Articles By: Carl Armstrong

E3 Coverage: EA Press Conference

E3 Coverage: EA Press Conference

E3 is finally here, there is always so much to divulge in so little time, but looking at what EA had to offer to kick off the opening day, there was some intrigue but some things to yawn at as well. We’ll have plenty of more coverage as the week continues, hopefully we’ll find parking [...]

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Channer Gaming Rant – May 27, 2012

Channer Gaming Rant – May 27, 2012

Carl “Channer” Armstrong is back with another gaming rant, this time talking about Diablo 3 as an E-Sport, Rift updates, Star Wars: The Old Republic patches as well as the Curt Shilling debacle with the now defunct Studio 38. Diablo 3 an E-sport? Diablo 3 has broken records, it’s entertaining, at the beginning you couldn’t [...]

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Channer’s Gaming Rant – April 26th, 2012

Channer’s Gaming Rant – April 26th, 2012

Associate Editor Carl Armstrong is back with his take of the gaming industry in his weekly Gaming Rant editorial. In this edition he talks about Resident Evil 6, Borderlands 2 and the IPL 4 kicking off in Las Vegas. Too much going on in the world lately, google glasses, the Masters the start of the [...]

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Tiger Woods PGA 13 Review

Tiger Woods PGA 13 Review

Tiger Woods PGA 13 is a solid title whether you are a big golfing fan or not. Whether you can afford to play at Torrey Pines, the East Lake Golf club or somehow you are lucky enough to have a membership at Augusta (highly unlikely), your only real option is Tiger Woods PGA tour 13 [...]

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Jason Lake of Complexity Gaming Interview

Jason Lake of Complexity Gaming Interview

Complexity Gaming’s Jason Lake joins Gaming Illustrated for an exclusive interview to discuss the state of eSports, the show The Executives as well as what life is like for professional gamers. GI: What’s going on everybody? This is Carl here with Gamingillustrated.com here with Jason Lake here from Complexity Gaming. Jason, first off, how’s everything [...]

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Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Review

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Review

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City has all the great elements that make for a great cult classic video game. There’s great presentation, plenty of tension and a great storyline that all leverage what makes Res Evil games so great. Overall, Capcom has done a great job making a very satisfying game. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon [...]

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Channer Gaming Rant – April 2nd 2012 Edition

Channer Gaming Rant – April 2nd 2012 Edition

Associate Editor Carl Armstrong riffs on Minecraft, The Secret World, Mists of Pandaria and eGaming in this edition of his weekly gaming rant. Ok folks, so the past couple of weeks are been chaotic for me, I switched full-time jobs and left a lot of good people behind at my previous employer, I’m a sentimental [...]

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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City – Eric Monacelli Interview

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City – Eric Monacelli Interview

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City hit store shelves last week and we caught up with Capcom’s own Eric Monacelli. In this exclusive interview with Gaming Illustrated, Eric Monacelli discusses the backstory behind Raccoon City, some of the neat things that Rez Evil fans will find in this title and much, much more. GI: We’re here with [...]

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The Darkness II Review

The Darkness II Review

The Darkness II on Xbox 360 is a thriller FPS game that is loud, creepy and filled with memorable characters. In this review we’ll uncover what The Darkness II has to offer and breakdown both the good and the bad. Overall, it’s a pretty entertaining game that might be on the short side but well [...]

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Interview with Michael O’Dell from Team Dignitas

Interview with Michael O’Dell from Team Dignitas

Team Dignitas is a leader when it comes to building a reputation as one of the top and most respected gaming teams in the world. They’ve waves made in the industry time and again on the e-Sports circuit and have a huge worldwide following. Carl Armstrong from Gaming Illustrated caught up with Michael O’Dell to [...]

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