Almost everyone has heard of the tragedy that befell Haiti after a magnitude 7 earth quake struck leaving over 150,000 dead, and even more wounded.  Many charities and aid organizations have been collecting donations to help the poor souls in Haiti.  The game industry wants to lend a helping hand, too.  The folks over at IGN.com have rallied companies throughout the industry to donate tons of fantastic gaming related items - all to be auctioned off in order to benefit Haiti.

I’ll start by saying; Bayonetta is pure, unadulterated, fun.  It’s a game that represents the complete package – game-play, art, sound, and character.  I personally can never seem to find the time to play all the games that constantly accrue on my entertainment center, but I kept coming back to Bayonetta for more.

Hit the jump for the full review!

In Spring 2010 Microsoft Game Studios plans to release "Game Room" functionality for Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE users.  I've been reading through the details and I can't say I'm overly excited.  Perhaps it's my age or it could be the fact that I don't see the value in the virtual "game cabinets," but I'm curious to see how this new venture will turn out.

Hit the jump for more details!

NBA 2K10's NBA Spokesman, Kobe Bryant. (Credit 2K Games/NBA 2K10)

In a world where gaming satisfaction is only a minute away with the advent of high-speed internet and next generation consoles, it makes me think back to the games of old, and what our new tech could have done to salvage them.  Hit the jump for more!

Me

Evan Goncalo is a part-time writer and full video game virtuoso who lives and works in Massachusetts.  Evan is currently employed at Varolii Corporation as an Application Engineer in addition to lecturing on Game Design at Bristol Community College.

Evan started his career in the game industry as a Quality Assurance tester at Turbine Inc, working on Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.  From there, he went on to become Turbine’s Marketing Coordinator and worked on their suite of games that include Dungeons and Dragons Online and Asheron’s Call.

Evan left Turbine and joined the team at Blue Fang Games as a Senior Quality Assurance tester and began working on Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals as well as their new project that would later become World of Zoo.

After deciding school was where he wanted to be he left Blue Fang and set out to complete what he had started years earlier.  While Evan was finishing his degree in Game Design he worked as a Graphic Artist Technician at Gatehouse Media for a traditional print media outlet, The Herald News.