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Gears of War 2 Today

I cannot tell you how excited I am that today is the day for Gears of War 2. I will be taking a break from my Fallout 3 side quests to get in some social gaming. I have my Special Edition copy in hand and will be firing it up later this evening. The enhancements to the Unreal Engine look outstanding...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 11-07-2008
New Xbox Experience Preview

Today the New Xbox Experience Preview (The Xbox Live Fall Update) was released to a small group of users to provide feedback on the upcoming NXE release on the 19th of November. Thanks again to Major Nelson for adding me to the queue to review the NXE. The Update prompts like any other and your system...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-30-2008
Game of the Week - Dead Space

Overview : When we first started talking to Electronic Arts (EA) about Community Server powering the Dead Space pre-launch site I was hooked on the concept. Born from a rouge EA team, DeadSpace is a bold step forward for EA. It is a brand new IP and it is a true survival/horror title which has an M rating...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-26-2008
50,000+ Gamerscore

Since April 23rd, 2007 I have been on a collision course with this goal. I wanted to pass the 50,000 gamerscore plateau. I don't know why this became a goal but it did. It took a year and 5 months but I finally completed my quest. It took 135 days to go from 40,000K to 50,000K with an average gain of...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 09-30-2008
Xbox Live Fall Update - E3

Today at E3 Microsoft previewed the upcoming fall Xbox Live update. And what changes there will be. The interface is obviously moving towards more of a Mac/Vista look and feel. Gamercards are still around as will your gamerscore, but my first question is what will happen to all of those 1000's of Microsoft...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 07-14-2008
Game of the Week - Ninja Gaiden II

One of my all time favorite games was the original Ninja Gaiden on the NES. I still remember the opening cut scenes ... that was all about the story that you needed to know... you knew it was time to start slashing away. I felt the same about Ninja Gaiden II & III on the NES as well. When I first...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 06-10-2008
40,000+ gamerscore

Yesterday marked the passing of the 4 0,000 gamerscore plateau. It took 151 days to go from 30,000K to 40,000K with an average gain of 66 points per day. So I thought I would take a moment and archive some fun facts from this latest points quest. 1) Consecutive Days Played Streak - 23 2) Retail Titles...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 05-18-2008
Xbox 360 Retail Game Library

One of my good friends recently posted his game library as part of his blog. So following that lead here is my collection of Xbox 360 and PS3 Retail titles. I also have 40+ Arcade titles that may be listed later. I have recently acquired a PS3 as well and those titles are also outlined below. 127 Xbox...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 05-09-2008
Game of the Week - Iron Man

I have been a fan of Iron Man since I was a kid. Granted he is not on the top of the super hero food chain but I did pick up the occasional issue of the Invincible Iron Man. You may or may not have heard that a summer blockbuster was just released starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man . On a side note...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 05-03-2008
Madden 09 Cover Athlete

I know this is slightly delayed. I was in San Francisco attending a session during the Web 2.0 conference as well as visiting our friends at the Electronic Arts Redwood City campus. As you may or may not know the Madden 09 Cover athlete was announced on the David Letterman show. This edition of Madden...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 04-26-2008

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