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...

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 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?

Aug 26, 2011

Never in my life have I played a game series that was as two-faced as Call of Duty.  There are extended sessions of pure joy playing multiplayer, but this fun is ALWAYS brought to a grinding halt, sooner or later, by either terrible design decision, or an error in execution.  Some aspects of the game were great when introduced, but have become stale with age,...

Jun 24, 2011

With a new contender in the fight for the FPS crown and each respective publisher putting their all into Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, the stage is set to be a great Timmie-squashing fall for PCP. But we have been (in recent memory) a clan who plays predominately the Call of Duty franchise and some might be skeptical/confused/curious what the differences...

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...

Apr 22, 2011

Every day I read the Account Suspensions forum over on the Xbox Live site.  I admit it is my own little slice of reality entertainment, heck I even have it posted on the main page with a link over there for anyone else who enjoys this same sort of voyeuristic obsession I have. I love watching as time and again waves of Timmies crash upon the rocks of justice...

The views expressed in the op-ed section belong solely to the author of the respective post. While looking for some great forums to surf, in hopes of finding lady gamers to join the ranks of PCP. I stumbled upon just that, something RANK! Normally, I am not so quick to pass judgment, but this is getting out of hand. Thanks to Gamesradar.com, I found a true...