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Time Sinks – Phantasy Star Online
I first read about Phantasy Star Online as a news blurb in a gaming magazine. There was very little information other than “it is coming” and you can “play online with other people”. The sci-fi and...
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Time Sinks – Rock Band
Green Grass and High Tides. If those words send a chill through you, then at some point we shared a great trial – beating Rock Band's guitar career on Expert, and confronting the nearly ten-minute long...
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Time Sink – Chromehounds
I almost feel guilty about choosing Chromehounds for my Time Sink feature. By the time you're done reading this you'll want to go jump in a giant, lumbering mech yourself. The only problem is, you...
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Time Sink – Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
While most of my colleagues have no doubt warmed your heart with tales of their love and devotion to a particular game, I'm here to peer back into the abyss of failure and frustration.I'll cop to it –...
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Time Sinks – Radiata Stories
Since they take 50 or more hours to complete, almost all role-playing games can be time sinks. However, only a select few have inspired me to pursue multiple playthroughs, complete every sidequest, and...
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Time Sinks – Picross
When we started discussing a day-long feature for all of us to talk about games that chip away at our free time, I excitedly signed up for Picross. The Picross DS titles and the recently released...
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Time Sinks – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
There's often something undefinable about the games that we truly love; a quality that isn't captured by logic. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is on many gamers' lists of favorite games, and like me,...
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Time Sinks – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
There was a period, during the winter of 1998, where my sleeping habits began to suffer. I went on a terrible fast food binge, started showing up to work late, and I secluded myself in my basement as...
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Xbox One Vs. PlayStation 4: What Does The Public Think?
A couple of months before the launch of the Wii U, we had Game Informer's Ben Reeves take to the streets to see what people knew about the new console. Now that we are months away from the launch of...
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Trades Winds: Does Sports Game AI Match Up To Real GMs?
In the sporting world, trades spring from many different motivations. Some players grow disgruntled with their team role, clash with coaches, or see the writing on the wall with their talent-starved...
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Miyamoto Talks Zelda, Pikmin, and Wii U Development
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is the most famous and acclaimed game developer in history. By now, you know his resume, which includes creating such storied franchises and Super Mario Bros. and The Legend...
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The Other Side Of The Story: Swapping Playable Characters In Video Games
The idea of perspective is complex when it comes to video games. More often than not, the player sees the story through the eyes of one main character. Although the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V will...
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Indie Game: The Movie – Where Are They Now?
Indie Game: The Movie has been out for over a year. We decided to check in with the developers showcased in the film to see what they are up to now and find out how the film affected their careers and...
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Boarding Columbia: An Up-Close Look At The BioShock Board Game
Much of the video gaming world has spent recent months exploring the city of Columbia in Irrational's long-awaited BioShock Infinite. The adventure of Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth in the dysfunctional...
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Moments: The Purification Of The Dark Brotherhood In Oblivion
The guild system in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion feels unreal. You can be the leader of the Fighters Guild, a protective organization for good, and a vile, high-ranking Dark Brotherhood assassin at...
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The Man Who Won John Carmack's Ferrari
Dennis "Thresh" Fong has been at the forefront of gaming for nearly 2 decades. Under the name "Thresh", Fong helped establish pro gaming as a viable career path during the late 1990s, and is still...
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Replay – Total Overdose
Back in 2005, Deadline Games and Eidos released a ridiculous action title that rarely gets talked about anymore. Total Overdose is a Mexican shoot-em-up in the style of Robert Rodriguez films, and...
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Super Replay – Trapt – Episode 3
Some longtime gamers may have memories of the Tecmo's Deception series, but not many recall its Playstation 2 entry Trapt. When Reiner showed me the box and told me it would be a good Super Replay...
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Don't Give Up On The Wii U Just Yet
Early adopters of the Wii U know full well of its drought of solid titles. Like many other owners, I bought the console on launch day, only to have the GamePad sit mostly unused ever since. Despite...
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The NCAA Football 14 Dynasty Recruiting Guide
Recruiting is the lifeblood of your dynasty, so you can't afford to waste any opportunity to strengthen your team and set yourself up for success. We breakdown NCAA Football 14's new recruiting system...
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