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Working Title 02.04.12: Working Outlook: Street Fighter x Tekken   (02.04.2012) - Jordan Williams
Quite possibly the most controversial fighting game to come out this year, Street Fighter X Tekken has a lot working both for it and against it. But what is the overall outlook for the game? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look!
 
Working Title 1.20.12: Working Outlook: SSX   (01.20.2012) - Jordan Williams
SSX is back! While I am happy that it\'s back it does look like it\'s going to run into some problems on its way to getting back into the game space. Is the Outlook for SSX 6 good or is the series on its way to disappear again?
 
Working Title 12.30.11: The 2011 Working Title Awards - The Winners   (12.30.2011) - Jordan Williams
Is Skyrim the best game of the year? Did Batman take home the award for manliness? Was Modern Warfare 3 the biggest disappointment? 411\'s Jordan Williams announced the winner of the 2011 Working Title Awards!
 
Working Title 12.16.11: The 2011 Working Title Awards Nominees (Part 2)   (12.16.2011) - Jordan Williams
Who will Isabella defend her \"Baddest B**ch\" crown against? What is up for Left Field Hit of the year? And in the biggest ballot ever in Working Title history who is up for Game of the Year 2011? Let\'s find out in the second half of The 2011 Working Title Awards.
 
Working Title 12.09.11: The 2011 Working Title Awards Nominees (Part 1)   (12.09.2011) - Jordan Williams
Is Batman the manliest character of 2011? Which game dominated dorm rooms more, Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3? Is Dragon Age 2 the disappointment of the year? 411\'s Jordan WIlliams takes a look at the Working Title Award nominees!
 
Working Title 11.05.11: Working Rant -- Is The Current Gen Old and Busted?   (11.05.2011) - Jordan Williams
The gap between PC and Console is getting larger and larger. With games now sacrificing more and more to keep up is it time for one of the HD consoles to finally bite the bullet and publicly develop a new console or have we invested too much into this generation to move on?
 
Working Title 10.21.11: Working Rant -- Putting Confidence in WWE 12 (and 13...and 14)   (10.21.2011) - Jordan Williams
The WWE\'s line of video games have grown incredibly stale over the years, but how can they be turned around? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look at how they could improve the franchise in this week\'s Working Title!
 
Working Title 09.23.11: Working Rant -- Another 3DS Rant (Part 2)   (09.23.2011) - Jordan Williams
Nintendo has been doing several things wrong with the Nintendo 3DS, but how could they fix it? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes an in-depth look and gives his thoughts in this week\'s Working Title!
 
Working Title 09.08.11: Working Mini-Rant -- Another 3DS Rant   (09.08.2011) - Jordan Williams
As the sun rises on the internet there is yet another person lobbying a rant directed at how Nintendo is handling the 3DS...it\'s just that this one is a bit shorter and uses more cuss words.
 
Working Title 08.18.11: Working Title Halftime Awards 2011: The Winners   (08.19.2011) - Jordan Williams
This is it! What games are considered the best (or worst) of 2011 so far? Only one way to find out. ALWAYS BET ON DUKE.
 
Working Title 08.05.11: Working Title Halftime Awards Nominations (Part 2)   (08.05.2011) - Jordan Williams
From Mortal Kombat being nominated for Game of the Year to L.A. Noire earning a nod for game-changing moment, 411\'s Jordan Williams completes the nominations for the 2011 Working Title Mid-Year Awards! Check out the full article to see the nominees!
 
Working Title 07.22.11: Working Title Halftime Awards Nominations (Part 1)   (07.22.2011) - Jordan Williams
From Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Mortal Kombat to Duke Nukem Forever, Pokemon White/Black and more, 411\'s Jordan Williams announces the nominations for the 2011 Working Title Mid-Year Awards! Check out the full article to see all the nominees!
 
