Super Replay – Blue Stinger: Episode 1
Over the last couple of years, the Replay crew has introduced a new installment of Super Replay on New Year's Eve. We continue this tradition this year with a game we hope captures the same spirit of...
View ArticleGame Informer's Third Annual Glitchie Awards
Sometimes they're entertaining, and sometimes they make you want to throw your controller across the room in frustration, but any way you look at it, glitches are an ever-present part of the gaming...
View ArticleWhat I Do & Do Not Want To See From Next-Gen Sports Games
Sports games will be front and center when the new systems come out, but let’s not get carried away by the hype.I’ve been bamboozled by my fair share of console launches. In previous console...
View ArticleReader Games Of The Year 2012
Last year will go down as one of the better years in video games, with titles like Halo 4, Far Cry 3, and The Walking Dead coming out among many others. But before we turn the page on 2012, here's a...
View ArticleThe Archetypes Of Shadowrun Returns
For RPG players who have fond memories of the excellent Shadowrun SNES and Genesis games, the announcement last year of a new game in the series was thrilling. Shadowrun is a fascinating setting,...
View ArticleIn The Box: If You Want Gamers To Use It, Include It
Often, seemingly small decisions have a profound impact. This is true in life, and doubly true for companies that manufacture video game consoles. Since the beginning of this generation, tech experts...
View ArticleA Better Apocalypse: Our Open-World, Online Zombie Game Wish List
Players have had their choice of zombie games for years now. But recent experiments like the ARMA II mod DayZ and the controversial The War Z have opened up the apocalyptic formula with an online,...
View ArticleThe Expanding Database Of This Generation's Canceled Games
Update: We've added two new games and corresponding entries to our list of cancelled games....(read more)
View ArticleDevil May Cry Fashion Watch
The Internet raged when Ninja Theory revealed its younger, emo-fied version of Devil May Cry's demon-hunting protagonist. But is the new Dante really less chic than the old one – or any other character...
View ArticleReplay – The Sopranos: Road To Respect
Licensed games are frequently of dubious quality, and the Playstation 2 certainly wasn't immune to this long-standing tradition. While many licensed games are based on children's shows or...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Devil May Cry
Before our official review hits next week, we sit down with the Devil May Cry demo and talk about what developer Ninja Theory brings to this anticipated reboot. Reiner handles hosting and I handle...
View ArticleQuestion Of The Month Reader Responses: Issue #238
In issue 236, we asked readers what classic video game genre would they revive and why. The number one answer surprised us. Here are some of the responses.The Number One Response:If there was one genre...
View ArticlePokémon Company International Plays X And Y Close To The Chest
We just found out about Pokémon X and Y this morning, but Pokémon company international is already out and about answering questions… sort of. We asked J.C. Smith, the director of consumer marketing...
View ArticleThe Ashamed Gamer
When you’re playing a game you get achievements and trophies for (mostly) the good things you do. But sometimes we all do things we’re not proud of. Sometimes we do it just to survive during the heat...
View Article10 Gaming Predictions For 2013
With the pending launch of new consoles, Kickstarter projects popping up left and right, and the rapid expansion of mobile and social gaming, 2013 promises to be a volatile and exciting year for the...
View ArticleThe Best PC Games Of 2012 (For Non-Gaming PCs)
We all love the PlanetSides and StarCrafts of the world, but some of the most exciting things happening in the PC space these days have hardware requirements that are more 2002 than 2012. Even if...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Anarchy Reigns
Platinum Games' Anarchy Reigns hit store shelves this week for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Game Informer's Tim Turi weighed in on it, and also joined me on this episode of Test Chamber for a short look...
View ArticleWatching TVii: Putting Nintendo’s Video Service To The Test
Does the Wii U's TVii service live up to its original pitch?...(read more)
View ArticleMoments: Discovering Mega Man 2’s Boss Order
I remember playing video games in my cousins’ dark basement when I was a little kid. My family had the Sega Master System, his had the Nintendo Entertainment System. We had Alex Kidd and Shinobi, they...
View ArticleWhat Do I Play Now?
Some great games arrived in our consoles and PCs in 2012. But if you’ve already enjoyed and fully explored your favorite recent game, where do you turn next to find something similar? We’ve concocted a...
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