Is 2011 the year of unoriginality?
I’m willing to bet that if I got you to name your most anticipated games for this year, then most of them would be...
Interview with Custom Arcade Stick Junkie Sam Kurd of B15sdmDesigns
If you look at your Xbox LIVE or Playstation Network friends list, you should see a majority of them playing one game, Marvel vs Capcom 3. One...
Join the Indie Crowd and Fund Success!
The business side of video game development tends to be viewed in a negative light at times. Industry professionals and fans acknowledge that some decisions made in game development sacrifice a developer’s vision in order to make an IP more profitable.
Nintendo to partner with Netflix, AT&T to boost 3DS
Nintendo’s new 3DS handheld video-game player will play Netflix movies and connect to AT&T’s network of Wi-Fi hotspots next summer. Reggie Fils-Aimé, the president...
How Facebook will be committing “commercide” on July 1st
Alex St. John is president and CTO of social entertainment service Hi5. He was previously CEO and co-founder of WildTangent Inc., the world’s largest...
Kusoge Sunday – Tag Team Wrestling
Just as love of B-movies, which are by definition inferior to their peers, is an accepted part of Western pop culture, love of inferior games is something of a phenomenon in Japan. The Japanese call them “kusoge,” a portmanteau of the words for “shit” and “game”.
Reminder: February Writing Challenge Articles Due Saturday
Just a reminder: Your game history articles are due this Saturday. We already have two entries dealing with some fascinating game-related subjects, but don't...
Enslaved Review — Journey To Being Under Appreciated
A tale of a man, a woman and pig — where no one gets romantically involved. Enslaved is a game that is focussed on how us...
Duke Nukem Forever: Reverse Excitement
Image courtesy of Wired I don’t normally write about the current events in gaming and when you’re done reading this you’ll probably understand why....
What Makes A Good Year For Gaming?
I’ve written about my impressions on this current era of capitalism and how it effects the games industry. Now with recent numbers showing a slight decline in almost all facets of the industry, I wanted to comment on this obsession with growth. Did you just snicker?