http://gamingaddict.today.com The Site To Sift Through The Hype Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:57:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en World of Warcraft looks like the next game to join in the micro transaction craze, as Blizzard has just opened the Pet Store for business.  Through the pet store Blizzard plans to release all manner of cuddly creatures that you can take with you on your journeys.  Of course these ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/11/06/world-of-warcraft-launches-pet-store/ In the growing tradition of other stellar titles, BioWare has announced a special Collector’s Edition release for Mass Effect 2.  The Mass Effect CE will cost you an extra $10 on Xbox 360 and PC, with the Xbox version priced at $69.99 and PC $59.99.  The whole set comes in ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/11/05/mass-effect-2-collectors-edition-detailed/ Doom is now available in all it’s original fantastic glory, on the iPhone.  Doom Classic has been released, and for $7 you can play through all the thrills of FPS’s original innovator with a whole new level of portability.  Doom Classic offers all 36 levels of hell, spanning the four ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/11/04/doom-classic-comes-to-iphone/ The collector’s edition package for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has finally been released, and dubbed the Ultimate Sith Edition.  This set includes the original game, as well as all of the DLC that has been released for Force Unleashed up to now.  That means here you get the Tatooine ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/11/03/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-ultimate-sith-edition/  I finally played Brutal Legend over this weekend.  I have to say, what I got in the experience is exactly what I expected from having played Tim Schafer games previously.  I would liken Brutal Legend to playing Psychonauts.  Here you’ll find a fantastic, imaginative and vibrant world that you’ll see ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/11/02/brutal-legend-everything-you-would-expect/ Grand Theft Auto IV’s next episode, The Ballad of Gay Tony was released today, and if you haven’t yet, I’d recommend downloading it immediately.  Ballad of Gay Tony represents everything right with Grand Theft Auto, rolled into one fantastic package.  From the start Ballad begins by doing everything with a ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/10/30/ballad-of-gay-tony-hits-today/ Borderlands isn’t without it’s share of problems.  Actually, Borderlands has many games share of problems.  Seems there are more than a few bugs that Gearbox Software hadn’t fully worked out before the game shipped, leaving many gamers to suffer their wrath.  These bugs range anywhere from minor glitches, like ammo ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/10/28/borderlands-is-full-of-bugs/ I’m fresh off playing the new demo for the upcoming PSP game Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron.  What I’ve seen and done here really disappoints me, I have to say.  The concept seemed larger than life, and I just don’t think that the PSP was the place for such a ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/10/27/star-wars-battlefront-elite-squadron-demo-is-a-bust/ If you’re a fan if Ikki Tousen, you already know of the common theme that the anime series carries, of school girls getting their clothes torn apart whilst fighting.  Well the new Ikkit Tousen game Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact picks up where the first PSP game left off, only now ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/10/26/ikki-tousen-xross-impact-feat-destructible-costumes-for-the-leading-ladies/ The next downloadable episode for Grand Theft Auto IV hits the market next week, and what’s a new Grand Theft Auto release without some controversy?  Apparently Rockstar feels that they must keep pushing the limits of what could offend anyone, concerning the content in their games.  The newest spark arises ... http://gamingaddict.today.com/2009/10/23/rockstars-ballad-of-gay-tony-pushes-more-limits/