Final Fantasy has gotten a little strange of late. Genocide on the planet Cocoon, fal’Cie from Pulse, l’Cie from Cocoon, the twisted...
There are a couple of reasons why I’ve never played many point-and-click titles before. The first is my personal gaming etymology is...
With all this talk about next-gen, face-melting graphics and tremendous leaps in technology, it’s sometimes nice to take a breather and remind...
Race car driving is inherently macho, yet so many racing titles attempt to fill their game with manly euphemisms, hardcore explosions, goofy...
The days of the cutesy 2D action platformer are mostly behind us at this point. As Worms fever passed us by, and...
Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank games have been a mainstay on Sony platforms since their debut on the PlayStation 2 back in 2002....
When it comes to precision, serious console FPS gamers will take any advantage they can get to add just a touch to...
Transitions between console generations always end up a bit awkward. Games that are released on both old and new straddle the line...
A little over two years ago, the WWE video game franchise -- now published by 2K (formerly from THQ) and developed by...
All eyes are on the next-gen console launch. Almost every preview you’ll see this week is for the PS4 or Xbox One....
The press sheet for Beyond: Two Souls uses the phrase “emotional” nearly a half-dozen times. Special care was made to painstakingly capture...
I'm just going to take a stab at this and assume you’ve never been base-jump proximity-flying in a wingsuit before. Because, unless...
A boy emerges from sleep in a bright, painted world. He climbs from his bed to gaze out the window when the...
The original Kingdom Hearts is a true classic in video gaming. It is the emotional story of three heroes crossing universal routes...
EA’s FIFA franchise has a unique task when it comes to the creation of their games, one that doesn’t heavily apply to...
As many younger brothers know, it can be frustrating and disappointing to be the lesser sibling. That feeling of “good but not...
It seems that after a fighter is released, within a year a new version of the game is released with extra players...
No matter the theme or cast of characters, it’s always great fun to beat up hordes of angry enemies. That’s a truth...
In the middle of console launches, next-gen swashbuckling, futuristic otherworldly conflicts, and other fantastic distractions is a little title called Puppeteer. Developed...
Imagine if, when George Washington died, there was no process to name a successor to the leadership of the country. Rather than...
Killer Is Dead is probably the first game I’ve played that’s made me feel like a pervert. There are thousands of games...
After 25 years of Madden NFL video games, we football lovers have had our fair share of triumphs and defeats. We’ve pounded...
I was raised on 2D fighting games. My fondest memories include my brothers and me shoulder to shoulder, huddled in front of...
Those of us who were brought up with a NES controller in our hands tend to have a special love for the...
In the days that the arcades were popular, some of my favorite games were the side-scrolling beat-em-ups. The Final Fight machine ate...
Cardboard boxes. Psycho Mantis. The La Li Lu Le Lo. Over the course of nearly 25 years, the team at Kojima Productions...
Blood, guts, glory, all those things that they talk about in Dodge Ram commercials, that’s the stuff that men are made of....
Gaming Trend: We are very excited today as we have the unique opportunity to talk with representatives from each of the games...
Japanese role-playing game experiences can often be bittersweet. Even the greatest JRPG titles sometimes have terrible storylines amidst great gameplay, or vice...
It's not easy to develop a puzzle game that works well on consoles. In fact, there was a time where puzzle games...
There is an old Shakespeare quip that reads, “All that glisters is not Gold.” It is a poignant, timeless term that wonderfully...