My Embarrassing Attempt at Playing Battlefield 3

With my business I buy and sell consoles and games. As consequence, I get to play a lot of the newer games for free, but usually only have a day to play them (they sell quick). Recently I was afforded the opportunity to play Battlefield 3 by Electronic Arts. I must say that the graphics in this game are the most impressive that I’ve EVER seen! The first level seemed incredibly expansive, the attention to detail was mind boggling, and the lighting effects were done beautifully. Over the years I have had an affinity towards graphics, and when a game developer wins me over in the category game play seems to be that much better.

Pandering aside, let’s talk about game play. I started the game up with my girlfriend and her dad in the room. They made comments about how great the game looked from the get go. I made my way through the beginning of the first level, getting a feel for the controls and generally taking the game in as a whole. I made my way to the part where you are entering the roof top and there is a sniper taking shots at you. This is as far as I got…lol

I found the so called sniper in a window of the building across the street from the roof top. I saw the blast signature of his rifle when he fired, and I felt the pain of getting taken down again and again. No matter what I did I never got past this point. I shot at his signature, all of the windows in the building, looked all over the place to no avail. This was a sad point for me in my gaming career.

I eventually just gave up, with it being Saturday and all. Maybe if I approach the game again in the future with a fresh mind, I’ll have more success. On a side note, I was unable to play multiplayer due to EA requiring a gaming pass code. I’m very disappointed with them about that and will have to save that rant for another day.

Inaugral Post to the Game Exchange PlayStation 3 Blog

I want to get one thing straight right out of the gate...I'm a real person on a real mission. I see many other sites around the net sharing PlayStation 3 deals and Xbox 360 deals, and I can't help but be disgusted with how poorly executed and spammy they look. Instead of providing value to the consumer, they are just "sell, sell, sell" and don't even seem like they are run by a real person.

I've been running the GameExchangeShop as a business for over a year now. It started with me selling some of my old video game systems for extra money (I was a broke college student). Once I realized the potential of reselling systems and games, I found my niche and started a fairly lucrative business.

Over time as I grew and refined the process (look for an eBook soon), I realized that I need a website. After some research and budget planning, I started GameExchangeShop.com. My original intentions with the site was to share answers to frequently asked questions I received while running my business. You know, the basic stuff that the general population doesn't know about electronics (i.e. how to sync a controller, differences between consoles, upgrading your hard drive). However, after awhile ideas just started to pop.

I became an Amazon, Newegg and bestbuy affiliate and began offering daily deals from other websites summarized on my site. This included:

I've been on a mission ever since to provide great content, get the message out (through blogs, bookmarking, etc) and rise to the top of ranking so I can give customers what they really want (not some thrown together money grab).

That's my story so far. As always, I have other things in the works, but my primary focus is the success of this site not only for myself, but consumers looking for the best video game deals around. Hope you enjoy what I have to say and look forward to hearing from you!