Conference Call

GWJ Conference Call Episode 98

Warhammer Online, Too Human, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Force Unleashed, Strong Bad's Cool Game, Chrono Trigger, Trying To Do Too Much, Your Emails and more!
The craptastic box art for Bionic Commando.

Barely Bionic

Even as a kid, I should have known better. I stared at the box cover in the local video store, after prowling the isles like a shark hungry for Roy Scheider, and tried to parse the image with my sugar-addled mind. It said, "Bionic Commando," but he didn’t look bionic. His arm wasn’t a hook, just a friggin' arm with a fancypants bracelet on it. Maybe he could fly?

August 25 - August 29

While this final week of August offers no significant big budget stand out title like many of the coming weeks will, the release list of the next few days is actually quite strong. There may not be much here that you will have likely lusted after for months, but several titles strike me as intriguing at the very least.
Star Baron

Star Baron

Star Baron is a stripped down node-based RTS with several AI opponents competing for control of the galaxy. It's all about capturing stars of various sizes, then putting them to work producing ships, defensive satellites, or propping up the empire's ship-building economy.
Audi R8 Passenger Headlight

Assumed Ownership

"In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks." -- Scott Adams
Star Trek:25th Anniversary box art

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

In a time where well written adventure titles were plentiful, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary could have easy been overlooked as a forgettable cash-in. With a number of references to old Trek continuity, enterprising gameplay and enough Klingons to shake a bat'leth at, there's enough meat here to satisfy Trekkies of all walks of life.
Conference Call

GWJ Conference Call Dragon Age Interview

An Interview With Bioware's David Gaider About Dragon Age!

Paleocon

Once considered the scourge of P&C, I believe this heartwarming picture will indeed turn Paleocon's image from staunch debater to fluffy liberal can't-we-all-get-along-er. But just what is that mysterious substance on his face? Why does he seem to be so delighted? To find out, you'll have to read the profile to see the full image.

Coign of Vantage

Coign of Vantage takes simple icon images and explodes them into swirling, three-dimensional arrangements. It's your job to spin these pixel clouds until, though a trick of perspective, the original image appears.

August 18 - August 22

I'll get to Too Human in a moment, but after more than a year of working on The Week Ahead I must say this is in many ways my least favorite part of the year. As a gamer, the flood of long awaited releases is a joy, but as a guy who is tasked with documenting those releases, it becomes something of a burden, as evidenced by this week's PC release list.

Pages