If Nobody Can Agree on Review Scores, Why Have Them at All?
I recently got tapped to write a review for Halo: Reach, and once again I find myself wishing that I could eschew scores altogether....
Why Halo: Reach Is the Most Disappointing Game of the Year
Knowing that I'm a big fan of the franchise, a buddy asked me if he should buy Halo: Reach. Before my brain could process...
News Blips: No New Xbox Soon, Halo: Reach Stats, EA’s Peter Moore on 3D, and More
I hope Kinect's user-feedback form is motion sensitive as well, so I can make slapping motions in response to Microsoft's reluctance to let the...
Professor Layton = Pixar + Possibly the Future of Japanese Games
[Warning: Minor Professor Layton spoilers!] After speeding through the Japanese versions of Professor Layton and The Unwound Future and The Specter’s Flute last winter,...
Video Blips: Bulletstorm, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy: Dissidia 012, and More
I'm looking forward to racking up Facial points in Bulletstorm's intriguing system of rewarding players for flashy kills. It's not what you think, pervert:...
The Geekbox – Episode 84
The Geekbox — Episode 84 (2010-09-22) Wherein we discuss things we shouldn’t discuss on the Geekbox, bad-looking comics, the death of APB, the economics...
Atari launches platform for mobile and casual online games
Game maker Atari is launching a new initiative today that has created a platform to host mobile and online games created by third-party developers....
Foundation 9 Entertainment quietly dominates games on Xbox Live Arcade
Microsoft‘s Xbox Live Arcade game-download service has become one of the hit platforms in the age of digital game distribution. And Foundation 9 Entertainment,...
News Blips: 3DS Specs Leak, Microsoft Wants More Frequent Halo Releases, and More
IGN's staff members put themselves at great risk this week by revealing Nintendo 3DS specs. Don't they know what Nintendo of America President Reggie...
Getting to the Finish Line: The Difficulties of Racing Design
Racing games play to the earliest and simplest purpose of video games: winning. You can see this most basic goal even under complex customization...