New Rainbow Six: Patriots Screen Shots!

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations Review

Since I played the first “Assassin's Creed” I have had two questions about the story: Why did Desmond leave "The Farm" to start a new life? What happens to Altaïr after he kills Al Mualim? “Assassin's Creed 2” came along, but failed to answer either of those questions. In fact by the time I had completed AC2 I had even more questions: Where does Lucy take Desmond, and what is next for Ezio Auditore? Luckily “Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood” answers my AC2 questions. Once I completed Brotherhood, I had given up hope on Ubisoft answering my questions about Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad, and Desmond Miles' past. I also believed that AC:B was the last “Assassin's Creed” where we would see Ezio Auditore, leaving me with questions regarding him. The end of AC:B left me thinking, "What the heck?". Those of you that have played it know what I'm talking about. I spent hours researching forums and talking to friends that had played the game about the ending. I wanted to know why something so outrageous would happen, and I also wanted to discuss the possibilities of the next installment. I never thought for a second that all of my questions would be answered with one game. “Assassin's Creed: Revelations”. I had to chuckle to my self about the title, because the answers to all of my questions would be "revealed".

Update

Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary review are to come. I apologize for no post yesterday. Things have been pretty busy for the both of us. We hope you will come back soon to read those reviews, and more!

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

Blip!: The Subtlety of Sound

"Blip!", the original sound effect. Not the original onomatopoeia. 

What makes a game good? A tough, if not unanswerable, question. There are so many factors that go into the creation of a game, sprawling epic and micro-platformer action title alike, that naming them all would be take more than this article alone. However there are a few factors that usually stand out in games; controls, graphics, and music to name just a few.

Graphics and controls are almost always the first thing mentioned when talking about games, and they are admittedly vital to video games regardless of genre. Without graphics to see what you are doing, or controls to guide how you are doing it, video games wouldn't be video games. I feel, though, that many tend to overlook the truly important role that music and sound effects have in games and our enjoyment of them. From beeps to bangs, synthesizers to orchestrations, the sounds we hear change the games we play, and without them video games and gaming would not exist as we know it.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Midnight Release

I will be at the midnight release for "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary" tonight (located at the Jordan Landing Gamestop). Tonight we will be having a "Halo: Combat Evolved" tournament for the midnight release of "Halo: CEA". We hope to see you there, because it's going to be a blast!

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Review

The midnight launch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at the Jordan Landing Gamestop was pretty fun! We had a bean bag toss going on all night as we waited to purchase the game; it may kind of sound lame at first, but it ended up being a bit of a challenge. Those who threw a bean bag through a box took home "Skyrim" stickers, and other posters.

The Sweet: Massive world to explore, almost limitless customization, hours of side quests, enticing story, addictive gameplay, and highly replayable.

The Bitter: Graphics aren't as clean on the console (Xbox 360) version, larger enemy's are almost impossible to kill on a harder difficulty.

Update

Due to how massive "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" is, the review was not posted last Friday. I will be posting that review today. Please check back later this afternoon!

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

Skyrim Midnight Launch

I will be at the Jordan Landing Gamestop for the midnight release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. We will be playing games, and giving out prizes. Hope to see you there! Check back tomorrow for my review on Skyrim.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Review

The "Modern Warfare 3" tournament at the Jordan Landing Gamestop last night was a huge success! The first place winner took home a free copy of "Modern Warfare 3", and a "Call of Duty ELITE" t-shirt. Second place received a huge Modern Warfare 2 banner that was hanging inside of Gamestop. There were a ton of prizes given out for participating in a "grenade toss" game where people would try and throw a bean bag into a certain area. The Jordan Landing Great Clips came and shaved people’s heads, and accepted donations to send soldiers calling cards. Those who shaved their head received prizes such as "Call of Duty ELITE" t-shirts, "Modern Warfare 3" posters, "Modern Warfare 3” bumper stickers, and other related prizes. Little Cesar's Pizza, Yoshi's Japanese Grill, and Lazer Quest were kind enough to provide prizes that were handed out in a raffle at the end of the night; Little Cesar's Pizza also provided pizza.

We will be co-hosting a "Halo: Combat Evolved" tournament next Monday, November 14, 2011 for the release of "Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary" at this same Gamestop. Prizes will be provided and we would love to see all of you there!

If you loved "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" then you will love "Modern Warfare 3". The gameplay is nearly identical, and provides new and improved features that will leave you wanting more each time you play. The graphics have improved some from the last game, but I must say I was a little disappointed in them. I believe that Infinity Ward could have stepped up their game a lot more. They had two years to work on this game, and all they improved are some gameplay mechanics, textures, shading, and sound. Obviously the graphics do not detract from the game in anyway, I'm simply stating Infinity Ward could have tried harder.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Midnight Release

Hey gamers! Gaming Cuisine will be at the Jordan Landing Gamestop co-hosting a "Modern Warfare 3" tournament for the midnight release of the game! I hope to see you there! If you know us, let us know! We'd love to meet you. We will have name tags with the Gaming Cuisine logo. I will be posting a review of my experience with "Modern Warfare 3" sometime tomorrow. Check back then!

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

Rainbow Six: Patriots Announced

Ubisoft has announced the new Rainbow Six game. For full details, head on over to our Daily Specials section!

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

All aboard the Bipolar Express

Believe it or not these are two different games.

It is well recognized that the differences in video game genres vary wildly; not to mention that variety and diversity between titles within a genre can make even similar base concepts seem radically different. Making a fair comparison of games across genres is nearly impossible. Regardless, it seems that comparisons of games, title-to-title, and genre-to-genre, are regularly made; usually with a very “apples-to-oranges” effect. I think this is often because of the feelings and emotions provoked during the time spent playing particular titles, and how they effect the player. While playing a few recent Indie developed titles I noticed the effect on my own emotions and how it affected my desire to play titles from other genres. Included in the reviews of these titles I have taken the opportunity to briefly mention how they affected the way I felt at the time, and what desires were provoked after spending time playing them. An interesting experiment in how one may be influenced in a future gaming choice by what is currently being played.

The First 50 Pages of The New Elder Scrolls Novel

Feeding you your fill of video games is our passion. Luckily, Bethesda is allowing us fans of The Elder Scrolls to feed our mind's by reading the first 50 pages of a new Novel written by Greg Keyes.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Tournament

Gaming Cuisine is proud to announce that on Monday, November 7, 2011, we will be co-hosting a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 tournament while awaiting the midnight launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. This tournament will be held at the Jordan Landing Gamestop located at 7612 S Campus View DrSte 120West Jordan, UT 84084. You can contact them at (801) 280-0599. We will be holding a 64 player tournament, and will be a free for all gametype. You can sign up at the Jordan Landing Gamestop from now until 8:00 PM on Monday, November 7, 2011. The tournament will take place at 8:00 PM, and will go until there is one winner. Prizes will be raffled off all night, and there will be a grand prize for the winner of the tournament. This prize has yet to be determined. We hope to see you all there! If you have any questions, please e-mail us at gamingcuisine@gmail.com, or contact the Gamestop in Jordan Landing at (801) 280-0599.

Grand Theft Auto 5 Trailer

Rockstar Games has released the first trailer for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5!! You can find that trailer on Rockstar's official site! Enjoy!

Until next time, keep on gamin' on!

Grand Theft Auto 5 wish list

As it has been announced, the trailer revealing Grand Theft Auto 5 comes out tomorrow! I wanted to put together a wish list of things that I'd like to see in it.