Working Title 07.08.11: My Personal Favorites   (07.08.2011) - Dan Watson
From having a college dorm-wide Halo 2 war and loving WCW/NWO Revenge to playing through the original Resident Evil, 411\'s Dan Watson looks at his personal favorite moments in gaming!
 
Working Title 07.01.11: Working Rant on California Video Game Ban Decision   (07.01.2011) - Dan Watson
The Supreme Court struck down a law this week banning the sale of violent video games such as Grand Theft Auto to children! 411\'s Dan Watson takes a look at the ruling and whether it has any affect on the rest of the country!
 
Working Title 06.24.2011: Why the Bad Press   (06.24.2011) - Dan Watson
Duke Nukem has gotten poor reviews and bad press after years of waiting! But why is the game getting so much flack? 411\'s Dan Watson takes a look in this week\'s Working Title!
 
Working Title 06.08.11: Working Predictions: E3 2011 - The Evaluation   (06.09.2011) - Jordan Williams
Did Microsoft heavily promote Call of Duty: Elite? Did Sony apologize for the PSN outage? Did Nintendo give Project Cafe an official name? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look at his E3 predictions and analyzes the convention!
 
Working Title 06.03.11: Working Predictions: E3 2011   (06.03.2011) - Jordan Williams
From a new Halo game and Project Café\'s official name to an apology for the PSN debacle and more, 411\'s Jordan Williams makes his predictions for next week\'s E3 convention! Check out the full article to see what predictions he\'s making and why!
 
Working Title 05.20.11: Working Mini-Rant - Movie Tie-In Games: No More Excuses   (05.20.2011) - Jordan Williams
Thor: God of Thunder is the latest in a long line of video games adaptation of blockbuster films to get poor marks! Why of all of the genres and types of games out there have these lagged so far behind? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look in this week\'s Working Title!
 
Working Title 05.16.11: Working Rant - I\'m Not Falling For it This Time Nintendo   (05.16.2011) - Jordan Williams
Project Cafe\'s hype cycle is about to near critical mass. Nintendo claims this will be the hardcore revival we have all been waiting for...and you know what? I\'m not falling for it this time.
 
Working Title 05.05.11: Working Rewind - The Virtual Boy was Awesome   (05.05.2011) - Jordan Williams
Before we go ahead and talk about Nintendo\'s new success (or what they hope will be their new success) let\'s take a look back at Nintendo\'s only failure and find SOMETHING to like about it. You know what I\'m sayin\'....VIRTUAL BOY WAS AWESOME.
 
Working Title 4.08.11: Working Rant - D1DLC and Online Passes   (04.08.2011) - Jordan Williams
Sometimes we all just need to sit back, take a breath and simply...deal with it. Why get so bent out of shape over this?
 
Working Title 3.24.11: The Tournament Scene – High Skill Only or No Fun Allowed (Part 2 of 2)   (03.24.2011) - Jordan Williams
So is the Fighting Game Scene really all that bad? We already discussed what people see as the negative side and now it\'s time to kick them in the face and tell them to shut up. Well...maybe.
 
Working Title 03.21.11: The Tournament Scene – High Skill Only or No Fun Allowed (Part 1 of 2)   (03.21.2011) - Jordan Williams
With the Fighting Game Scene taking off in a big way thanks to more organization it seems like more players than ever are getting into the super competitive side of the game...but is that exactly a good thing? Or is it just the natural evolution of the genre?
 
Working Title 03.10.11: Fist of the North Star: Ken\'s Rage is...AWESOME   (03.10.2011) - Jordan Williams
What\'s this? I\'m defending another horrible game? YES I AM. Since when was simplicity a bad thing in the gaming world...and why did it take them THIS long to make a Fist of the North Star game that actually captured the feeling?
 
Working Title 02.24.11: Working List - Top 5 Games I Have No Hope for That I Really Want To Do Well   (02.24.2011) - Jordan Williams
From WWE All-Stars and Duke Nukem Forever to Phantasy Star Online 2 and more, 411\'s Jordan Williams lists the top 5 games he thinks will fail but that he wants to do well! Check out the full article to see what made the list!
 
