Ugly Pokémon: Gotta Run Away From Them All
Pikachu is always cute and cuddly, and it appears at least one artist out there is sick of it. A member of deviantART named...
Dissecting the Fallacy of Cinematic Trailers
Roughly halfway through my viewing of the exquisitely crafted E3 trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, I felt that something was wrong. Was...
Mario’s Reign of Terror Comes to a Bitter End
Stomping on Goombas can't be as clean and clinical as it always looks. This cartoon made by Maneggs shows the darker side of the...
WoW4Cure Charity Event This Weekend
Broadcasting live over this weekend, WoW4CURE's five-man crew of friends, brothers, science grads, and gamers are playing a World of Warcraft marathon to raise...
Complexity Is Killing the Japanese RPG
Editor's note: Eugene's got an interesting premise behind his criticisms of the Japanese role-playing game. Instead of bemoaning storytelling, he notes that the gameplay...
News Blips: Activision Battles Preowned, Gamer Teacher Acquitted, Epic Mickey Ports, and More
Am I mad in believing that preowned game sales dictate a genuine barometer for a game's popularity? Oh, that's right — according to publishers, sniveling...
Video Blips: Sonic Colors, Vanquish, NBA Jam, and More
It's difficult to outgrow a childhood character like Sonic — as soon as I try to move on, his speedy little legs catch up...
Betrayed by David Cage: Heavy Rain Stole My Ending
Editor's note: Dennis has a bone to pick with Heavy Rain creator David Cage. He contends that choices based around reaction time can lead...
Storytelling in Limbo: Facing Your Fears and Growing Up
Editor's note: Bruno interprets the narrative of Limbo as a journey of becoming an adult conveyed to the player through the game's mechanics and...
Rixty launches promo with Coinstar to pull more users into Facebook Credits (exclusive)
Rixty and Coinstar are going to run a month-long promotion aimed at getting a broader audience to use Facebook’s new virtual currency. Rixty lets...