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Level Up! 2012 Preview!
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(January 11, 2012)
Last week I looked at the best games of 2011. This week we look ahead to the top games of 2012 as I’ll be picking the 15 most anticipated games for 2012. One thing about this list is that most of the games are either sequels or re-boots of popular franc
Netflix in UK, Ireland
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(January 09, 2012)
Netflix, Inc., the leading global internet subscription service for films and TV programmes, launches today in the United Kingdom and Ireland , offering instant and unlimited access to a broad range of entertainment for the low monthly price of 5.99 Pounds
Level Up! Game of the Year Awards
by Tim Janson, Critic
(January 06, 2012)
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Level Up for 2012! This week I’m going to reflect back on 2011 by presenting the Level Up Awards for the best games of 2011. The awards will be presented in various categories with a winner as well as a couple of
Toy Manaic: 20 Most Loathsome Star Wars Figures
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist and Toy Maniac
(January 06, 2012)
With the return of Star Wars the Clone Wars tonight on Cartoon Network, the Toy Maniac wants to discuss his favorite toy line, Star Wars. Now in all fairness to the flowing scrapes of plastic, they weren’t all given a fair chance. There are by far way co
Top 10 Lord of the Rings Toys
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(December 09, 2011)
It is hard to believe that the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is ten years old this year. As I sat in the theater ten years ago I had no idea what to expect. I never read “The Hobbit” and only read a tad of “The Fellowship of the Ring
Level Up: Reviewing Assassin’s Creed Revelations
by Tim Janson, Critic
(December 08, 2011)
Well as you will see right off the bat the release schedule continues to be slight continuing the usual trend of all the season’s big games coming out just before or after Thanksgiving while most of December features only a handful of games even worth me
Level Up: Metal Gear Solid HD
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(December 01, 2011)
Well hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. It’s time to take a bit of a breather. The release schedule the last couple of weeks have been extremely light and hopefully this is giving all of you a chance to enjoy those many great games like Call of Dut
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim it at Level Up
by Tim Janson , Columnist
(November 24, 2011)
Ok, a bit of an abbreviated column this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Plus, other than the new Assassin’s Creed game there’s just not much coming out next week of any major interest. BUT…I did not want to wait another week to bring you my r
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(November 18, 2011)
Well Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 has taken the gaming world by storm and setting call kind of sales records as you can read about below…all that and it may not even be the best game that came out LAST week. Let me tell you I am neck deep in Skyrim an
Modern Warfare 3 Earns $775 Million
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 17, 2011)
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc., announced today that Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 has shattered theatrical box office, book and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell-through in dolla
Level Up Goes to War in Battlefield 3
by Tim Janson, Critic
(November 10, 2011)
You know I try to be very professional. I try not to act like a kid on Christmas morning when a new game shows up at my door. I mean I am something something years old…I don’t get excited over just anything right? Well this week isn’t just anythin
Latest Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Arrives
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(November 06, 2011)
A year after showing off some celebrities preparing for battle in their Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer, Activision took on a more head-on approach in the days before they release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer. They've released a new trailer onto
Level Up Reviews Batman: Arkham City
by Tim Janson, Critic
(November 03, 2011)
This week review Batman: Arkham City, the smash sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. An incredible sequel that might even be better than the first game. Next week’s release slate features two of the year’s most-anticipated new releases: Call of Duty: Mod
The Top 13 Horror Video Games
by Tim Janson
(November 01, 2011)
It’s Halloween time boys and girls…and that means time to enjoy all things that go bump in the night and make you scream. We’ve all got our favorite horror movies to watch at this time of the year but for some truly interactive terrors, sit down and
Spider-Man: Edge of Time in Level Up
by Tim Janson, Critic
(October 27, 2011)
In this week’s Level Up we’re taking a look at two new Marvel Comic-based games, Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny. We’re heading into the teeth of the videogame season with some of the year’s most anticipated games coming out. Batman: A
Darth Maul Returns to the Star Wars Saga
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(October 13, 2011)
Darth Maul, the sinister Sith Lord who amped up the dark side in 1999's Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, returns to the Saga this spring in Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
Resistance 3 and Dead Island Eat Level Up
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(October 06, 2011)
Well before we get into these weeks game Level Up would like to pay our respects to the late great Steve Jobs who passed away on Wednesday. The Apple Computer co-founder got his start designing videogames for Atari in the 1970s and was a leader and pionee
Gears of War 3 Blows Away Level Up
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(September 29, 2011)
Wow what a big week we have at Level Up this week! I might repeat that a couple…hundred times. You want BIG? How about our review of Gears of War 3, the BEST conclusion to a videogame series in history. If Mass Effect 3 is anywhere close to this I ca
Madden NFL 12 Plays Level Up
by Tim Janson, Columnist
(September 15, 2011)
The new NFL season is upon us and so this week I present my review of the always-steady annual gridiron challenge, Madden NFL 12. See how this year’s edition stacks up! In addition I have a review of No More Heroes: Heroe’s Paradise, the PS3 port of
Level Up Takes on the Deus Ex Human Revolution
by Tim Janson, Critic
(September 09, 2011)
Happy Friday! It’s yet another huge release week coming up and while you hate to get too far ahead of yourself when you look at the upcoming release schedules its clear the holidays are coming soon. And if you’re a fan of Square Enix it’s a big wee
The Geek Life: Call of Duty XP 2011
by Robert T. Trate and Kimberly McCall, Columnist & Photographer
(September 07, 2011)
The Geek Life is a weekly look at what is happening in the Geek Culture. Movies, Comics, Books, Video Games, and TV Shows encompass more than just release dates and reviews. This week, the Geek Life plays at the Call of Duty XP.
15 Classic Star Wars Toy Commercials
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(September 02, 2011)
The complete series of the Star Wars Saga arrives on Blu-ray September 16th. Without a doubt, in our minds, Star Wars never would have survived with out its toys. The juggernaut of merchandise helped, but it was the ability for children to continue the sto
WonderCon Moves South
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(September 01, 2011)
Just some words of warning for those who attend WonderCon ever since it was launched back in 1987. You're going to need to travel further south if you wish to attend it next year. After 14 years of hosting the event in the San Francisco area, Comic-Con Int
New Gears of War 3 Trailer Arrives
by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(September 01, 2011)
With just a few weeks to go before Epic Games and Microsoft launch Gears of War 3 into 360 consoles across the globe, the two have revealed a last minute trailer titled "Dust to Dust." Check it out below and sound off with your thoughts.
Phineas and Ferb Levels Up the Second Dimension.
by Tim Janson, Critic
(September 01, 2011)
Now THIS is more like it! After several weeks of sparse new releases, the kids are back to school next week and the release schedule is chock full of new games. Ok…Ok…I know some kids went back to school this week but frankly any school district that