What if Mega Man Games Had Street Fighter Characters?
Out of all the possible Capcom crossovers, Mega Man and Street Fighter seem to be the least likely. But a pixel artist named SpeedBrkr...
A Wider Perspective on Nerdiness: The Top 5 Comic Books for Gamers
You're a nerd — don't bother denying it. But what kind of nerd are you? Do you only play video games or do your...
Five ways mobile games differ from apps
Games are apps, in theory. In practice, they’re a special kind of app. That’s what mobile analytics firm Motally learned after its first year...
Palm moves to grab high-end 3D games for its phones
The strategic value of gamers isn’t lost on Palm, which is struggling to establish itself in the smartphone market. Games are the most popular...
Marathoning Metroid for a Good Cause
If you're a non-gamer, people playing video games for hours on end would be something you might make fun of. In the case of...
In Defense of Final Fantasy 13
Editor's note: Final Fantasy 13 has drawn a number of critics for straying from accepted role-playing-game dogma. Michael, however, is happy with these changes...
Fantasy Online: The Poor Man’s World of Warcraft
If this game had come out six or seven years ago, xBlazeUK (the 15-year-old creator) would be a very rich programmer. Fantasy Online is...
The Evil L Word: A Look at Linearity in Gaming
Editor’s Note: Richard flexes his creative muscles here and tackles the topic of linear games from the perspective of a Roman Senator. I’m glad...
Spawn Labs lets you play your console games on the run (video)
Call it Slingbox for games. Spawn Labs lets you take a console game and play it over the web on a laptop or a...
Overused Terms in Game Journalism: Emo Edition
Editor's note: People often bandy about a somewhat amorphous term to describe video game fans and characters: "emo." What does it mean? I make...