reviews. previews. podcast. and more...

Join sisters NinJaSistah and Pandalicious and the rest of the ESH Crew each day as they discuss video games, tech gadgets, anime, manga... pretty much everything within the geek chic lifestyle.

From Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC game reviews, previews, news, and gushings to audience questions and rumor mill seeding galore you'll find it here at ESH!
First Nerdgasm of 2010: ESH@CES Las Vegas!
 

Goings On



Search through the goodness that is ESH. Want to see if we are writing and chit chatting about the crap you're interested in.

Twitterings

     

    Advertisements



    Archives

    CES Coverage

    We went to CES and here's what we saw and molested.

    E3 Coverages

    One stop shopping for all of the ESH E3 goodness.

    Xbox 360 Stuffs

    Check out crew rantings on the XB360 platform.

    PS3 Things

    Yeah, we've talked about Sony stuff too, check em out!

    Wii Little Bits

    Get your Nintendo bits and bobbles here.

    Oh Hai! Anime-niacs

    Peep the stuff we've written about on the anime tip.

    Manga Love

    We less than three manga as well, so peep the manga reviews.

    ESH Photo Galleries

    Check out the snapshots we've taken at events and more here...


    Final Fantasy XIV- It's beta sign-up time!

    posted @ 12/16/2009 08:21:00 PM by Vichus Smith
    Behold, the portal to your dreams:




    Now is the time to sign up for the Final Fantasy XIV beta! If you're a Squeenix maniac, if you crave Final Fantasy RPGs, then why are you reading this? Go here and become one of the chosen few! Sorry, kids, you've gotta be 18+ to apply :(

    Labels: , , , , , ,

    Finish what you start...

    That EXP stuff is weak! Let me hook you on some Crystalium.

    posted @ 11/02/2009 11:03:00 AM by Vichus Smith


    If you think Final Fantasy XIII is just more of the same, you are so wrong! With the latest in the Final Fantasy series, the way you advance your party may be a thing of the past.

    Final Fantasy XIII will not be using EXP as your method of leveling up. Instead, there is the Crystalium system. When you win battles, you gain Crystalum points.



    These points are used to enhance your abilities, all to make a better you! It sounds like a dash of FF X, a sprinkle of FF 8 and a helping of FFXII. So, is it simply trading one term for another, or will this leveling system lead to breathing new life into the genre? Playstation 3 gamers (and Xbox 360, too!) will find out soon enough.

    Labels: , , ,

    Finish what you start...

    Tera Online trailer

    posted @ 11/02/2009 08:48:00 AM by Vichus Smith
    There are literally hundreds of MMORPGs out in the ether, but none had me as curious as Tera Online:



    Ain't it a beauty? What is most appealing about Tera Online is its attitude. It looks fantastic, which isn't uncommon, even in the case of "free-to-play" games. However, when you watch the trailer you can appreciate the gestures and effects associated with Tera Online's many classes. Enjoy!

    Labels: , , , , ,

    Finish what you start...

    After the Apocalypse, You Aren't Allowed to Wear a Shirt

    posted @ 8/14/2009 09:12:00 PM by Vichus Smith


    Rage has finally shown its ugly, beautiful face on the internet, and I am quite impressed. A trailer for ID Software's latest FPS (with a dash of car combat) has appeared on the official Rage website. One image in the trailer that starts to make you wonder is the front page of a newspaper littered on the ground:




    What's is an Ark in the world of Apophis? If you know your basic Bible, you know you that if you you weren't on the ark, your house got really wet. Is this last ark the objective of this whole game? Is living underground better than living on the surface? Maybe.


    Most of the trailer takes place above ground, with good old-fashioned FPSing, some third person car combat, and some freaky mutants hopping out of everywhere, trying to kill Rage's protagonist. Weapons look pretty standard, except for what looks like machine gun turrets that you can use to do the dirty work for you.


    I can just imagine gamers all over comparing this to the Half-Life series, BioShock, the Jak series of platform games, etc. One has to wonder if Rage can take all of these familiar elements we have seen in games before and deliver a satisfying package. It's coming out for damn near every system (except for the Wii because, well, you know) so the majority of us is going to get a shot at Id Software's latest.






    Labels: , , , , ,

    Finish what you start...