Video Blips: GoldenEye 007, Blood Stone, Ghost of Sparta, and More
A double helping of the world's most well-known super spy kicks off November's lineup of blockbuster titles with GoldenEye 007 and James Bond 007:...
How Three Indie Platformers Out-Designed Blockbuster Titles
2010 still has two months to go, but already I’m starting to contemplate my pick for game of the year. Right now, three of...
Casual-game maker OMGPOP pulls in funding; proves social games are still hot
Let’s take a break from all the serious discussion about violent video games for a second and look at casual games startup OMGPOP, which...
When Not to Read Video-Game Reviews
Video game reviews dominated my early years. I read GamePro and EGM from the readers’ artwork in the front to the Game Genie codes at the back. I...
News Blips: Schwarzenegger v. EMA, Xbox Live Subscription Fee Increase, Ubisoft on Dance Games, and More
Video games will have their day in court tomorrow. The case might be about selling violent games to kids, but for us, it's about...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Breaking Up With a Game Collection
My roommate stood at the back of a walk-in closet in our new apartment. It was positively cavernous. “What do you wanna use this...
Justifying Your Purchase: The Divide between Developer, Journalist, and Consumer in the Review Process
How many of us buy with the hopes of a long future with our toys, only to be stuck holding the Super Scope 6?...
Z.H.P.: Zombies, American soldiers, and the Iraq War
Last week, I got sucker punched pretty badly by a cutscene. But in my defense, I did have my guard down. You know the...
Reviews Spotlight: Vasquez, Vanquish, and Vegas
Despite the absence of VVVVVV, this week's Reviews Spotlight includes a lot of Vs. And why not? After all, I can think of quite...
Choosing a Motion-Control Platform…Without Playing Any of the Games
Let’s get straight to the heart of the matter: We’re a few days away from Microsoft releasing Kinect and causing an all-out, motion-control throwdown....