The best video games of 2009; Pick your favorite, too
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony PlayStation 3. Teen) Naughty Dog/Sony. I’m on the record as saying that this third-person shooter title is one...
Mobile games: Have we learned anything at all?
Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by GetJar. It seems games publishers are an ungrateful group. A couple of years ago you heard them...
Reviews Spotlight: Sequels, Demons, Classics, and a New Zelda
This week we have a sequel to the Tales RPG-saga, Demon’s Souls, Excitebots: Trick Racing, and the latest installment in the Zelda series, The...
Hit or Miss Weekend Recap: Dec. 20, 2009
This week on Hit or Miss: Microsoft plans to shatter millions of online relationships with reality-based Avatars; Sony’s motion controller will break new ground...
How to Make Episodic Gaming Work
Editor’s note: Figuring out episodic content is definitely one of the industry’s greatest conundrums. Stephen uses the format of older games to explain how...
Spotlight: Choosing, Revisiting, and Discussing Our Favorite Games
Powered by community questions and creativity, the Bitmob Spotlight makes its second appearance in two days! A community assignment from Derek Lavigne got this...
Neilsen Reveals America’s Dirty Secret: People Play Video Games
The video game industry often relies on Nielsen, a media research firm, to provide accurate information concerning the gaming habits of Americans. Nielsen released...
The Indie Scene: A to Z — Jump Around
Who would have guessed J would have stood for “platformer”? Between following recommendations and looking for some J-lettered indie games, my search kept delivering...
Get Tactical With Your Wardrobe
Complex magazine intends to set the winter fashion for gamers everywhere with its lineup of Modern Warfare 2 apparel. By cross-referencing shopping catalog items...
Pong Prom: Takes Skill To Play, Courage To Wear
If you can find someone who will slow dance with you while simultaneously acting as a human Pong paddle, you may want to consider marriage. Ed...