Articles by Mike Gwilliam
Mike Gwilliam brings you up-to-date reviews, previews and news about video games, the internet, and technology. He's bold, out-spoken and pulls no punches. If you ever had a reason to trust someone's opinion on a video game, Mike Gwilliam will tell it how it is. Whether it's a masterpiece, overrated, or just downright sucks, Mike will let you know. His favourite games range from Star Craft, Final Fantasy VII, Grand Theft Auto, and Skyrim to Zelda, Max Payne, God of War, Uncharted and Batman: Arkham Asylum. In addition to game reviews, he'll also preview upcoming TV series and special gaming events such as E3, which, he'll be going to in 2012.
The Super Bowl (with commercials) on Pay-Per-View in Canada – Can it happen?
Last year around this time I made a rant post about how much I hate the CRTC. But more specifically about, how I cannot stand the fact that I cannot see Super Bowl commercials live …
WWE 12 Review: Part 2
This week’s guest reviewer is Aiden Eades. He’s experienced in the gaming industry having graduated from university in game design and knows the ins and outs of the business. He’s a fan of wrestling and …
WWE 12 Review
This week’s guest reviewer is Aiden Eades. He’s experienced in the gaming industry having graduated in game design and knows the ins and outs of the business. He’s a fan of wrestling and an attendee of Euro Gamer 2011. Check out his in-depth review of WWE 12…
NHL 12: Is It Better? Yes, but how much?
Hockey is probably the easiest sport to translate into a video game. It’s action-packed, it’s fast-paced and the physicality of the sport itself can make for some incredible moments. Enter NHL 12, EA’s newest hockey video game. I’ve reviewed NHL 10 and NHL 11 these past two years, and now, here we are again. Each game has been better than its previous incarnation, but does NHL 12 warrant a purchase if you already own the former games? Find out in this review…
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Say Goodbye To The Outside World
This week on Forum M, we have a guest review by Jesse Porter. This is the second guest-review in Forum M’s history with the first being an old-school Tetris review by Jason McLean. On tap …
Nintendo Set To Enter Realm of e-Readers
With such a crazy New Year, the last thing I expected to hear was anything about the Wii U. My good friend in Los Angeles who works for a software developer claims Nintendo approached them and offered them assistance in porting and publishing some software from iOS to the Wii U so it can be played on the Wii U’s touchscreen controller. Due to non-disclosure agreements, I can’t get into full details of what was discussed because it would reveal my source…
Forum M Year-In Review: 2011
2011 was quite a year for video games and technology as a whole. The year was filled with some great surprises: some fantastic games worthy of perfect scores, the arrival of new handhelds, the announcements …
Boxing Week Gift Guide 2011
It’s been awhile since I did one of these, but I figured this year I’d bring it back. If you haven’t already gotten your hands on these titles, be sure to do so this holiday season. Boxing Day may be over, but there should be great sales all week. Here are ten things you should totally check out…
Nintendo’s Wii-U Price Leaked by Australian EB Games Site
Just today, EB Games Australia has listed Nintendo’s new console, The Wii-U, for pre-order on its website for a total of $600. It is important to note that both the US and Australian dollar are roughly the same right now and this price should apply for US residents too. Whether this was a mistake made by the website or intentional, we are unsure at the current time. The console is set to be released in 2012. It is also anticipated that a starting line-up of games for the console with be revealed at E3 2012. Be sure to check back to this page for more information on this breaking story as it develops…
Happy Holidays: The single most annoying and stupid expression ever
Despite not being religious, I still celebrate Christmas. It’s a fun time of the year where, in my honest opinion, people are generally just nicer to each other. Once American Thanksgiving is over, the holiday season comes into full-swing and rightfully so. But it’s not so much the holiday season as it is…
Five CRAZY Things You Didn’t Know About OC Transpo
If you happen live in or have ever been in Ottawa, then you probably know the bus system utterly sucks. Hallmarked by the infamous OC Transpo Bus strike of 2008, the system has a long list of shortcomings including rude drivers, insane routes and hardly ever being on time. Not to mention the drivers swear at passengers and even abandon passengers! What you probably didn’t know is that there’s a reason for all this. If you’ve ever been annoyed at OC Transpo, then this article is for you. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about OC Transpo that are absolutely 100% true…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Review – Much of the Same With a New Campaign
The Call of Duty Modern Warfare series has become a world-wide phenomenon. It’s one of the best selling games of all time and has truly dominated the first-person shooter market for quite some time. Its multiplayer has always withstood the test of time and its campaigns often leave something to be desired; but is this also true for the new game? Enter Modern Warfare 3. Is World War 3 a must-play spectacle or is it too much of the same?
Battlefield 3 Review – The Definitive Reason to Book off Duty
Battlefield 3 for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 is a must-own shooter this year. It enters the fray looking to become king of the first-person shooters, and doesn’t disappoint by any stretch. It’s a fast-paced, anything-but-arcadey, fantastic representation of modern combat and it’s worth the price of admission…
A Pirates Guide To Downloading: Free Stuff, No Torrents, Faster Speeds, No Problem
I love free stuff. I also love it when free stuff actually isn’t supposed to be free. If you haven’t caught on by now, let me spell it out for you: pirating. Not that it’s a good thing to pirate music or software or movies, but when you’re broke as hell, sometimes it’s just a good idea to do a few Google searches. And there are faster ways to get the files you want without using torrents and praying that the file you want has been seeded. This is a guide to get what you want faster than any other method I have discovered…
Dexter Season 6 Preview: Leaked Episodes, Possible Spoilers
Dexter. Anyone who has ever watched it has loved it. And now it’s back! Firstly, get ready. As mentioned in the previews, Dexter is feeling like his “old self again” which can only mean one thing: awesomeness. Arguably the best season happened to be the very first where Dexter had little emotions, his life revolved around killing, and the last thing on his mind was his family. Now, with Rita dead, Lumen gone…
My Little Pony – Friendship is Magic… The Perfect Drug
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic has to be, by far, the single greatest half hour of TV you can possibly watch. It is, simply, magical. It’s brilliant. It’s vibrant. It makes me happy and smile and applaud mentally at its appealing nature, harmonious flow and everlasting charm. My Little Pony is something you have to see to believe. You’ll go in with skepticism and you’ll come out more of a man than you ever were before. You’ll indulge in a sense of acceptance and understanding. A melancholy grace purity redefined and distributed to every part of your body making you feel lighter and at ease with yourself and your past. My Little Pony is, quite frankly, more addictive than chocolate-covered heroin. You won’t want to believe it, but when you do, there is no going back…
