Why Guild Wars 2 will be better than The Old Republic

Over the past two years the general gaming community has become entranced by the development and upcoming release of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s an MMO made by BioWare, who created arguably the best Star Wars game of all… Read More »

Are B-Game Video Games Possible?

As a fan of movies like “Cripple Creek”, “Thankskilling”, and “Trolls 2″, I’ve got a healthy appreciation for the media that’s “so bad it’s good” otherwise known as B-Media. B-movies have a long tradition as low-budget, marginalized flicks that unjustifiably… Read More »

Who really owns downloadable games?

A few months ago, I was asked to review Moon Diver. I don’t own an Xbox 360, so I had to borrow one to get the XBLA version of the game. After creating an XBLA account, I downloaded the game… Read More »

Is the inFAMOUS franchise finished?

Stop right here. This is going to be a spoiler-rich feature. Do not move past this paragraph if you have not beaten inFAMOUS 2, or perhaps more importantly, you do not want to know what happens in the end of… Read More »

Fact From Fiction: The Race to Expand the Videogame Audience

Videogame companies look to reach new audiences to branch out, explore new concepts, and, of course, to generate even more revenue. But no one developer or publisher has discovered the silver bullet for market growth, though big strides has been… Read More »

Best of E3 2011

E3 2011 was an incredible show and a wonderful time for all in attendance. From pre-expo publisher announcements, to the new technologies introduced or expanded upon at the show, to the after-hours parties, to the relationships both formed or revisited,… Read More »

Top 10 Relationship-Ruining Games of 2011

E3 2011 provided a look into the next wave of video games for the next year. With new trailers, gameplay footage, and premiere announcements videogame fans everywhere have reason to rejoice. On the other hand, there is one group in… Read More »

The Motion Control Situation

The original NES controller had five buttons: A, B, Start, Select and the D-Pad. The SNES had nine with the addition of Y, X and two shoulder buttons. From then on, controllers became increasingly more complicated, manufacturers cramming in as… Read More »

Is E3 Reverting to the Craziness That Nearly Killed It?

E3 2011 has come and gone, and now game journalists everywhere, including myself, are busy working on the mountain of previews from the extravaganza in order to provide you wonderful gamers with information on just how your favorite titles are… Read More »

Shadows of the Damned Launch Guide

Shadows of the Damned hits store shelves on June 21 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and GamerNode’s got the low-down on the fright-fest down under. From goats to guts, brains to boners, this is your exclusive launch guide… Read More »