http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:34:20 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:52 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Scene-It-Bright-Lights-Big-Screen-Wii-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  Considering the casual, local multiplayer audience that the Wii draws, it is rather surprising that this is the first Scene It? game on Nintendo's console. The well known trivia series offers over 2800 questions in this latest iteration, taking... Review Wii Xbox 360 PlayStation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Scene-It-Bright-Lights-Big-Screen-Wii-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Capcom-schools-media-and-guests-at-Monster-Hunter-U?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner When a relatively young franchise like Monster Hunter manages over 5 million units sold worldwide, Capcom can certainly afford to turn a San Francisco nightclub into a school for the viewtifully gifted. They did just that last Tuesday night at the ... Wii Event Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Capcom-schools-media-and-guests-at-Monster-Hunter-U?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Baseball-Blast-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner As baseball games go, 2K's Baseball Blast! is one of the most imaginative and surreal video game interpretations of the national pasttime ever. Developed by WayForward Technologies (Contra 4, Shantae), Baseball Blast! is a youth-targeted mini game co... Review Wii Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Baseball-Blast-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Resident-Evil-The-Darkside-Chronicles-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  It is funny to think that, counting the Gun Survivor series, there are almost just as many light gun Resident Evil shooters as there are third person Resident Evil games. Yet when Capcom's last Wii installment, The Umbrella Chronicles ended up ... Review Wii Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:50:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Resident-Evil-The-Darkside-Chronicles-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Sega-classics-XBox-Live-Arcade-code-contest?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner (This contest has ended. Be sure to check back in my future articles for new giveaways.)With this holiday season's big name releases and sleeper hits emptying gamers' wallets, here is a minor reprieve in the form of 4 free Sega download codes that wi... Xbox 360 Contest Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:44:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Sega-classics-XBox-Live-Arcade-code-contest?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d16-God-of-War-Collection-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  One's willingness to cover less hyped games for your media outlet makes it a problem when it comes to making time for bigger titles. Embarrassing as it is that I only played God of War for the first time this weekend, I at least take comfort kn... Review PlayStation 3 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:15:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d16-God-of-War-Collection-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Musashi-The-Dream-of-the-Last-Samurai-makes-its-US-debut?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner One of Production I.G.'s latest films will be making its American debut tonight at the San Francisco International Animation Festival. In a line up that includes The Fantastic Mr. Fox, compelling music videos, and innovative animation from Europe, Mu... Gaming Lifestyle Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:52:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Musashi-The-Dream-of-the-Last-Samurai-makes-its-US-debut?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d13-LittleBigPlanet-24Hour-Game-Jam-Session-finale?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  The LittleBigPlanet Jam Session concluded last night at the upstairs section of Roe Restaurant in the SoMa neighborhood. Mingling students, faulty, media and Sony staff checked out the various San Francisco-themed levels created in this 24-ho... Contest PlayStation Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:43:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d13-LittleBigPlanet-24Hour-Game-Jam-Session-finale?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Resident-Evil-The-Darkside-Chronicles-interactive-trailer-infects-GameTrailerscom?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner    With less than a week before the release of Darkside Chronicles, Capcom has partnered with  GameTrailers.com in an innovative interactive clip of this new Resident Evil shooter. While zombies are able to break through their 2-D con... Wii Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:46:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Resident-Evil-The-Darkside-Chronicles-interactive-trailer-infects-GameTrailerscom?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d12-LittleBigPlanet-24Hour-Game-Jam-Session-in-progress?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner As previously reported, students from the Academy of Art in San Francisco have been hard at work designing LittleBigPlanet PSP levels themed on various San Francisco landmarks. These include Coit Tower, Alcatraz, and the Victorian style neighborhoo... Contest PlayStation Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:20:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d12-LittleBigPlanet-24Hour-Game-Jam-Session-in-progress?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d11-LittleBigPlanet-24Hour-Game-Jam-Session?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner One of the judgesTo coincide with the November 17th release of LittleBigPlanet on the PSP, Sony Computer Entertainment America has partnered with the San Francisco Academy of Art School of Game Design in an intense 24-hour level creation jam session.... PlayStation 3 PlayStation Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:41:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d11-LittleBigPlanet-24Hour-Game-Jam-Session?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Ubisoft-makes-Examiner-sweat?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner   Last Friday, Ubisoft gave special guests and journalists the opportunity to preview two of their more physically intensive new titles for the Nintendo Wii. In a densely packed casual games market, the company has added some stand out features... Early Impressions Wii Event Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:18:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Ubisoft-makes-Examiner-sweat?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Examiner-takes-on-Takahashi-Meijin?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner Takahashi Meijin and the Shooting Watch Last week's Hudson Entertainment media event became more than just an evening of announcements, chats with producers (both U.S. and Japanese), and hands-on demos. It was also an opportunity to match one's skil... Event Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Examiner-takes-on-Takahashi-Meijin?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Zombie-Apocalypse-XBLA-Halloween-hangover-contest?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner (This contest has ended. Be sure to check back in my future articles for new giveaways.)After an evening's worth of candy overdosing, free tacos, and schedule-shifting daylight savings, it is now time to show the Xbox 360 some love by giving away mul... Xbox 360 Contest Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:38:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Zombie-Apocalypse-XBLA-Halloween-hangover-contest?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d31-NVIDIA-Halloween-party-recap-and-pics?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner Last night NVIDIA played host to 300 of their fans in a loud and enthusiastic evening of 3D-enabled gaming along with a heated tournament, innovative demonstrations and many giveaways. Held at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters, this event als... PC Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:41:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d31-NVIDIA-Halloween-party-recap-and-pics?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Resident-Evil-Archives-Resident-Evil?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  In the spirit of Halloween, and in anticipation of Capcom's upcoming one-two punch of the Wii port of Resident Evil Zero and The Darkside Chronicles, it is a good a time as any to check out Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil.Unlike the impre... Review Wii Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:26:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Resident-Evil-Archives-Resident-Evil?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Blood-Energy-Potion-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner Just in time for Halloween (and in preparation for the impending Vampire Zombie Werewolf Pirate Ninja Unicorn Minotaur Robot Valkyrie Samurai Mermaid War of 2016), the makers of Mana & Health Potions have produced a Bloodlust-quenching energy pot... Review Gaming Lifestyle Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:47:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Blood-Energy-Potion-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Battlefield-1943-PSN-download-code-giveaway?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  (This contest has ended. Be sure to check back in my future articles for new giveaways.)Released back in July on PSN and XBLA (and early next year on PC), EA's Battlefield 1943 brought the series back to World War II, set across various islands... Contest PlayStation 3 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:14:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Battlefield-1943-PSN-download-code-giveaway?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Battlefield-1943-PSN-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  Although EA has been continuously churning out quality releases with their Battlefield series since its inception in 2002, it is only this year that they finally released a proper WWII sequel to their original Battlefield, moving up the year ... Review PlayStation 3 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:28:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Battlefield-1943-PSN-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Gaming-Lifestyle-Big-Windup-Oofuri-Season-1Part-2-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner  Not many baseball anime titles have been be brought over to the States, but the few that have (Princess Nine comes to mind) have represented the sub-genre in positively dramatic fashion. Funimation's latest offering is the second part of the fi... Review Gaming Lifestyle Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13269-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Gaming-Lifestyle-Big-Windup-Oofuri-Season-1Part-2-review?cid=exrss-SF-Gaming-Lifestyle-Examiner