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Super Replay: Mega Man Legends 2 - Episode 6
Capcom's Greg Moore guides us through Mega Man's second 3D adventure....(read more)
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Why I’m Excited For The Wii U
Sometimes I feel like the only person on the Internet who is excited about the Wii U. People are ready to pounce on Nintendo’s new console before they even have a chance touch it. If you take a step...
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Secret Ingredients: How Insomniac Crafted The Story Of Fuse
Leaving the world of Ratchet and Clank behind, creative director Brian Allgeier and senior writer TJ Fixman were tasked with creating a universe to house Insomniac's new game, Fuse. The tone of the...
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What We Want From XCOM: Enemy Unknown DLC
Now that we've all had a chance to sink our teeth into Firaxis' excellent XCOM remake, it's time to think about what's next for the franchise. Between the tactical and strategic layers, there are...
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Test Chamber - Dragon Ball Z For Kinect
You know what you are getting with Dragon Ball Z for Kinect. If you've ever wanted a reason to yell "Kamehameha" while fighting Frieza in the privacy of your own home then this game is for you. As the...
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Quick-Time Events: Never The Right Solution
Allow me to impart one of the fundamental truths of modern gaming: Quick-time events are terrible, and only serve to make every game they appear in worse. Remember when you saw the train pulling into...
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Afterwords – Mark Of The Ninja
Mark of the Ninja snuck out of nowhere to emerge as one of the best downloadable games of 2012. We asked Klei Entertainment’s lead designer Nels Anderson about how the game came together. Game...
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Test Chamber – Doom 3 BFG Edition
The original Doom 3 hit PCs back in 2004. The atmospheric FPS greeted gamers with visceral gunplay and gorgeous visuals for the time. Eight years later, the game has received a high-definition...
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Gone Forever: How And Why Permadeath Affects Us
There is no shortage of death in video games. You witness myriad enemies succumb to defeat, and the good guys fall as well. In a well-written narrative, the loss of a close ally or vulnerable friend...
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Moments: Snake And Otacon's Handshake In MGS2
The Metal Gear Solid series is filled with insane moments ranging from a fight with an octo-president to a freak who telepathically reads your memory card data. While these instances are...
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Test Chamber – 007 Legends
James Bond has survived laser torture, metal-toothed maniacs, space travel, and much more over the past 50 years. Activision and developer Eurocom is exploring Bond's colored past through the eyes of...
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Subscription Fees: A Thing Of The Past
Guild Wars 2’s cash shop is the death knell for monthly subscription fees on even the highest-quality games. For over a decade, a monthly fee was the accepted price of entry for massively multiplayer...
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Moments: Kingdom Hearts II Roxas' Summer
Kingdom Hearts is a unique series that meshes two very distinct universes into one. The crossover not only proved to be a commercial success, but has continued to weave a compelling and complex...
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How Dead Island: Riptide Improves The Zombie Formula
Dead Island was one of the sleeper hits of 2011, and the developers surprised fans again with the June announcement of Dead Island: Riptide. As the fully-featured successor to the first Dead Island,...
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Test Chamber – Dance Central 3
Dancing like a fool without looking like a fool is hard, which is why we usually dance alone at home. But you demand to know what the new Dance Central plays like, and we have to deliver. Join editors...
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Test Chamber – Skylanders Giants
Skylanders Giants hits store shelves on Sunday. Jeff Cork, my office co-op buddy and gargantuan Skylanders fan, joined me for a brief look at this highly anticipated sequel. We check out the first...
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Halo Ringworld In Legos
Have you ever wondered what a Halo ring would look like in over 10,000 Legos? Catsy [CC] spent three years constructing such a dream. It has been on display at the 2012 BrickCon, where it won “Best...
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Do Holiday Console Price Cuts Matter?
Recently all three of the current home consoles announced a price cut or at least a new value proposition for their system. Will this have a huge effect this holiday season? Within the space of a...
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Community And The Source Of Nostalgia In Video Games
There’s a moment in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when it all comes rushing back to me. In the entrance of the Forest Temple, before I take one step, I’ll put the controller down. I know that...
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Halo 4's Frank O'Connor Talks Forward Unto Dawn
The third episode of Halo’s live-action web series premiered today, and we had a chance to talk to Frank O'Connor, the franchise development director for the Halo franchise. He has a somewhat...
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