Review: A Minecraft review isn’t really possible, but we’ll try anyway
How the hell do you write a review for a game that’s been out since 2009? A game that you’ve played across many changes,...
Review: Should you buy Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft could soon be feeling a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of subscribers suddenly cried out and...
The significance of a game’s setting
Setting is one of the biggest reasons that I enjoy the role-playing genre. In my experience, no two RPGs are quite the same in...
Star Wars: The Old Republic debuts on Tuesday as one of the most ambitious games ever
BioWare’s epic new online game Star Wars: The Old Republic debuts on Tuesday. A persistent world known as a massively multiplayer online game (MMO),...
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance documentary cuts a slice of truth
A big question mark floats over the Metal Gear Solid community. For all its mastery of portmanteau, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance nevertheless drew lukewarm...
Sony launches the PlayStation Vita in Japan to big crowds
Sony finally launched its PlayStation Vita portable game system in Japan today as thousands of game fans lined up early to buy it. The...
What Zynga taught the game industry: Consumers are in charge
Zynga’s IPO yesterday marks a major milestone for the games business. It marks something more important and profound than validation of Facebook’s ecosystem or...
Uncharted Golden Abyss has precision aiming on the PlayStation Vita
Trying to aim a weapon on a modern handheld gaming device isn’t easy. But Sony’s demo of the Uncharted: Golden Abyss shows that the...
Video Blips: Q.U.B.E., Twisted Metal, I Am Alive, and more
A bright white color scheme, a facility that's falling apart, and physics-based puzzles? I wonder where Toxic Games gets its inspiration. Video Blips: If...
GlitchHiker: The death of a newborn indie game
According to an interview with DIY Gamer, Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman (the Dutch development duo better known as Vlambeer in the global...