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The Ten Video Game Pets That Would Be Awesome to Own (and what I would use them for) ( Comments)
The Ten Video Game Pets That Would Be Awesome to Own (and what I would use them for)
December
30, 2009 at 10:39:29
Top 5 Suspect Homages in Video Games ( Comments)
"Suspect homages" are a fact in any medium. Sometimes somethings so good, the lightning in the bottle so crackling, that you must have it even if it means swiping the bottle when no one's lookin'. Here's my top five o' them.
September
23, 2009 at 11:57:13
And The Band Played On ( Comments)
Much as I like the music game genre and whatnot,I have this unshakable feeling the genre is rapidly gathering unto "bubble" status: too many games, too fast, all watering each other down.
May
22, 2009 at 10:31:23
Top 6 Videogame Westerns You Should Mebbe Checkout ( Comments)
Just played Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood recently, and it was good stuff; a decent McShooter dripping with pure, unadulterated "western", a theme I've always enjoyed. The guns are modest, dusty Winchesters and Colt Single Action Armies, rather than the
October
6, 2009 at 3:04:10
8-Bit Vintners creates wine for game nerds! ( Comments)
The Schulemeister is on record that my obsession with 8-Bit games is threatening our friendship. But here's something that he and his Geek Wine buddies can definitely understand.
September
5, 2009 at 12:01:14
WHOAMG (1 Comments)
Let's celebrate the Top 5 Most Memorable Shocked Expressions in Videogaming.
June
16, 2009 at 5:49:21
Controller vs Keyboard ( Comments)
In the thirty or so years that PC and console gaming have co-existed, apparently we have not yet reached the only possible solution to the controller vs keyboard conundrum.
July
23, 2009 at 10:44:11
The Re-Emergence of PC Single Player RPGs (1 Comments)
A few years from now, the story of 2009 and 2010 may not be 'The Death and Rebirth of Duke Nukem (again)', or the 'Collapse of Midway', or even 'World of Warcraft Breaks Still More Records'. Even 'The Rise of the Wii' and 'Sony Strikes Back' will probably
January
20, 2010 at 9:45:11
Sega Oddities - Some very collectible and strange Sega Consoles ( Comments)
How many of you out there have seen every Sega Genesis/Mega Drive console?
There are a bunch of odd and collectible consoles that were produced for
Japan and USA consumer use.
May
22, 2009 at 1:44:12
Why are Atari 2600 Paddle Games so hard to emulate? And what the heck happend to paddle games ? (1 Comments)
Help me understand why no one can emulate Atari 2600 paddle games and what the heck ever happend to the paddle controller and paddle games anyway?
March
3, 2009 at 7:03:25
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
Retro Gaming Multiplayer Heaven You Must Play ! ( Comments)
What can I say? I am in heaven. Why, you ask? Because the stars have aligned and given us one of the best, retro multiplayer games in history. And it’s free! Yes, Free! What game could I be talking about? What game could be considered one of the best mult
January
13, 2010 at 12:26:28
Data East Arcade Classics Coming to Wii Thanks to Majesco ( Comments)
Game Set Watch has been doing some digging around the ESRB's rating information site and discovered that several Data East arcade games have been recently rated for release on Nintendo's Wii.
September
4, 2009 at 12:24:20
Top-10 Controller Throwing Moments. ARGGGGGGG! (1 Comments)
The Top-10 Moments you wanted to throw your controller in RAGE!
January
7, 2010 at 1:10:51
Wheel of Time is going MMO ( Comments)
This one will be interesting. A Wheel of Time MMO could be a fantastic product, or it could be a complete disaster. A Wheel of Time MMORPG has some potentially strong points.
August
4, 2009 at 7:07:05
Sega 8-Bit Games...Sega 16-Bit Games...Calling Sega Fans..... (1 Comments)
Chuckwagon member janken-the-great explains his love for all things Sega !
March
26, 2009 at 5:08:53
Clearing the Clutter: Beyond GameStop ( Comments)
If you have been a gamer for very long at all, you have a stack of old games you just don't play anymore. If you don't yet, you will. So, what can you do about it? A bonfire might be fitting, illegal in some areas and resulting in a giant mess anywhere, b
July
28, 2009 at 7:36:26
Classic Arcade Game of the Week (7/6/09) - Aliens Vs. Predator ( Comments)
This week's classic is none other than Capcom's "Alien Vs. Predator," the 1994 coin-op that represented a pinnacle in the two-dimensional fighting game genre.
July
8, 2009 at 8:08:46
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
Video review of the Zizzle home pinball machine (1 Comments)
There was some discussion of the new Zizzle home pinball machine on this month's Retro Gaming Round Up so I had already had a little background on these machines.
September
4, 2009 at 12:26:18
If Video Games were realistic ( Comments)
Cracked.com has posted a hilarious photoshop gallery depicting what might happen if Video Games were more realistic.
September
17, 2009 at 4:36:59
Memories in video gaming: One Old-School Gamer’s Perspective (1 Comments)
I must have been seven or eight years old, and I remember when my brother and I received that very first Legend of Zelda NES cart. We tore apart the plastic cellophane and opened up the box to reveal… a gold cart.
