Splinter Cell Conviction: Two Graves Just Ain't Gonna Be Enough

Last week the official launch trailer was released for Splinter Cell: Conviction. My excitement for SC:C was already at a fever pitch but this trailer elevated it to a point where I might spontaneously catch fire. Johnny Cash's version of "God's Gonna Cut You Down" plays in the background, (putting it in this category), which along with Sam Fisher's dialogue sets the tone of the game perfectly.

COOP Live

The fine gentlemen behind COOP, formerly of The 1Up Show, have moved their show from a totally pre-recorded format to a live online broadcast. Viewers - like you and me - can interact in real time and send their questions or comments via twitter. Check it out at the COOP Live page or watch the watch the first episode just below, embedded in the warm embrace of this website.

A Dante's Inferno Ad That I Don't Find Silly or Horribly Offensive

Something about video game advertisements that play with the dissonant elements of bat-shit insanity and laid back music really get me. Gears of War and Gears of War 2 nailed it and now EA put out a commercial for Dante's Inferno in the same vein.
Not to mention that there's just something that I find *cough* compelling *cough* about a guy who will dive face-first into hell without a second thought for the love of his life.

Spec Ops: The Line - My Underdog of 2010

The Spec Ops series isn't one known for quality. Released at budget prices for the Playstation 2 in the late 90s and early 2000s, the Spec Ops games were moderately enjoyable but the gameplay was stiff and unoriginal. Hopefully gamers forget about all that when Spec Ops: The Line arrives on store shelves in late 2010 because based on the short trailer that was aired at the Spike VGAs and the little other information I've heard about it, it could be a classic in the making.

Spec Ops: The Line is set in Dubai after a series of devastating sandstorms and the scenery is barren and intense. The plot has you playing as a soldier sent in after a crazed army colonel named John Konrad. That's right, like Apocalypse Now, this is a re-imagining of Joseph Conrad's 'The Heart of Darkness,' but with Dubai taking the place of Apocalypse's Vietnam and Darkness' Africa. The gameplay looks like like a third person shooter with a Gears of War/Rainbow Six Vegas style cover system.

Debut Trailer


Extended Trailer

E3 - Just Cause 2 Trailer

This could be my most anticipated game of 2009 that caught me off guard. Watch the trailer to see why.