What if Final Fantasy Ditched Turn-Based Combat?
Editor’s note: After playing Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Matt ponders how a more action-based combat system would work in the turn-based Final Fantasy games (and...
What the Hell: Kiddy Cosplay Only a Parent Would Love
Adult cosplayers? Boring! Seen ’em all. But what about kiddy cosplayers? Hah! They don’t exist. No normal parent would ever shamelessly exploit their kid...
Video report asks: Are video games dead?
A two-part series called “Video Games are dead” on DigitalTrends.com examines the increasingly moribund state of the console video game industry, pointing out that...
An Open Letter to a Call of Duty 4 Player
Editor’s note: Please read this important communique re: last night’s Call of Duty 4 match. -Demian Dear fellow Call of Duty 4 player, We...
Bitmob’s Hit or Miss Weekend Recap – Aug. 16, 2009
Welcome back to Bitmob’s Hit or Miss Weekend Recap, where we take stock of the best and worst of the week in gaming news....
Aging Rock Stars
This past Wednesday, I was supposed to catch classic ’80s synth-poppers Depeche Mode in their only Bay Area appearance on this year’s Sounds of...
The Geekbox — Episode 27
You want your videogames and geek culture fix for the weekend? We got you covered with the latest Geekbox. Ryan Scott and crew once...
Wait a Second: These Video Games Look Real
Back in the day, video games obviously looked fake. Unless you really thought this looked like a dragon and not a menacing quacker. If...
News Blips: MAG Delayed, APB Requires No Monthly Subscription, Genesis Poll, and More
Poor fall — everyone is leaving you. Don’t worry, we still care. Until January 1st, that is. News Blips: • Oh, not again: MAG...
Video Blips: Rage Trailer, Brutal Legend Multiplayer, DiRT 2 Trailer, and More
We like games that tell us how we should feel when we play the game. Like id Software’s Rage. Now if only someone would...