December
18, 2009 at 10:45:45
Games That Need To Be Made 2: Starship Troopers ( Comments)
No doubt, if any studio announced they were working on a Starship Troopers title, the vast majority of the media would assume a movie spin-off. Huge amounts of venom would be spewed on the company making a cheap Halo clone. Meanwhile, the original Starshi
October
8, 2009 at 2:31:16
The Death of Japanese RPGs (1 Comments)
With huge franchises such as Final Fantasy, is the Japanese role playing game (JRPG) going the way of Nintendo’s Virtual Boy? Sadly, it seems so.
January
11, 2010 at 9:28:51
Spotlight On: FarmVille ( Comments)
Today's spotlight is on none other than FarmVille, the latest Facebook application from Zynga, creator of Mafia Wars and all-round professional IP copycat. Zynga corporate strategy seems to be thus: churn out K.C. Munchkin-esq clones of every popular onli
August
31, 2009 at 1:17:03
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
EyePet: The Tech Demo That Isn't ( Comments)
In 2008, Sony was showing off videos of something called EyePet, a digital monkey that would use the camera attachment for the PS3 to interact with gamers and their immediate environment.
September
7, 2009 at 12:01:37
Nintendo's Third Party Disasters ( Comments)
Ever wonder why Sony dived into the gaming industry suddenly in the 1990s? The major reason: Nintendo’s third party licensing sucks.
December
28, 2009 at 4:38:59
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
Save The Galaxy: Take Two! ( Comments)
Bioware. As RPG makers go, the reputations don't get much more spotless than Bioware. Perhaps recently best known for Neverwinter Nights 2, Bioware has thrown its massive hat into the MMO arena. This is a good thing, I think.
October
5, 2009 at 4:49:21
MMO Currency Farmers: Give em a Break ( Comments)
Think for a minute if you had two choices to provide for your family and that paid equally as well: Play an MMO for hours, or become a coal miner? If you’re on this website I’m pretty sure playing an MMO is definitely the more viable option, unless you th
January
20, 2010 at 11:40:31
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
GDC 2009, Austin ( Comments)
Starting tomorrow in the heart of barbeque country, the Game Developers Conference, Austin will be underway.
September
14, 2009 at 11:32:32
Three Red Rings of Death - A "Poem" ( Comments)
Three Red Rings of Death
Blinking in the dark
July
16, 2009 at 8:48:30
Scribblenauts ( Comments)
Every once in a while, a developer comes along making such outlandish claims about their upcoming title that no one can take them seriously. And on even rarer occasions, that company simply sticks the title on the floor of E3 and lets game do its own brag
July
30, 2009 at 9:18:53
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
EA: They Just Don't Get It (1 Comments)
Any dog knows not to bite the hand that feeds it, but EA just can't resist dousing its paying customers in steak sauce and munching away.
July
20, 2009 at 8:11:39
Stand by your nastiness ( Comments)
Konami commences the publishing of a "docu-game", depicting in excruciating detail the events of a real Iraq War battle and the very real veterans that fought and died in them. It's a groundbreaking artistic concept that was sure to acquire some degree co
August
22, 2009 at 11:58:01
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
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
“No Russian” Scene – Has Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 gone too far? ( Comments)
You’ve seen it, you’ve heard about it on the news and you’ve probably had a friend talk about it. Yes, the gory “No Russian” mission of Modern Warfare 2.
December
24, 2009 at 4:56:42
25th Anniversary of Elite ( Comments)
25th Anniversary of Elite
September
23, 2009 at 11:55:40
PS3 Warranty Voided! Shocking Footage! ( Comments)
Ok, so not so shocking footage. But hey, extremist headlines are all the rage these days.
August
26, 2009 at 7:13:58
Itagaki is still here ( Comments)
Yesterday Tomonobu Itagaki, the eccentric but brilliant genius behind the recent Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive games, was in the news.
May
29, 2009 at 10:48:15
Video Game Impulse Buying ( Comments)
I'm standing in line at a local department store, waiting to checkout. On my left is a display of snack cakes, nicely on sale. On my right is a display of scones, nicely on sale. I'm hungry. This familiar scenario resulted in the purchase of a box of choc
August
29, 2009 at 5:17:32
The Arcade is Back ! ( Comments)
Ah, how I wish this were true. I know, I know arcades are still around here and there. We have Dave & Busters, Chuck E. Cheese and a slew of smaller arcades in shopping centers and strip malls.
July
15, 2009 at 1:59:38
This Week in Gaming ( Comments)
The good, the bad, and the hope for a better tomorrow; all these are wrapped up in this week.
November
24, 2009 at 11:10:56
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
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
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
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January
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20, 2010 at 11:40:31
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January
13, 2010 at 12:26:28
The Death of Japanese RPGs
January
11, 2010 at 9:28:51
Top-10 Controller Throwing Moments. ARGGGGGGG!
January
7, 2010 at 1:10:51
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December
30, 2009 at 10:39:29
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28, 2009 at 4:38:59
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24, 2009 at 4:56:42
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18, 2009 at 10:45:45
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