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...
Apple and its iPhone get fleeced in China, but will Google fare any better?
China presents a conundrum for U.S. companies. It’s the largest market in the world, by population, and it’s consistently the fastest growing economy. There’s...
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....
Confessions of a Pyromaniac
I have a confession: I like to burn people. Actually, I LOVE to burn people. Burning people is the only thing that has kept me alive this long. Why you ask? Why must I burn people just to survive? Well for starters, I worked at the Happy Farmer’s Corporation:
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...