Retro First-Person Shooters: A Sci-Fi Predecessor to Halo (Marathon: Durandal XBLA Review)
Ah, Marathon. This series holds a special place in my heart, because an old friend of mine introduced me to several great obscure games...
Daily Blips: Another Tony Hawk Ride, Boobies in The Witcher, Pokemon X-Ray Machine, and More
It’s surprising for us to hear developers thinking about sequels before their first game has even shipped. Hell, that’d be like Hollywood greenlighting a...
What the Hell: Nintendo Ripped Off The Beatles?
Oh, that Nintendo — they think they’re soooo creative. What with their creation of the megapopular Wii and DS. And the fact that they’re...
Retro First-Person Shooters: It’s Time to Kick Ass and Chew Bubble Gum (Duke Nukem 3D Review)
Unlike many watered-down Doom clones that made their way to consoles, Duke Nukem felt like a fresh experience. This was true for a variety of reasons. The main character, Duke Nukem, had personality.
Neotokyo: Review
Most mod teams these days want everyone to know about an upcoming release; they advertise updates and pictures of models and maps on a...
CO-OP: Rolondo 2, Cellfactor, Bit.Trip Core
My little brother was in town for a while and, as you’ll see, the family conflicts that occur in a gamer household can be,...
Why are Videogame Sequels better than Movie Sequels?
Editor’s Note: I generally agree with Trevor that game sequels are better than movie sequels…though I think you’ll find plenty of quickie cash-ins in...
Daily Blips: Modern Warfare 2 Special Edition, BioShock 2 Delayed, Club Nintendo Collectibles, and More
Special editions are pretty cool, we’ll admit. But we think game companies should also provide sucky editions, too — broken boxes, buggy games, limited...
Old-School Gaming Awesomeness in 5 Seconds or Less
We’re pretty impatient that we…ah, screw that sentence. It was taking way too long to write. This one is shorter. Ditto. So that’s why...
Playing Along at Home – Mobcast #11
By now a lot of you have listened to the latest Mobcast (apologies on the up-and-down sound quality — we’re working on it!). It’s...