Food for Thought

Why does it take some huge convention for release dates to be announced for new games? If you didn't know Comic-Con begins today in San Diego which showcases gaming among a bunch of other things. Expect to hear release dates for the rest of the week. Here's one:

Uncharted 2

October 13, 2009.

This could only mean that September is almost here. September has always been a bittersweet month for me. On one hand the drought in my lab pretty much ends in late August/early September. On the other hand, I'm more busy because I go back to school along with working. Good thing I'm good at hiding...

This drought sucks by the way. I'm starting to think every gamer is expected to play the same game for months at a time which is something I don't do. If the game is good, I'll finish it and write about it here. This can take anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks depending on my level of focus with the game. I spent 2 weeks with Fallout 3 spending at least 5 hours each day playing it. I finished the story in 13 hours, but realized the story is only the beginning. I can't wait for New Vegas... Grand Theft Auto IV is the only game I still occasionally play. I'm still on my quest for 100%, but it scares me that I know my way around Liberty City. I really hope this new Batman game is going to be as good as the buzz surrounding it.

The drought will be over soon...