The Doom Dispatch: Ubisoft and the Death of Fun

“Art has never been made while thinking of art.”
- Niko Stumpo

“I shit on the chest of Fun.”
- Hunter S. Thompson

Leave it to Roger Ebert to make THIS film critic write about video games. I’m sure anyone who would click on an article that has “Ubisoft” in the title has read about Ebert and his decree that video games are not art. There has been ranting, raving, pissing, and moaning to the contrary from everyone under the age of thirty who hasn’t seen the sun since the PS2 came out...continue reading this article at Geeks of Doom!

Game Review: BioShock XBL Demo

You must play this demo, then you must buy this game. This could easily be the game of the year, if not one of the best of all time.

Even in a fairly short (35-60 minute) demo, BioShock, to put it simply, has some of the best graphics, sound, and atmosphere ever seen in a video game. Right from the very first minute of the demo, BioShock submerges you into a world of pure beauty and sheer horror. Everything from the shimmering of light off the water, the terrifying sounds of metal bending, and groaning under the pressure of the sea to the first time you see the underwater metropolis of Rapture is a testament to just how this game makes the "next generation" of video gaming essential...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!