Rhythm games and I usually get along. Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, you name it, I can usually handle it. BIT.TRIP CORE, however, is a different story. It starts out simple enough: you have four directions — up, down, left,… Read More »

In-game advertising has been on the cards for a while now. It’s already in place in some titles — remember the Obama billboards in Burnout Paradise? Most recently Sony had to perform a swift about-face when adverts massively (no pun… Read More »

Eddie, Jason, and Jeff pick apart the games of the first half of 2009, choose their favorites, and anticipate the rest of the year. Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli welcome The Game Reviews contributor Jeffrey Matulef to discuss the best… Read More »

According to an Amazon.com listing, Media Molecule’s PS3-exclusivce hit LittleBigPlanet will be coming back to store shelves this fall. The Game of the Year Edition will sell at 50 USD, $10 lower than the original release, and boasts "Bonus Content… Read More »

So the news has broken that over half the population of the US are gamers. That’s great, right? So why does there still seem to be a residual embarrassment or reluctance to talk about this enormous pastime? For some reason,… Read More »

Containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, the primary goal of "Crash Course" is to deliver a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, resulting in a streamlined version of the game’s existing Versus campaigns. It’s targeted for… Read More »

The videogame industry is booming. According to the latest report from NPD Group, over half of the population of the United States — 169.9 million out of 304 million, or just under 56% — is now comprised of gamers. That’s… Read More »

Creating non-scripted destructible environments that are both fun and realistic, yet limited enough so that the player can’t break the game has been a serious challenge in the past. But many games have gotten them right, and thus have been… Read More »

It’s safe to say that videogame critics love to see novelty in the games they play on a day-to-day basis, so it comes as no surprise that the physics-based, 2D action-platformer Trine was met with open arms well before it… Read More »

Remember when I posted this story this morning? Well as it turns out, Square Enix’s countdown website has absolutely nothing to do with a Final Fantasy VII remake, but with the company’s card-based arcade strategy RPG, Lord of Vermilion. First… Read More »