• Kickstarter Focus: AERO

    Backed and helped by Bill Nye himself, AERO is a game that explains the complex parts of aerodynamics as a simple game. Rarely do educational...

    View Full Post
    Backed and helped by Bill Nye himself, AERO is a game that explains the complex parts of aerodynamics as a simple game. Rarely do educational games with gimmicky add-ons catch my attention, but after seeing AERO in action, I can’t express how fun it looks in words. The graphics are incredibly charming, the UI looks...
    814
    814 points
  • 5 Biggest Videogame Timesinks of 2012

    2012 had some of the longest games ever released, if you look past all the shorter iOS applications that became proliferous this year. Being a...

    View Full Post
    2012 had some of the longest games ever released, if you look past all the shorter iOS applications that became proliferous this year. Being a timesink isn’t necessarily a bad thing—in fact, just the opposite. Here are five games of 2012 you’re sure to get your money’s worth out of. 5) League of Legends Inspired...
    829
    829 points
  • What Valve’s New Console Means for Gamers

    It’s been known for a while that Valve has been building its own PC system, designed for playing Steam games at optimal quality. However, what...

    It’s been known for a while that Valve has been building its own PC system, designed for playing Steam games at optimal quality. However, what no one knew was whether this PC kit was intended just for the company, for developers, or for a large-scale project. Well, we finally have our answer: Valve’s pre-built gaming...
    832
    832 points
  • Did Gamestop Grow a Heart?

    Gamestop, a store known for ripping off customers with its ridiculously low trade-in values, has reportedly increased them. Some of these increases are significant, doubling...

    GameStop
    View Full Post
    Gamestop, a store known for ripping off customers with its ridiculously low trade-in values, has reportedly increased them. Some of these increases are significant, doubling from the old trade-in value and even allowing some savvy shoppers to make a profit off of their trade-in games (if they buy used copies from other sources). Although the...
    817
    817 points
  • The Pros and Cons of the DLC Trend in Gaming

    If there ever was a more vilified entity in gaming than the dreaded DLC (downloadable content), I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen it. It...

    If there ever was a more vilified entity in gaming than the dreaded DLC (downloadable content), I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen it. It affects gamers everywhere, fans of every genre, every console and every publisher. There is no fan favorite publisher out there who strays away from DLC because of how huge of...
    835
    835 points
  • Kickstarter Focus: Anima – Gate of Memories

    Stemming from the intensely popular Anima tabletop game, Anima: Gate of Memories is an artistic action RPG that draws from many inspirations such as Kingdom...

    View Full Post
    Stemming from the intensely popular Anima tabletop game, Anima: Gate of Memories is an artistic action RPG that draws from many inspirations such as Kingdom Hearts and God of War. Their goal is to animate the complex world that the original games have crafted in such detail and create an RPG world that gamers can...
    834
    834 points
  • Game Companies Should Focus on Quality Not Innovation

    Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like...

    View Full Post
    Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like Nintendo and Sega have understood that and continue to push out titles with characters that have been established for decades now, but are beloved by fans. If there is a...
    844
    844 points
  • Is Nintendo Lacking Online Growth?

    The Wii U’s launch has had its ups and downs, though the approaching January filled with almost zero game releases from Nintendo (aka one) can’t...

    The Wii U’s launch has had its ups and downs, though the approaching January filled with almost zero game releases from Nintendo (aka one) can’t be too good for the console. With one of the Wii U’s most popular games, Black Ops II,  online attendance has been mediocre at best, and this is during launch...
    825
    825 points
  • Why This Generation of Consoles Is Not Dead Yet

    The Wii U marked the introduction of of the next generation of gaming consoles, so-to-speak, meaning that the future is now upon us and that...

    View Full Post
    The Wii U marked the introduction of of the next generation of gaming consoles, so-to-speak, meaning that the future is now upon us and that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are reaching the end of their life cycles and that we’ll soon have shiny new consoles from both Microsoft and Sony with more power,...
    838
    838 points
  • Weekly News Roundup – Dec 2nd

    If you haven’t been able to look up from your copy of Farcry 3 or Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced edition, here’s a rundown of what happened...

    View Full Post
    If you haven’t been able to look up from your copy of Farcry 3 or Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced edition, here’s a rundown of what happened this week! You can expect to see more of these articles on Explosion.com every weekend, so be sure to check back. Between incredible Black Friday deals, impressive new game releases,...
    820
    820 points