Best Licensed Song of 2009: Left 4 Dead 2, “Re: Your Brains”
It’s no surprise that Valve chose the song “Re: Your Brains” by Jonathan Coulton as a nice little bonus in Left 4 Dead 2’s...
G-A-M-E-R Spells “Help”
A small country is in danger, and gamers everywhere are helping. You should, too! If you’ve been avoiding the news for the past two...
Best History Lesson of 2009: The Beatles: Rock Band
Activision laid down the opening riffs to the licensing rock-off, but Harmonix gave the encore. Rather than focusing on making a tribute, The Beatles:...
Bitmob Community Meet-Up: PAX East
Editor's note: Derek has volunteered to get the ball rolling on something many of you have been clamoring for: an East Coast meet-up! I'll...
Guess Who: Round Ten
I hope you’ve been studying your video game characters, because it’s time once again to play the mental game of Guess Who. Below you’ll...
Zombies, Apocalypse & Frontiers: Reestablishing the Western Genre
I may be putting my foot in my mouth, but I think the recent surge in movies and games in an apocalyptic setting, as well as the zombie craze, is representative of a larger whole. Back in the day, the Western genre was huge.
Fixing the “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” Genre
Editor’s note: I imagine this is the type of feedback that drives developers nuts. Scott talks about how the Zelda series needs some reimagining,...
I Remember the Arcade
Editor’s note: I remember the first time I saw Dragon’s Lair and Time Traveler in the arcade. I was little, and oh man, was...
Walkthroughs and Wikis: The Many Faces of Game Strategy Guides
Editor’s note: As a former strategy guide author, I figured free online walkthroughs (and later, wikis) would’ve killed print strategy books long ago. They...
Groundhog Day: Every Day the Same Dream
I haven’t played, much less heard of, many of them. Flower, Sun and Rain was my most recent venture into living the same day over and over again, but I’d like to throw a more recent, lesser-known (and free) game into the discussion.