school arcade shooters NOT FPS.) My only complaint is that the music tends to clip when the action gets really intesne. If you enjoy this type of game though, it is a lot of fun.

I got a call from the PR firm holding this event, and it looks like it will be pretty fun. We’re not going to be there this year, but if anyone looking at the page is you might check this one out! WHAT: Calling all self-professed Guitar Hero II experts! E for All attendees are invited to bring their axes to compete as Target presents the first-ever Guitar Hero II event at E for All. During the event, hundreds of competitors will showcase their shredding skills at one of the Guitar Hero II kiosks on the show floor to…

When you wish upon a star, dreams really do come true. Don’t believe me? This morning, millions of hardcore gamers woke up to find their dearest wish had come true. Sonic has been officially confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. You heard me right. Motherfucking Sonic. Is in motherfucking Super Smash motherfucking Bros. Brawl. This has been a long-standing desire for many gamers ever since the ill-fated EGM April Fools’ Joke in 2002. A doctored screenshot of Sonic, along with a short article detailing how to unlock Sonic and Tails in Super Smash Bros. Melee, raised the hopes of many,…

I posted the rumor regarding this a few days ago, so I though I should bring you all up to speed since Bungie has now officially left Microsoft. Bungie will still have a huge role at Microsoft, no doubt. This just means they now have to freedom to do whatever they want. I’m really proud of them for attempting to stand on their own feet and become independent. Things like Q’s desired HaloDS might actually have a chance now. Since Microsoft still owns 100% of Halo this specific title will not probably come true, but Bungie could make a new…