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2007-09-19T15:05:00.000-07:00

To anyone who drops by our blog or subscribes to our RSS:

G.Lord, itsburnsie, and I have had a lot of fun with this blog. As the summer speeds toward it's end so do our fun summer hobbies, including Casualcore Gamer Press. We've learned a lot about what it is to be on the pulse of the videogame industry. It's been really great getting our thoughts and feelings out there for the world to read.

Beta my what?!!1?

2007-08-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

For eons beta testing has been the privileged, well connected, and/or lucky hardcore gamer that enjoys self-punishment for the sake of progress. Although all of us self-classified (but imaginary, according to some people) hardcore gamers have the requisite gaming prowess to identify flaws, glitches, imbalances, and what-not 1337 C0M3OZ, few had the opportunity to weigh in on a pre-final build of

Follow-up: Raptured

2007-08-19T23:10:00.000-07:00

We're hours away (about 33) from the release of BioShock and I can hardly contain myself. Reviews are pouring in and that single perfect 100 on metacritic we reported on a week ago has begun to replicate itself like some sort of single-celled organism. Apparently OXM-UK wasn't smoking dope after all. To date on metacritic 8 of 11 reviews have found BioShock to meet or exceed all criteria needed

A letter to your Mom

2007-08-16T21:40:00.000-07:00

Dear Mr/Mrs. Parent of the early 90's,
Timmy isn't going to want to join any extracurricular activities at school this year. Please save all moneys reserved for items such as cross-country shoes, football pads, and class trips to supplement any allowance saved for fall videogame titles. Unfortunately, game developers are out of touch. Although they have moved into the next-gen, more mature

On Def Ears

2007-08-14T22:20:00.000-07:00

When most of us purchased our Xbox 360 it came in two or three flavors; the core, pro, and elite. Generally, the three box flavors appealed to three different markets.

Core Box
- Targeted toward "low" price point shoppers, parents that haven't done their homework, or anyone who hates saving their in-game progress. This box comes with the basics needed to play Xbox360 games. It doesn't come with

Raptured

2007-08-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

Videogames have a way of coming around every few years that really put their stamp on a gamer generation. My parents reminisce of time spent on the tabletop arcade version of Mrs. Pac-Man. My friends and I are still telling stories of Jedi Knight free for alls and old Starcraft strategy. A younger generation thinks to Halo as their defining gaming era. Younger still are the some of the guys I've

Resident Evil 5: Playing "that" Card?

2007-08-02T20:50:00.000-07:00

On the list of hot-topic issues I avoid discussing like a bad rash, at the very tip-top of said list would have to be racial issues. I just don't do it. As a white guy in my mid-twenties living in the Untied States in the 21st century, I feel that it would serve my own interests to just "keep my damn mouth shut." After all, racism in this country is far from a distant memory, and true equality

Solid Snake's Moustache STILL Rumored to be Heading to Xbox 360...

2007-07-31T20:05:00.000-07:00

As Kotaku reports: this rumor, much like the eternal struggle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, simply will not DIE. For both, there was a time when I cared about the outcome, but now I just wish both conflicts would be settled once-and-for-all so we can all move on with our lives.

Now let's get one thing out of the way, straight off: I would be hard pressed to find a way to personally care LESS

360 Price Drop: The Price is Right?

2007-07-26T18:59:00.000-07:00

With the Xbox 360 coming up on it's two year anniversary very soon, the console has yet to have a formal price-cut. With Sony announcing it's own price cut last week, and Microsoft already claiming that the Wii has found the market's "sweet spot," it seems like a price cut is inevitable.

Enter the latest rumor: The Xbox 360 will get a $50 price cut in August. For those of you keeping score,

Post E3 thoughts

2007-07-25T03:48:00.000-07:00

As someone who doesn't live hundreds of miles from E3 and other epicenters of gaming goodness last weekend I had the opportunity to go hang out with some people who actually make money doing what we do out of sheer enthusiasm. So, I heard a lot of things about the conference that never made the net, or didn't get there until everyone got home and the deluge of E3 news began.

Definitely it was a