A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to once again sit down and play a few rounds of Halo 3: ODST Firefight at the GameStop ODST Tour (check my write up here). Last night was the culmination of several months of anticipation (and I'm sure, preparation), and Bungie was primed and ready to celebrate their success with the local Halo fans in Seattle.

I arrived just after 5:30 pm, and the line to get in wrapped around two sides of the building, with the first fans having started to line up before noon. Just after 6 pm, over a thousand fans orderly poured into the EMP (Experience Music Project)

After a long meeting with the PopChiX founders on Saturday, I was convinced to download Defense Grid: The Awakening on Xbox Live Arcade. I admit, I had been holding out for Plants vs. Zombies but from the mere suggestion that I should try this game, I downloaded the trial and started hammering some poor, unsuspecting aliens who were trying to steal my power cores.

I was skeptical about how the controls would work since tower defense games seem so geared for PC but I was pleasantly surprised. By making use of scrolling selections, choosing the right tower for the job was completely painless.

Due out on Dec. 31, Gamestop's Reserve bonus for Darksiders is a Horseman T-shirt and an in-game scythe called The Harvester.

You play as a character named War, voiced by Liam O'Brian (voice of Gaara of Naruto, Nightcrawler of Wolverine and the X-men) who has a watcher named, well... The Watcher, voiced by Mark Hamill (voice of Joker in TheBatman animated series). The Watcher makes sure War doesn't get into trouble - if he does, The Watcher can kill him. War has been framed as the one who caused the Apocalypse and is out to prove his innocence, or die trying...

Co-op? Sadly, no. The things I

Having been addicted too World of Warcraft since the day it found its way onto our games shelf, I thought it was time for a change. That change came in the shape of Aion: The Tower of Eternity.

I had played a couple of Beta weekends, and at first, I was not really that impressed. During these weekends, I had to endure the usual pain and aggravation of the 12 year old boys running around ‘loling' and clicking duel on every person they see, no matter their class or level. This is something we all have to face when starting a new MMO, and Aion was no exception. Still, I dug my heels in and

I finally had some time to play some games this past week and the first one I was really looking forward to was Arkham Asylum by Eidos. I remember seeing the large paintings adorning walls at E3 and the one that really caught my interest was Harley Quinn. It was a headshot but it was so dark and maniacal that I was itching to see more. I also got a peek at what was supposed to be the limited edition Bbatarang and it looked amazing. I was sad to hear from some friends that it was actually cheap and nasty. I will reserve judgment as I have yet to see it for myself.

Anyway, I am not a Batman

Cheap, numerous, and quickly accessible apps are the differentiator for the iPhone. The problem with a glut of apps is weeding through the junk. It's like rummaging the sales rack; a golden find is usually surrounded by trendy debris in the wrong size or wrong color. I rely on word-of-mouth for the must-have apps. Ragdoll Blaster from Backflip Studios is one I picked up from the recommendation of a co-worker. It has replaced my DS this month - sorry Nintendo.

The game is uber-simple. Shoot ragdolls out of a cannon to hit targets. Speed and trajectory are controlled by your touch on the screen

I have always considered myself a hardcore gamer but when it came to spending my last $2 on Ramen, a $59.99 game was not really practical. Unfortunately, I was faced with this problem the first half of the year as were many of my friends. I soon axed my casual game snobbery when I started playing games like Burger Shop and Little Shop Memories on Gamehouse.com. I recently downloaded a little gem called Youda Sushi Chef that didn't disappoint.

I used to hate sushi. I mean despise it. In fact, I threw up at the mere mention of seafood thanks to a disgusting fish pie I was forced to eat as a

There are times when being friends with someone who works for the development studio of your faviourite game gets you into all sorts of really cool preview events. Then there are times where preview events are just too filled with AWSOMENESS to be restrained to just a few elite gamers. The Gamestop ODST Truck Tour is an event that definitely falls into the latter category.

Kicking off the tour on August 22nd (just a short month before Halo 3: ODST drops into a store near you!), a converted Army truck made its way to the first tour stop, Redmond Town Center, where eager gamers had begun lining

Not only was I lucky enough to attend E3 this year, but I also got to get my grubby paws on a very early beta of Saboteur. Along with some very respected community leaders, I got to sit down with the Game Director - Trey Watkins, Lead Designer - Tom French, Art Director - Chris Hunt and Designer Fidda Persson. They talked about the ideas and making of the game - and not just about the fact that it has amazingly beautiful renditions of Paris during World War 2.

The game is set in Nazi occupied France during World War II. What's that I hear? "Oh noes, not another WWII shooter with Nazis!" No,