Jun 2009

Browser Gaming: Auditorium ( Comments)
If you have not tried this gem of a game yet, make time soon. Auditorium is completely unlike anything I have ever played. In fact, I'm not sure 'game' is really the best description of this title. What ever it is, this is one of the most addicting and fa
June 30, 2009 at 3:38:17

Pass the Cyanide - Top 5 Suicidal Videogame Characters ( Comments)
We got another one of these list things, this time about videogame characters offing themselves. Yes, as in committing suicide. The list is restricted solely to player characters; here, the very guys and gals you play the game with are afflicted with some
June 29, 2009 at 5:40:57

Classic Arcade Game of the Week (6/29/09) - Double Dragon ( Comments)
It's hard to fathom now, but there was a time when the "beat-em-up" gaming genre simply did not exist. Players didn't do much more than blasting aliens in epic space shooters, or running and gunning in one-man-army games. In 1987, the gaming world was li
June 29, 2009 at 5:38:32

Battlefield for Free ( Comments)
Been wanting to sample one of the free-to-play online titles, but suffer from an allergic reaction to all things anime-ish, including the anime-inspired MMOs? EA has come to your rescue.
June 26, 2009 at 11:33:00

Michael Jackson: A gaming retrospective ( Comments)
In light of the King of Pop's tragic passing, (and to help me digest watching the wretched Main$tream Media falling over themselves trying to psycho-analyze the poor man's entire life) a list of games starring the one and only Michael Jackson, who, appare
June 25, 2009 at 9:24:13

Sacred 2: Hack 'n' Slash Heaven ( Comments)
I picked up a copy of Ascaron's SACRED 2: Fallen Angel for the Xbox 360 on Monday and have been hard pressed to tear myself away.
June 25, 2009 at 2:48:01

Ghostbusters ( Comments)
I enjoyed it quite a bit. Unlike too many games these days, it succeeds precisely in what it wanted to do, to say the least what I had wanted it to do. In this case, it's to smartly tickle the tits of fans of the Ghostbusters franchise.
June 25, 2009 at 10:25:23

Games That Never Made It: Spend the Night ( Comments)
Game development, particularly in recent years, is a costly and risky investment. While anyone can build low-end titles with a little time and effort, the type of game that sells enough copies to fund a studio of artists and programmers is an entirely dif
June 24, 2009 at 7:26:13

Classic Arcade Game of the Week (6/24/09) - BurgerTime ( Comments)
Starting this week, I'm kicking off a column devoted to the classic arcade games of yesteryear. I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in the 80s, when arcades were extremely popular and where there was always something new to discover with each suc
June 24, 2009 at 7:22:13

June 23: The Wii Grows Up (1 Comments)
Ah, the Nintendo Wii. It changed the gaming industry forever by bringing motion controllers to the masses, and changed it again with the Wii Balance Board. It said No to large hard drives and high definition video, and yet has so throughly dominated curre
June 22, 2009 at 5:28:32

Wii Demo Play (1 Comments)
In an interview with USA Today, Shigeru Miyamoto of Mario fame briefly described an interesting feature coming to New Super Mario Bros. and future Wii titles. The feature, currently called Demo Play, allows the gamer to let the game play itself. Just imag
June 19, 2009 at 3:52:23

Mini-reviews (of games past [of this year]) ( Comments)
Just got a hold of the (hopefully-good) new Ghostbusters game. I'll be playing and talking about soon (they even got Walter Peck, the Big Government-humping, Environmental Protection Agent From Hell to return!), but for now, I'll be blogging a little bit
June 18, 2009 at 10:09:49

WHOAMG (1 Comments)
Let's celebrate the Top 5 Most Memorable Shocked Expressions in Videogaming.
June 16, 2009 at 5:49:21

XBOX NEXT ( Comments)
With Natal in theory coming sometime soon as an XBox accessory, the time would appear to be right for a brand new XBox version, complete with upgraded hardware to ensure that your XBox can handle the complex algorithms of tracking potentially dozens of mo
June 16, 2009 at 5:16:22

So You Want To Make A Game ? ( Comments)
I can only think of two things that could be better than gaming. Nice fresh chocolate chip cookies would be the first one. And playing a game that you made yourself would be the second. Well, assuming the game is good, of course.
June 15, 2009 at 4:49:44

