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Feb 3, 2012

Any gamer can point to their favorite FPS.  Whether it is a retro classic like Goldeneye or todays blockbuster series like Call of Duty, Halo or Battlefield.  Regardless of your choice, these games are far from perfect and each one has room for improvement.  So why is it that game developers never seem to hit that home-run?  Why can’t they...

Nov 30, 2011

Sometimes, deciding what to write about in my Op-Ed pieces here at the Pork Chop Platoon takes me weeks of ruminating on current events, digesting the latest industry news and then trying to find an angle to make it relevant and entertaining for the older gamer demographic of which I am a member…and then there are the times when it hits me like a .50...

Nov 11, 2011

For everyone who has ever served this great Nation, we say THANK YOU! Tweet fbshare

Oct 24, 2011

The past few months have seen an explosion of PET activity surrounding the modification of Avatar colors. What does it all mean?

Oct 21, 2011

Times are tough in the world today. Many people are without work, without homes, without hope that it can or will get better. As a community of adults, we see this, we feel this everyday in one way or another. As many of you know, I am a believer in paying it forward, of helping others so they in turn can help someone else. This belief isn’t mine alone, it...

Oct 12, 2011

RAGE! by id Software and published by Bethesda is a FPS hybrid. While a great game, with fantastic graphics and sound, the story is rather weak and one we have seen with every post apocalyptic game/movie in the last decade.

Oct 6, 2011

Gaming seems like such a useless word in the world of a working adult. For any person I suppose. When do we have any time to pursue things just for us?

Jul 7, 2011

Activision recently announced, Call of Duty XP, a two-day convention that will be held in Los Angeles this September 2nd and 3rd for fans of the franchise to experience all things Call of Duty.  Tickets will be $150, so many may opt out of the extravaganza, but for the die hard fan this sounds as if it will be E3/PAX/Comicon all rolled into one tasty COD...

Jun 22, 2011

For the majority of gamers, Xbox Live can be an amazing experience. Meeting up with friends near and far, playing games with a diverse group of people from around the world and catching up with family via chat or Kinect. The thing is, some people on Xbox Live don’t see it this way.  For a small group of gamers, Live is a chance for them to lash out, to say...