These days, less and less people are playing PC games. Especially on this website. I'd say around 85-90% of the gamers who regularly visit this website are console gamers. Why? Well, a few common viewpoints I see among the console community about PC gaming are:

• Computers were not made for gaming, consoles are.
• Why would you want to use your keyboard and mouse to control a game when I could use a controller?
• You constantly need to upgrade your computer specs to stay up to date with modern day gaming.
• It is ridiculously expensive to build a rig.
• The PC community sucks.
• Why use Windows when I can use a Mac?

So, let's look at all of these viewpoints.

1.) Computers were not made for gaming, consoles are.

This is a common argument I see. Why should I play on a system that does not only play video games? Do you people realize how stupid that sounds? That is like saying, "Alright guys, I am go
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Ever since the release of Counter-Strike in 1999, the PC gaming community has been overwhelmed by the experience offered by the simple FPS. Since then, two successors have been released, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, and Counter-Strike: Source, the most recent addition to the series. Counter-Strike, and CS:Source have held the number 1 and 2 spots for most actively played games on Steam for as long as I can remember. Most gaming companies, well almost all of them would have released multiple predecessors by now, I mean look at Call of Duty. But, we are not talking about Infinity Ward here, we're talking about Valve. Their track record of spewing out games has been relatively slow over the past few years, with a 6 year gap between Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Also, we still have yet to see Episode 3 of the series after Episode 2 was released three years ago.

So why hasn't there been a seq
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Once in a while, I browse the App Store as I am downloading various updates for the applications on my iPod Touch. Over the past few months, I have become increasingly impressed with the quality of apps being released on the store. The first app I can really remember being surprised at was Call of Duty: Zombies. After a few weeks of speculation on the price ($9.99), I decided to buy it. The first time I loaded up the app, I was pretty surprised. The graphics on this app far surpassed the graphics on the entire DS version of World at War. This surprised me, and disappointed me with the Nintendo DS. How is it that an iPod, an MP3 player can produce higher quality visuals than a Nintendo DS, and handheld game console.
The next app that surprised me was Plants vs. Zombies. Being a hit on the PC, I heard nothing but great things about the game. It was the same thing for the iPhone App. It is
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When loading up the demo for the first time, I was exposed to a surprising amount of customization. First of all, before you begin playing, you need to clarify your game's settings. The first thing that you need to do is pick your difficulty.

The difficulties are:

• Easy: Like Skate 1.

• Normal: More similar to Skate 2.

• Hardcore: The closest simulation to actual skateboarding to date.

Then you must choose your camera settings. Here they have included a low perspective, and a high one. Having been so used to the low setting, which sometimes made it hard to see obstacles in the first two games, I gave the high view a go.

After playing through, I immediately noticed the difficulty that Hardcore presented. Your skater moves slower, does tricks lower, and much sketchier than you would see in the first two easier modes. I think that is pretty awesome. This adds a new depth of realism to th
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In the light of this recent Clash of the Platforms contest in the Left 4 Dead 2 forums, I have been playing a lot of Survival lately. Xmayne and I have actually been able to crack a few maps, after consistently failing at Survival since the game's release in November. We were pretty good at Survival in Left 4 Dead 1, getting around 12 gold medals together, but here we could not get one in all of this time since the game's release. Thankfully, we actually got a gold medal a few days ago, and from there we have actually been making some progress. So far, we have four, resulting in two two gold medal sessions in one day. I find that to be pretty damn successful. We have gotten gold medals on The Bridge (The Parish), The Atrium (Dead Center), Stadium Gate (Dark Carnival), and Bus Depot (The Parish).

In light of this, we have decided to create an educational video series explaining on how to
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The last DLC package released for the Left 4 Dead series received a pretty negative response from most players. The campaign was too short, contained no shine, and the environments seemed fairly familiar. We have yet to see a DLC release since then, but now we do. The Passing for Left 4 Dead 2 has been released, and was advertised to contain cooperative play with the survivors from the first Left 4 Dead game, include a new weapon, and a new game mode. After playing through the campaign a few times, my opinion on it is a positive one.

What I Expected

• Some new environments to explore: Crash Course contained many of the same texture models as the other campaigns, giving it a very dull look. * Satisfying interaction between the survivors: This seems to be the main selling point of this package, so it better be good.
• The new game mode better be good: To be honest, I am pretty bored of this

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Today the long-awaited DLC Package for Left 4 Dead 2 was released. Titled, The Passing, the package is advertised to present a meeting between the survivors from both games. The package was released on the Xbox 360 for 560 ($7.00) Microsoft Points, and free of charge on the PC. I am playing this on the PC.

The first thing that I noticed about this DLC was the rather large file size. On the PC, the package contained over a gigabyte worth of files. It took me about an hour to download, due to the large file size, and the ridiculous amount of people also playing. After the long download, I finally got to play the new campaign. It begins with a confrontation between the Left 4 Dead 2 survivors, and our old friend Francis from the first game. The survivors are blockaded by a closed bridge, which Francis will not open. So, the survivors need to navigate around town, and get to the other side of
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I have been heavily awaiting this year's Steam Holiday Sale, as it allows us PC Gamers to indulge in some of the best sales on the internet for video games. For those not aware, Steam is a file distributing program that distributes electronic copies of video games to its downloaders. Many people compare Steam to Xbox Live, as it is similar when it comes down to it. I like to think of Steam as the Xbox Live of PC Gaming.

This year's sale began on December 23, and is continuing through January 3. Once Steam loaded the sale, my eyes lit up at what I saw. Grand Theft Auto IV was being sold for $7.49, reduced from $29.99. That is a 75% discount! Considering that the game probably still costs between $50 and $60 dollars on the consoles, that is an absolutely incredible deal. I could not pass that up, and bought it immediately.

Next on my agenda was a Christmas gift for my brother. I knew exact
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When Left 4 Dead 2 was announced for the Xbox 360 and PC in June, people went crazy. Not in a good way either. They found it ridiculous that people expected Valve to have their fans pay for a new game a year later than when the first installment was released. Many people thought that Left 4 Dead 2 should be released as free DLC for all owners of Left 4 Dead. Also, many people do not like this game due to the fact that the Left 4 Dead 1 community may be torn apart, that there are new characters, and so much more. All of these negative ideas resulted in a boycott in which over 30,000 people are participating in. But is this boycott really a justified cause?

A big part about your ultimate decision to purchase Left 4 Dead 2, is the cost of the game. For PC, it will cost $50.00, and on the Xbox 360, it will cost $60.00. Now, I really don't see what the big deal is about buying this. The game w
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Us PC users have received an anticipated update late once again, but I personally do not mind, because we received Map Pack 2 free of charge once again. The Pack contains 3 new MP maps: Banzai, Corrosion, and Sup Pens. I honestly have not had much of a chance to check out the maps yet, because firstly, I do not enjoy the game's multiplayer, and secondly, all of my time with the game has been dedicated to the new Nazi Zombie map, Shi No Numa.

This map blows the first two out of the water. The map's size is overwhelming in the first few plays, and I was stuck without an idea of where the hell I was going, which resulted in my demise. Also, the map features the Wunderwaffe DG-2, a new weapon which is very explosive, flaming Hell Hounds, and some very cool new traps. I enjoy this map way more than the first expansive map, Verruckt, which got very old after very few plays. In fact, I enjoy th
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