Damn you Red Faction: Guerrilla (1 Comments)
You're too addicting, and it's fugging with my blogging. :( Seriously, Volition's latest game is great. Maybe it'll be a sleeper hit, or perhaps a full-on hit, but one thing's for sure, it's the most fun I've had with a title this year.
June 13, 2009 at 1:52:14

DOOM is BACK ( Comments)
Doom is coming to the iPhone. Ok, thats no surprise. Doom has been ported to just about everything that uses electricity, and probably some things that don't. This one is different though. It isn't a port. id themselves are releasing classic Doom for the
June 11, 2009 at 7:38:42

E3 Afterburn ( Comments)
Whew! Sorry folks. I didn’t intend to neglect you for so long, but after 3 days of E3 I was burnt like toast and fried like a green tomato.
June 10, 2009 at 11:31:29

Support Six Days in Fallujah ( Comments)
For a recap, Six Days is a title that aims to faithfully recreate the 2004 Iraq War conflict, and perhaps at the same time promise to be a landmark release that gives the medium it's first "game documentary" and a marked increase in its legitimate artisti
June 10, 2009 at 11:29:29

Something for Everyone: Lawn Mowers and Hamsters ( Comments)
Name it, and you can probably game it. The number of niche titles that have cropped up over the years is impressive. Some of them are fairly high quality, but they often languish under the radar.
June 10, 2009 at 2:20:03

POGO.com ( Comments)
When you're unemployed, as I currently am, you tend to have lots of time on your hands to explore the world around you. I have to say, in all my years, I've never fancied myself as a pitchman, but I am truly loving POGO.com.
June 9, 2009 at 9:18:49

Game as Movie ( Comments)
Six years ago, much of the summer hype swirled around The Matrix. Not only was the second part of the trilogy coming out, but it was being released alongside a video game that told part of the story.
June 9, 2009 at 2:29:50

My Trip to Blizzard ( Comments)
The week of E3, I had the pleasure of visiting Blizzard Entertainment and touring its new, state-of-the-art campus in Irvine, California.
June 8, 2009 at 11:03:10

Next Up: WWDC ( Comments)
With E3 out the door and safely on its way, we can turn our attention to the next industry event. Kicking off this morning in the Bay area is Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. Perhaps I am somewhat unorthodox for listing Apple as a company relevan
June 8, 2009 at 3:12:57

E3 Observations ( Comments)
This week marked the passing of E3 2009, and while it was great to see the show back at the Los Angeles Convention Center, I felt it was a bit restrained and diminished in scope compared to shows of years past.
June 7, 2009 at 6:56:15

E3: Mini Video Roundup ( Comments)
Lots of good demos or trailers were released or shown at E3, so I gathered a few of them below. This is not all the good ones... or even the best four. Consider this list a teaser for the library of quality video that emerged from E3.
June 4, 2009 at 9:54:49

E3: Much Ado About Dante ( Comments)
Many of us read the literary classic of Dante Alighieri in college. It is the story of a man who is lead through the circles of hell by Virgil. It is not a standalone work, though it is often read as one, but is part of The Divine Comedy. If you have not
June 3, 2009 at 7:03:29

DIVINE COMEDY ( Comments)
There's like three or so people "protesting" (maybe) outside E3 regarding EA's upcoming title based on the literary classic Dante's Inferno. They got fliers and epiphets and even signs that read "EA = Electronic Anti-Christ" (well duh).
June 3, 2009 at 7:02:17

Future of Gaming? We'll See. ( Comments)
Project Natal. The Future of Gaming. The End of Controllers. The Biggest Revolution in Gaming Since Dice. You've seen the headlines, maybe watched the demos, and will no doubt see endless information on this system before it makes it to market.
June 2, 2009 at 10:37:01

Schmee-3 ( Comments)
"I hate E3 like this", says John Riccitiello, CEO of EA. "Terrible", laments Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America. "The Walking Dead", cries Will Wright of SimCity and Spore fame. "[Insert reports of complaints, as well as complaints of your
June 2, 2009 at 10:14:53

Unsung Heroes ( Comments)
On the eve of the largest celebration of million dollar titles and billion dollar publishers, lets not forget the unpaid masses. Games today are often defined by what the community does after the game is released.
June 1, 2009 at 4:21:53

On the Eve of E3 ( Comments)
Will this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo be a return to form after a few years of downsized boredom? We'll know in a matter of 24 hours or so.
June 1, 2009 at 10:32:25