• Cheap Pricing Will Give Sony the Lead Next Generation

    There’s currently a rumor going around that the new PS4 will be called the Orbis, that several versions are currently in the hands of developers,...

    There’s currently a rumor going around that the new PS4 will be called the Orbis, that several versions are currently in the hands of developers, and that the specs are not what we’ve all been expecting. While these rumors should be treated as just that—rumors—they are being confirmed by multiple sources, so it’s worth taking...
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  • Zone of the Enders HD Collection

    The PlayStation 3 launched with backwards compatibility for PlayStation 2 games, but that feature was removed from later models.  This means that many classic PS2...

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    The PlayStation 3 launched with backwards compatibility for PlayStation 2 games, but that feature was removed from later models.  This means that many classic PS2 exclusive games can only be played by loving hardware nerds who kept their old consoles running through the current console generation.  Because of this, those old games have gotten a...
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  • Why Mobile Gaming Will Replace Handheld Gaming

    Handheld gaming has certainly had its ups and downs: the Nintendo DS was a huge seller and showed that the casual gamer could buy handhelds...

    Handheld gaming has certainly had its ups and downs: the Nintendo DS was a huge seller and showed that the casual gamer could buy handhelds along with consoles, while the lackluster PSP showed that graphics and power aren’t the best selling points of a handheld system. Although recent handheld systems have had their share of...
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  • Pool Nation

    A pool game. I haven’t had to play, let alone review a pool game in quite a long time, they stopped being made for a...

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    A pool game. I haven’t had to play, let alone review a pool game in quite a long time, they stopped being made for a reason you know…no one likes them. First off, I will admit that coming into this review, I questioned what anyone could get out of playing a videogame that is –...
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  • Kickstarter Focus: Shadowgate

    One of the first point-and-click games to hit the markets and one that shaped the entire genre for decades to come, Shadowgate is finally able...

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    One of the first point-and-click games to hit the markets and one that shaped the entire genre for decades to come, Shadowgate is finally able to make a reappearance through the Kickstarter platform. Massively updating the graphics and UI with current-gen capabilities, the new Shadowgate looks amazing compared to other point-and-click adventures, and absolutely blows...
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  • Serious Sam: BFE XBLA

    There’s nothing serious at all about this franchise!  Serious Sam is a goofy, old school shooter series that mocks the clichés of modern first person...

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    There’s nothing serious at all about this franchise!  Serious Sam is a goofy, old school shooter series that mocks the clichés of modern first person shooters.  The third game in the series, Serious Sam BFE came out for PC a year ago, but just made its way onto consoles where it appears as not one,...
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  • Lamentations of an Old Wrestling Gamer in a Modern World

    I’ve been playing WWE ‘13 for the better part of a week now, and while I find the improvements made to the game over the...

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    I’ve been playing WWE ‘13 for the better part of a week now, and while I find the improvements made to the game over the years to be endearing and fun, a part of me is still kind of frustrated with how slow the progress has been to finally get THQ and Yukes to produce...
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  • Of Orcs and Men

    So what is this Of Orcs and Men I hear you ask? Is it really just a Steinbeck pun? Read on to find out! Orcs...

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    So what is this Of Orcs and Men I hear you ask? Is it really just a Steinbeck pun? Read on to find out! Orcs have for many years always been seen as the bad guys in fiction. Since Tolkien coined the name in his tales, they have always been the brutish warriors of fantasy,...
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  • A Fallout Series Retrospective: Part 3

    Answer me this. Have you ever crawled out of your bed in the morning, and stumbled across your floor to an old school locker? Picked...

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    Answer me this. Have you ever crawled out of your bed in the morning, and stumbled across your floor to an old school locker? Picked through its contents searching for a radiation suit that will keep you alive through your daily routine of scavenging food from overly radiated shopping centres and searching the ruins of...
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  • WWE ’13 Quick Thoughts and Impressions

    WWE ‘13 promised a “revolution” for WWE fans and gamers with this year’s iteration in the long-running THQ and Yukes WWE game series, but can...

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    WWE ‘13 promised a “revolution” for WWE fans and gamers with this year’s iteration in the long-running THQ and Yukes WWE game series, but can it deliver on that? Yearly installment-based games have always been known for only making minor improvements while demanding full price from consumers year-after-year. So the question on a lot of...
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