EBC Skirmish 014: And Pepsi!

In this week’s skirmish we take a look at the latest news from Guitar Hero and GH: World Tour, take a look at the jaw-dropping footage from the greatest game none of us will ever play; Star Wars Battlefront III, and sharpen our cleavers over the 360-only Resident Evil 5 demo and other console…

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EBC Skirmish 013: Drop-Dead Kayser

This week we run down the news coming out of CES 2009 including Microsoft’s Primetime Xbox Live channel, Sony’s PS3 running through their new 3D hardware, and the SF IV Battle Royale scheduled to go down at CES 2010. We also look at the newly announced release dates for Fable II’s DLC; Knothole Island,…

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EBC Skirmish 012: Adjust Your Add-On

In the first skirmish of 2009 We take a moment to look back at 2008; discuss the gains made by Sony, Nintendo’s continued dominance of casual gamers, and Microsoft’s steadfast hold on the market. Looking ahead to the coming year we predict the industry trends, the winners, the losers, and what may already be…

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EBC Skirmish 011: One Louder

With Christmas just around the corner we examine the state of the iPhone with respect to the recent Konami announcement that Metal Gear Solid, Dance Dance Revolution, and Silent Hill will all have games coming to Apple’s handheld platform.

Next, we each ask Santa to deliver just one thing from the game industry this holiday season:…

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EBC Skirmish 010: Wii Stroke

In this special edition of EpicBattleCry, we examine the recently unveild gameplay footage of Star Wars: The Old Republic, then dive right in and breakdown the plethora of world premiere trailers screened at the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards.

We’ve got the low-down on God of War III, Uncharted 2: Among Thevies, GTA IV:…

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EBC Skirmish 008: Cas-Core

This week we run down the latest on the 360-exclusive DLC offering for Grand Theft Auto IV, leap into the quagmire that is the hardcore vs. casual gamer debate, and, in the wake of Wrath of the Lich King becoming the best selling PC title ever, ask the question: is PC gaming dead?

The…

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EBC Skirmish 007: Apples and Oranges

In this skirmish we break down the controversey surrounding Call of Duty: World at War, look into the recent news that Microsoft plans to compete with Valve’s Steam, investigate Apple’s new entry into gaming with the iPhone, and look into what 2009 holds for Sony and the PlayStation 3.

The Battle Cry of the…

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EBC Skirmish 006: Wii’s So Brutal

In our post-election skirmish, Microsoft takes a page from the EBA playbook and cleaves half of the New Xbox Experience features from the initial launch, tries to use crack-dealer marketing tactics to sell the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, and we examine the state of the Nintendo Wii and whether or not the recent…

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EBC Skirmish 005: Yellow Attack Submarine

In our first Halloween Skirmish, the panel goes Helter Skelter on the announcment of a stand-alone Beatles music game, protect our thumbs while we analyze the marketing blitzkreig of Left 4 Dead, and trade blows on whether or not making the new PSP and DSi harder to hack is really a good idea.

The…

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