Conduit 2, the sequel to 2008’s The Conduit, was released for the Nintendo Wii console in mid-late April to what can only be described as…varying reviews. Seeing wildly disparate reviews is not uncommon on the Internet, where everyone has a chance to be heard (if they yell loud enough); not everyone is going to have the same opinion of a game depending on personal preference, experience, and more. What happens when a harsh, negative review with supportive reasoning of an anticipated video game goes up? Well, heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a developer scorned. Read the full story

After all the waiting, finally I get to play Conduit 2. In this sequel to Sega and High Voltage Software’s popular Wii shooter, the stakes are higher as Michael Ford continues to chase his enemy Adams across the planet. Should we follow along? Let’s find out.

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A milestone has been hit! The fifth episode of the groundbreaking podcast Marooners’ Talk, titled “Mmm, beefy!”, is complete and available for your listening consumption below and, either sometime today or tomorrow, on iTunes! Of course, if you’ve already subscribed on iTunes, you don’t have to worry about continually checking! Read the full story

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Oh SEGA, how we love thee! To end the week on a sweet, sweet note, a new multiplayer trailer for Conduit 2 was released today and it’s ridiculously awesome.

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Here we are, at the end of my week long coverage of Sega’s community event for the High Voltage shooter, Conduit 2, for the Nintendo Wii. And for the grand finale, my proudest moment of gaming journalism, where I sit down to talk with one of the developers from High Voltage. Read the full story

During the event last week at Sega, I was fortunate to get video footage of the multiplayer from Conduit 2, as well as the single player. Read the full story

As we approach the halfway point in this week of Conduit 2 goodies, we start to get to the thing a lot of shooter fans seem to always clamor for: the chance to take down your friends and rub it in their faces. In what promises to be the most intriguing aspect of this game, here’s this sci-fi shooter’s multiplayer. Read the full story

Here’s some video from the Conduit 2 event I attended at Sega headquarters. They’re are still getting some bugs fixed, but you should agree, it’s extremely fun. Good job, High Voltage. Read the full story

At Sega’s event for Conduit 2, I got to be one of the lucky people to get a chance to play through roughly an hour of the single-player campaign. As the sequel to one of the most popular shooters for the Wii, I have to say that it’s one of the most fun games in the genre I’ve played (and I’m not a huge fan of first-person shooters). Read the full story

Last Thursday, January 27 2011, I finally got to go somewhere I’ve wanted to go since I was 12 years old: Sega of America’s headquarters. There, I took part in Sega’s Conduit 2 community event, where a select group of gamers and fans got to experience the most recent build of the sequel to one of the more popular Wii first-person shooters, developed by High Voltage Studios. And while there, I managed to get quite a lot of good things to share with you lovely people. So over the week, I’ll be revealing piece by piece all that I have. Read the full story