Game reviews are odd. Generally speaking, reviewers get a game a bit before it is released to the public, they play the crap out of it, and then they post a review near or on the release date so other people can read about what they thought about a game. Sometimes people use reviews to influence their own decisions, and other times people read reviews to see if the reviewer agrees or disagrees with their own thoughts on a game.

Either way, the process of writing a game review is...

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As a person who follows/writes/talks/obsesses about sports video games, it's not surprising to know that I am also in love with real sports. Tonight is a big night in the baseball world. While the MLB Draft is less popular than most of the other major drafts in the sports world, it only trails the NBA Draft in my book. In fact, it really reminds me of a scavenger hunt, and who doesn't love a good scavenger hunt?

If you follow the pre-draft coverage, then you probably know most of...

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Red Dead Redemption is a fantastic game. The setting, the characters, the playground that is the Old West -- it's all superbly done. But I didn't want to write this blog entry just to gush about the game. I also wanted to look at the double life of John Marston.

In these Rockstar open-world games, the developers usually tie a strong narrative to a striking and unique world full of legal, illegal, funny, sinister and insane things to do. The characters in these games are generally...

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While Be A GM mode was revealed a couple weeks back, I am now able to talk about a few more modes I got to check out while at EA Vancouver. A couple of these modes are long overdue (at least according to fans), while the other is a twist on a standard playoffs mode.

Battle for the Cup

This mode is a blown out NHL Finals that looks to add a little more intensity and bad blood to a standard seven-game series.

You can take part in a one, three, five or seven...

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With The Bigs 2 releasing this week, I wanted to check in one more time and talk about the upcoming baseball title from Blue Castle Games. Obviously there is a demo out there for people to play, but I want to talk about a few things I got to check out while recently demoing a more complete version of the game.

Pick Up Mode

I went to Washington D.C. to get my hands on The Bigs 2 and spent most of my time playing the new Pick Up game mode, which is pretty much Blue Castle's...

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