http://oracle.gamerstemple.com The weblog of the Executive Editor of The Gamers' Temple Sun, 04 May 2008 20:50:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So Grand Theft Auto IV was finally released this week among all of the hype and controversy that usually surrounds a new release in the series. Adding to both the hype and controversy this time around is the fact that IGN released their exclusive first review of the game ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2008/05/04/21/ How come every time there is a crisis in a fantasy kingdom the people turn to some kid wearing a loincloth and carrying a butter knife? Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? And yet that’s the way just about every RPG ever made begins. Does anyone out there fantasize ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2008/02/20/20/ Spike TV recently announced the winners of its 2007 Video Game Awards. Spike’s Video Game Awards have always been a little suspect as it’s never been made quite clear as to how the winners are selected and who actually is doing the selecting. In the past games have ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/12/10/19/ While many gamers may be dreaming of unwrapping a new copy of Guitar Hero III or Call of Duty 4 this holiday season, the corporate guys at Vivendi inadvertently revealed that Guitar Hero IV and Call of Duty 5 are in the works. In the flurry of activity surrounding ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/12/03/18/ Apparently this reviewer of NBA Live 08 for the PSP has an advanced PSP prototype: “In its place are go-to moves that have been individualized for certain players and that are performed with the right stick. ” http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/10/19/17/ Our site recently received a notification from YouTube that 20th Century Fox had demanded that the trailer we had posted for the game Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer be removed because it was in violation of copyright laws. YouTube immediately complied, served us with a warning, and ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/09/26/16/ Here’s another classic line from a review found on a major videogame site. Apparently the author didn’t pay enough attention in English class to know that adverbs end in “ly” or in math class when the commutative property of addition was covered… “TR: Legend is primary 70 percent adventure and ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/09/06/15/ Manhunt 2 was in the news again last week. Rockstar resubmitted the game to the ESRB and was successful in getting the game’s rating changed from AO (Adults Only) to M (Recommended for ages 17 and older). There was of course some controversy over this new ruling, particularly ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/09/04/14/ If you’re familiar with the large corporate game sites you’ll know that all of their writers have the word “Editor” in their titles. This is ironic because these sites are also notorious for their lack of editorial oversight. Articles regularly contain misspellings, grammatical mistakes, and even repeated paragraphs ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/08/28/13/ Here’s an interesting bit of news that was released today - Bret Michaels, the lead singer from Poison, will appear in Guitar Hero III. When you play the Poison song “Talk Dirty to Me”, Michaels will appear in your band as the lead singer. However if you look ... http://oracle.gamerstemple.com/2007/08/16/12/