A Handful of Photoshop Tips
Most of the ground covered in this screencast is fairly basic, and mostly to do with setting up the user interface. But hopefully I've mentioned a thing or two that you weren't aware of.
Matt Brett
Most of the ground covered in this screencast is fairly basic, and mostly to do with setting up the user interface. But hopefully I've mentioned a thing or two that you weren't aware of.
This is where I start raving about Killzone 2 and my readership that prefers Xbox 360 either turns their head or rolls their eyes. Let me be the first to say that up until about the beginning of February, I had the same immediate reaction to Killzone 2. After the reviews starting pouring in, most […]
It’s been over 2 years since I played and loved the original F.E.A.R.. Since then, there have been a couple expansion packs which were handled by a different developer which never really lived up to the first game. The console ports of the original game also seemed to fall short and admittedly, this contributed to […]
I couldn't have been more thrilled to reprise the role of Staff Sergeant Matt Baker of the 101st Airborne Division in Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. After all, it's been years since a truly great WWII shooter has graced the market. And while the genre has definitely been over-saturated, I'm always willing to make room for one more in my collection if it's of the stature of the Brothers in Arms series.
Over the past month or so, I’ve found that my schedule has taken a more hectic and unpredictable turn. Obviously, having a baby around really shakes thing up and it’s pretty hard to plan anything. Whether that be an outing on the weekend, or simply planning to catch up on some TV or gaming in […]
It’s been a couple years now, since the CSS Reboot that lead to the internets knowing who the heck “Matt Brett” is. I’ve done a lot in that time. Produced dozens of ramblings about video games, and life in general. Made a name for myself as a decent designer. Launched a couple of projects that […]
The most frequently asked question I’ve received over the past 9 months is, “How do you capture Xbox 360 footage on your iMac?” With 2-5 emails or Flickr messages coming in per week, I figured it was time to publish a How-To article. It’s really not an easy or obvious process, which is why it’s […]
Some time over the past month I went from turning my nose up at the thought of a guitar rhythm game to being totally stoked on it. I really don’t know what the turning point was, but the past few days leading up to the release of Guitar Hero 2 have been torture! I was […]
All in all, I think THP8 is the best the series has seen in many years. Although some areas fall short like character customization, the other additions truly make up for it. Once you've played for a while, be sure to check out the leaderboards and see how you stack up against the rest of the world and your friends. It covers everything from your scores on every single goal in the game to how many feet you've manualed. Pretty awesome stuff!
Overall, NFS Carbon is probably what you're expecting from another NFS game. It does get pretty frustrating when you're completing event after event and no cars are being unlocked. But once you get into the fourth quadrant, they start flowing pretty quickly. It's just a shame that you don't get to use them all that much.
Unless you're really hurting for something to play (which is hard to believe considering the onslaught of awesome titles that just hit over the past few weeks), I wouldn't bother picking up COD3. It's a worthy rent, but I think I'm going to trade mine in for a copy of COD2. Suddenly, I have this urge to rekindle the flame of COD greatness.
I really can't say enough good things about Gears of War. It's outstanding on every level. If you have been waiting for a good reason to pick up an Xbox 360, it's here!