Randum

As many of you may or may not know - I've been a little absent from the Retroids community since MGC. I have decided to continue schooling post undergrad, so getting things ready - fitting in some last minute items before I start in a few weeks... Couple a small vacations as well worked in.

In any case, I wanted to at least throw up a post up here for those curious. I will be putting school as top priority so I'll still be gaming but much, much less frequently, and thats ok- after ...

Hello all, I have updated a blog post at www.360nationpodcast.com but I will post it down here for your reading pleasure!


Forza 4 continues to impress (but would like some updates!)

As many of you may or may not know, I am a huge racing game fan, and I was really looking forward to Forza 4 since I knew of the improvements over Forza 3, and the somewhat disappointing Gran Turismo 5 (how about some DLC that does NOT involve just variations of the GTR! grrrrrr…) ...

The original post is here, but wanted to see if this could spark a discussion: (Source)

After playing a lot of Gears of War 3 over the past week, I thought about how right now, I would argue Gears of War 3 is the definitive console title of this generation, if you are now shaking your head, just let me highlight a few things this game has refined this generation.

First, we can’t deny the dual analog setup had a lot of PC gamers claiming blasphemy from their office chairs. A

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In a world of Gamestops - selling back your $60 game will usually yield around $5-20 back, if you're lucky. I've had week old games fetch $14, and that is only with the promotional additional 50% trade in credit. Then try to swallow the fact that game will go on the shelf for $55 before you walk out the door.

If you understand basic business, its obvious a majority of people accept this loss, because Gamestop would not exist.

Lets face it, you get practically nothing ...

(Originally posted at www.360NationPodcast.com)

Many of us played Metal Gear Solid 4 and we missed the days of knocking guards out and sneaking around corners. Finding various ways to navigate the level. Something was lost in the last game of the series, but was replaced with massive amounts of story. Deus Ex: Human Revolution brought back stealth with a side order of gun play, I like it.

Without ruining the story portion of the game, its worth mentioning you are getting ...