Category:  Features

By Mike Deas, April 24, 2012 25 Features

Mario Party 9 was recently released to mediocre reviews, despite receiving an minor overhaul from relative newcomers Nd Cube Co. While the series has seen its highs and lows, a core fanbase drives Nintendo to continue publishing the strangely addictive… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, April 12, 2012 1 Features

We stepped back into the pungent people-sea of the PAX East 2012 show floor, and my colleagues remarked on an Assassin’s Creed III hands-off demo and the game’s apparent play revisions since Revelations. “Oh, god, and the rope-dart hanging? So brutal!” “Nah,… Read More »

By Eddie Inzauto, April 11, 2012 1 Features, Videos

GamerNode Senior Editor Mike Murphy got a chance to go hands-on with 2K Games’ Borderlands 2 at this year’s PAX East convention – check out his preview here. During his demo, Dan Crabtree and I joined him for some commentary… Read More »

By Dan McKenney, April 4, 2012 0 Features

PAX East 2012 is upon us, and gamers across the country are packing their bags and heading off for Beantown once again for three days of games, music, comics, and friends. If you’re coming to Boston this weekend, congrats! You… Read More »

By Lachlan Knibb, April 3, 2012 2 Features

So, the internet is afire again after Kotaku’s recent post showing some details from an unnamed source on the upcoming Sony console, which is currently being referred to as “Orbis.” Aside from some hardware details, the crux of what’s got… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, March 27, 2012 1 Features, Interviews

Kickstarter, the successful online funding program for small creative businesses and individuals, dropped onto a few videogame headlines last month after the surprisingly unsurprising success of Double Fine’s adventure project, which ultimately raised over $3 million. Despite the recent surge in… Read More »

By Eddie Inzauto, March 19, 2012 13 Features

It’s never easy to bear the news of a lost friend. On Friday, March 16, GamerNode lost more than that in Jesse Lee Wingert, one of GN’s founding fathers, our former creative director, and the original designer of our fledgling… Read More »

By Kem Alily, March 15, 2012 0 Features

Every day on my way to work, I see a fellow commuter on their smartphone. They are checking their email, updating their Facebook or tweeting; more often they are gaming. The gaming community has grown because of this brand new… Read More »

By Mike Deas, February 15, 2012 8 Features

Two weeks ago it was announced that Microsoft would be implementing a new technology in the upcoming Xbox 720 (now code-named “Durango” according to Kotaku) to block consumers from playing used games in their consoles. Internet buzz has already begun… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 5, 2012 0 Features

With 2011 in the books, it’s time to look ahead at what gamers will be playing in 2012. The following titles are a few that we’re looking forward to here at GamerNode. These games will definitely be worth checking out… Read More »