Working Title 02.03.11: Working Rants - What is Sony Trying to Do With the NGP?   (02.03.2011) - Jordan Williams
Sony has announced their newest handheld system with the Next Generation PSP, but have they learned anything from their handheld or are they about to repeat their mistakes? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look!
 
Working Title 01.27.11: Working Rants - 3DS vs. The World and Mothers vs. Dead Space 2   (01.27.2011) - Jordan Williams
The Nintendo 3DS is one of the most anticipated gaming products of the year, but will Nintendo\'s past dealings with consumers give the handheld a harder time benefiting from customer loyalty? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look!
 
Working Title 01.20.11: The Third Annual Working Title Awards Winners   (01.20.2011) - Jordan Williams
Better late than never! The Third Annual Working Title Awards were just so awesome that they decided to skip 2010 altogether and show up three weeks late in 2011! Booyah!
 
Working Title 01.03.11: The Third Annual Working Title Awards Nominations   (01.03.2011) - Jordan Williams
From Red Dead Redemption and God of War to Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dead Rising 2, and more, 411\'s Jordan Williams has his nominations for the best games of 2010! Check out the full article to cast your votes and decide the winner!
 
Working Title 11.29.10: Working Future: My Predictions for 2011   (11.29.2010) - Jordan Williams
From the Nintendo 3DS selling like hotcakes and Sony pushing 3D gaming to Kinect having a rough patch until E3 and the death of Guitar Hero, 411\'s Jordan Williams reveals his gaming predictions for 2011 in this week\'s Working Title!
 
Working Title 11.23.10: Working Trial: Gamers vs. Zombies - Are They Getting Old Yet?   (11.23.2010) - Jordan Williams
The gaming community is turning on the zombie craze in games, but is it because they\'ve gotten old or is it because we aren\'t used to a theme getting used so well for so long without getting stale? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look!
 
Working Title 11.09.10: Working Rant: Fable 3 and Force Unleashed 2   (11.09.2010) - Jordan Williams
Are Force Unleashed 2 and Fable 3 shining examples of how to ruin a game by messing with a process that works? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look in the latest Working Title!
 
Working Title 11.01.10: Working Trial: Did Capcom/Ninja Theory Kill Dante?   (11.01.2010) - Jordan Williams
We\'ve put Nintendo on trial for the treatment of Samus in Other M. Now it\'s time to put Capcom on trial. Has the new design for Dante doomed him to a fate worse than death or is this all just a wild goose chase?
 
Working Title 10.18.10: Working Mini-Rant #5: Retro-A-No-Go?   (10.18.2010) - Jordan Williams
Many games, such as Shadow of the Colossus, are getting in HD upgrades and re-releases. But are we getting too much of it? 411\'s Jordan Williams take a look at the issue in the latest Working Title!
 
Working Title 10.04.10: Working Mini-Rant Double Spectacular   (10.04.2010) - Jordan Williams
Why are we flipping out about the possible price of the 3DS? Why are we flipping out about Opposing Forces?
In the end we all know we are going to buy one and shoot the other.
 
Working Title 09.28.10: Working Backlog: Alpha Protocol and Backbreaker   (09.28.2010) - Jordan Williams
Digging through my backlog I have finally hit up Alpha Protocol and Backbreaker. Two games the critics generally panned but...I think I actually like them a lot.
 
Working Title 09.06.10: Mini-Rant on Xbox Live Price Bump   (09.06.2010) - Jordan Williams
It\'s Labor Day! Unfortunately for me my drinking started two days early so you get a Hangover Rant about the new Xbox Live price raise. Why does it seem no one cares about it? What exactly are WE getting out of the deal here?
 
