In Defense of Final Fantasy 13
Editor's note: Final Fantasy 13 has drawn a number of critics for straying from accepted role-playing-game dogma. Michael, however, is happy with these changes...
Fantasy Online: The Poor Man’s World of Warcraft
If this game had come out six or seven years ago, xBlazeUK (the 15-year-old creator) would be a very rich programmer. Fantasy Online is...
The Evil L Word: A Look at Linearity in Gaming
Editor’s Note: Richard flexes his creative muscles here and tackles the topic of linear games from the perspective of a Roman Senator. I’m glad...
First Person — Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Two Romulan Warbirds de-cloak port and starboard. I barely have enough time to raise the shields before bright green streaks of energy cut the empty dead of space and impact our warp nacels. A hit like that would have disabled our engines.
Overused Terms in Game Journalism: Emo Edition
Editor's note: People often bandy about a somewhat amorphous term to describe video game fans and characters: "emo." What does it mean? I make...
The Geekbox — Episode 56
The Geekbox — Episode 56 (2010-03-09) Wherein we discuss live recordings, official Geekbox achievement contest updates, SyFy original movies, Lost 6×06, Burn Notice 3×16,...
GamesBeat@GDC: Booyah’s Keith Lee describes rapid growth of real-world location gaming (video)
Location-based gaming in the real world is a hit with gamers and a broader community of mobile app users. Booyah‘s Keith Lee has learned...
GamesBeat@GDC: Norwest’s Tim Chang wants to invest in the “game-ification” of life (video)
Tim Chang, principal at Norwest Venture Partners, spoke about where he wants to put his firm’s venture money in the game business on a...
News Blips: U.S. Expenditures on MMOs, Warren Spector & Motion Control, Michael Pachter’s Infinity Ward Predictions, and More
It seems America's competitive spirit extends to exorbitant spending on digital pixels. News Blips: GamesIndustry conducted a study that shows American gamers spent $3.8...
Video Blips: PlayStation Move Demo, Green Day: Rock Band Trailer, Global Agenda, and More
I wonder if the vibrate feature in Sony's new controller can double as a back-massaging device, just like every other vibrating gadget. Video Blips:...