http://datafall.org/feed/60/?Gaming with Tyler Ohlewenhttp://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/11/brutal-legend-is-still-fun-you-weiners.htmlDespite the best efforts of many a detractor, I'm still enjoying Brutal Legend. What makes this more recent opinion of the game more important than the last is that I'm several hours in and I have fought my way through...Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:26:28 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/10/bladehenge-or-bust.htmlHopefully you're not sick and tired of Brutal Legend impressions, because the follow may just be that. I promise to mix things up a bit though, and that may be because I'm truly not that far into the game. Hell,...Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:34:59 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/10/the-2d-civil-war.htmlIt's perfectly normal to lose sleep over the declining health of two-dimensional games. On the home consoles, it seems as if games built have that niche gamer in mind. It's insane to think that a single step in graphics technology...Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:52:16 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/08/no-patience-for-patents.htmlTo the gentlemen out there that scour patent sites for days on end for the gaming populace's benefit, you're going to think I'm a total turd by the end of this. Hell, you may feel that way already. But what...Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:46:50 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/08/is-this-reference-outdated.htmlI promise to wise from my gwave any day now. Apologies.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:34 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/05/almost-done-is-code-for-6-months-of-bologna.htmlUnless there was some sort of translation error, Suda51 has confirmed that No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle is almost done. So its right on track for its early 2010 release date. Hold on. It's just the middle of 2009 now....Sat, 23 May 2009 07:28:00 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/05/birdcats-await-you.htmlThe hardest part about anticipation is that of the unknown. Looking forward to the latest installment in a series comes with its own set of luxuries. Most importantly of all is that you kind of know what to expect. One's...Thu, 21 May 2009 01:06:35 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/05/lifes-a-beatch.htmlIf you were able to see inside my room, you’d observe that my pants are slumped over in the corner. That is because they have been charmed off by the likes of New Play Control Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, and...Tue, 19 May 2009 23:57:01 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/05/the-kiddie-conundrum.htmlLike caviar wrapped in Jelly Belly, there’s been a strange trend of putting together games that by all appearances are for children, but quickly reveal themselves to be for an audience of finer tastes. I’m not talking about that copy...Fri, 15 May 2009 23:08:53 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/05/good-lord-if-you-havent-updated-your-rss-feeds-do-so-right-this-instant-theres-this-awe-inspiring-article-at-the-tim.htmlGood lord, if you haven’t updated your RSS feeds, do so right this instant. There’s this awe-inspiring article at the TimesOnline that just crumbles Nintendo’s bright future. But I recommend you only give it a read if you haven’t read...Fri, 08 May 2009 22:55:36 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/05/not-the-best-post-but-im-just-a-little-peeved.htmlAlright, so Kotaku posted this story about how poorly Major Minor's Majestic March sold piss poorly in Japan (and I imagine North America will be following suit). Being the latest game from Parappa the Rapper "masterminds" Masaya Matsuura and Rodney...Sun, 03 May 2009 05:27:36 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/04/feeling-riddickulous.htmlI don’t think I’ve ever been more confused by a game then the time I’ve spent with The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Dark Athena. Playing a game is pretty cut and dry, either I like it or I don’t....Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:54:29 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/04/from-zero-to-sixty.htmlI honestly couldn't have had any less interest in Rabbids Go Home unless it actually came packed in with a vial of the Ebola virus. But now, in lieu of some very important information, I feel quite differently, and as...Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:16:12 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/04/pressing-start.htmlI think it's about time I pay my respects to those games that have the nerve to expect its user to follow the on-screen instructions it displays. Which is to say requiring me to press the start button when it...Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:38:37 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/04/should-i-even-care-anymore.htmlIt seems like Valve can't help but remind all us 360 owners that the update to their 2007 hit Team Fortress 2 is still on the way. So I can only hope that the reason only a select few still...Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:28:00 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/04/a-trip-into-the-absurd.htmlSince MadWorld's crater-causing arrvial on our fair planet, I've gotten myself into what any practical person would call a "weird game" mood. Weird in a positive sense. Not in a hentai focused schmup, or a witch touching game. No, by...Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:02:23 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/03/nintendos-kicking-my-butt-and-i-love-it.htmlNintendo's Satoru Iwata is talking all sorts of junk up on stage, and it's the kind of junk I've been waiting to hear. So far nothing really groundbreaking game wise, but I can finally save and load WiiWare and Virtual...Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:06:22 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/03/lets-hype-ourselves-up-for-a-letdown.htmlI can't help but let myself get excited around these conferences and trade shows the game industry seems to be so fond of. But honestly, outside of E3 and Tokyo Gameshow, you're not really going to be hearing all that...Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:05:18 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/03/platinum-games-disproves-rumours-of-a-fadworld.htmlOr better yet, of a BadWorld. You know. Because the Wii is said to be a fad and that the game could've turned out badly. Since I felt the need to explain it, those were probably some jokes the world...Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:51:42 -0000http://durhamregion.typepad.com/pressing_buttons/2009/03/kind-of-busy-as-of-late.htmlYeah, I've been really busy raising a daughter with the love of my life.But I'll be back in the fold soon enough.Take care.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:19:12 -0000