The single player campaign of Gears of War for the Xbox 360 was probably my most memorable game experience of last year. From the start, everything felt right. The controls were intuitive and responsive, the action fast paced. The environments were richly detailed, and the music deepened the gritty, harsh atmosphere.

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I just saw this unfortunate tidbit over on Shacknews. Two words: Effing. Shafted. Not. Happy. Makes a body want to cry… or throw things…

Oh well, the Mass Effect and Creed releases are imminent, so I guess we’ll all still have something to play.

It’s no secret that thus far I’ve really enjoyed the Viva Piñata franchise. The episodes I’ve seen of the show were well animated, colourful and quite entertaining. The original game was a lot of fun and it complimented the show nicely. Well, I had the opportunity the other night to get a little hands-on time with Viva Piñata – Party Animals before it comes out on Tuesday. I’m happy to say it did not disappoint.

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Just saw this over on Kotaku and I am totally stoked. Loving the songs themselves? Not so much (I don’t recognize any of the three tracks offered). Loving the idea of giving away DLC tracks with the sountrack CD? Abso-freakin’-lutely. I had a similar thought myself back when I first heard that Harmonix would be offering complete albums as DLC for Rock Band. How awesome would it be to pick up the new “insert name of band here” album, and along with it get the entire album as playable content for RB/GH3? Sure, there’d be a premium price for the DLC version, but that’s nothing new; special editions for new CDs abound and we gladly pay more for an extra live track or two. Now, instead of a live track I get to play along with the band? Count me in.

I’ve always been a fan of this kind of “trans-media” entertainment, and this announcement gives me hope for bigger and better things to come.

Well, here I am, waiting for my Gamertag to finish migrating from one of our household’s Xbox 360s to the other, and thanks to a certain recently released game, it’s taking for-bloody-ever. Since this little hiccup has got me thinking all things 360, I figure I may as well make use of the time and talk a little about one of my favourite pastimes: Collecting Achievements.

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So, there go the end credits… and now the little post-credits cut scene… and it’s over. Well, that was anti-climactic. I’ve just finished Halo 2 for the first time (yes, I’m a little late to this party) and I can honestly say that I get why people were a little miffed by the ending. I understand that Bungie was focusing primarily on creating “the greatest multiplayer experience in history,” but come on…

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