The Wii lags behind in a lot of areas. Its graphics are mediocre, the online environment is nowhere near the functionality of Xbox Live or PSN, and the hardcore fan base seems to be ignored (just ask anyone who attended… Read More »

When Nintendo released the second incarnation of the DS, it was very clear why those who owned the original had to switch over. The new design was slick, the screens crystal clear, and with such a devoted library to the… Read More »

No, it didn’t fart, or spill the wine. Superbrands did a poll on the coolest brands, and the Xbox didn’t make the top 20 while Nintendo and PlayStation did. How could this be! Well like any survey or poll, you… Read More »

In a study whose results can only be described as "shocking!" it has been asserted that games receiving higher-than-average review scores make higher-than-average bank. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), a videogame research company geared towards aiding designers,… Read More »

Attorney Mark Methenitis isn’t very satisfied with the process by which games are judged and rated by the ESRB. On the Law of the Game blog, he criticizes the fact that those responsible for rating games never actually play the… Read More »

In what is one of the best case mods of the original Xbox that I’ve ever seen, user ghostavel over at Xbox-Scene has created a DVD-less, vertically-oriented, hdd-equipped, dead sexy version of the normally bulky console. This master modder has… Read More »

Here are some games that you will never see produced. The idea for this came a little while ago when it was announced that there would be a Raiders of the Lost Ark Lego game. Some of us were tossing… Read More »

According to a report titled "State of the Media Democracy" from Harris Group, we’re not spending a lot of time playing console games. During an 11 day period from February 23, 2007 to March 6, 2007, Harris Group chronicled the… Read More »

In a Patriot Ledger column, writer Steve Adams argues that the choice of killing Little Sisters in the FPS BioShock challenges taboos regarding video game violence. In other words, it’s another rant about video game violence. The writer said, "One… Read More »

It’s time, ladies and gentlemen, to reveal the winner of the I Can Play Guitar contest. It was a journey filled with danger, romance, and even slapstick comedy. Several entered (some more than others), but only one can leave the… Read More »