Working Title 08.30.10: Did Nintendo Kill Samus?   (08.30.2010) - Jordan Williams
With the release of Metroid: Other M, it seems that the fanbase is not completely split over the handling of Samus Aran. Did they stray too far away from what the character of Samus is or is this some much needed personality? Did Nintendo kill Samus?
 
Working Title 08.16.10: Working Rant - The X X Factor   (08.16.2010) - Jordan Williams
After a column about Activision being against female leads surfaced, the argument on whether female leads can sell games has kicked up again. But in the end does it really matter if a lead in a game is male or female or do we have bigger fish to fry?
 
Working Title 08.09.10: What the Hell is Going on at Capcom?   (08.09.2010) - Jordan Williams
So Capcom is posting a large drop in profit. Capcom likes to blame the economy and the developers. The gamers like to blame the games that suck. But who is right...and where did Capcom go wrong?
 
Working Title 07.29.10: Fighting Game Revival - Too Much, Too Soon?   (07.29.2010) - Jordan Williams
Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 are two of the six big name fighting games that will be released in less than 3 years. Are we heading into another age of over-saturation for the fighting game genre? 411’s Jordan Williams examines…
 
Working Title 07.15.10: Is the iPhone/iPad Really Going to Hurt Nintendo?   (07.15.2010) - Jordan Williams
How much of a threat does Apple\'s iPhone and iPad pose to Nintendo and the 3DS? Will people avoid buying one over the other? 411\'s Jordan Williams takes a look at the Apple/Nintendo War in Working Title!
 
Working Title 07.08.10: Working Mini-Rants - Death of $60 Games, Leave Achievements Alone, and PC Gaming   (07.08.2010) - Jordan Williams
You know when you REALLY want cereal...but you don\'t have enough of one type for a full bowl so you just mix them altogether? This week is kind of like that...but just with non-edible things. Should 60 Dollar Games die? Should Sony and Microsoft put less of an emphasis on in-game trophies? And just how will PC Gaming keep up in a possible 3D and Motion Control dominated world?
 
Working Title 07.02.10: Working Flipside - The Hardware of E3 2010   (07.02.2010) - Jordan Williams
So now that E3 is long gone and we have seen the three new pieces of hardware...what are the good and bad points of them? Is there any possible upside for the Kinect? Is there any downside for the 3DS? And what the hell IS the point of the Move?
 
Gaming\'s 3R\'s 6.23.10: E3 2010 Edition   (06.23.2010) - Jordan Williams
The Biggest Event in the Gaming world is officially over...but how did the press conferences stack up? Let\'s find out.
 
Working Title 06.17.10: Working Title Halftime Awards   (06.17.2010) - Jordan Williams
You voted. I counted. They won. It\'s time to find out who is the Biggest Male (and Female) badass so far this year. What is the biggest let down? Biggest surprise? And of course...what is the Game of the Year So Far?
 
Working Title 06.10.10: Working Title Halftime Awards Nominees (Part 2)   (06.10.2010) - Jordan Williams
Who will be the first ever woman to win an award? How about the most awesome moment in a game so far this year? 411\'s Jordan Williams reveals the first half of the nominations for the Working Title Halftime Awards!
 
Working Title 06.03.10: Working Title Halftime Awards Nominees (Part 1)   (06.03.2010) - Jordan Williams
It\'s that time again, the Working Title Halftime Awards. We recognize the games from the first half of the year with their very own special awards. Check out the full article for the first half of the nominees.
 
Working Title 05.21.10: Working Solution: Game Companies vs. Used Games   (05.21.2010) - Jordan Williams
With EA\'s Online Pass being the first real attempt to fight the sale of Used Games, we seem to be brewing up a war between the consumer and the game companies...but is there a way we can both win in the end?
 
Working Title 04.14.10: Deadly Premonition is...AWESOME!   (05.14.2010) - Jordan Williams
Many have asked for it, and now, it is here. Working Title delivers a review of Deadly Premonition, one of the oddest games 411\'s Jordan Williams has played in quite some time. How does it fair? Check out the full article to find out!
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