I have been playing World of Warcraft for a few years now. The persistent world inhabited by characters I recognize and befriend is fundamental to my enjoyment of the game. There is an exhilaration from accomplishing a complex fight with… Read More »

The Greatest Achievement

As I gear up to go achievement hunting in anticipation of cashing in several Xbox titles for the latest releases, I begin to wonder what it is about achievements in videogames that leave me unable to get rid of them,… Read More »

Retro Music Love: The Genesis Era

I recently played Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection on the 360. It was quite a trip down memory lane. I loved the Genesis, at times more so than my #1 console of all time, the SNES. The games were awesome, and… Read More »

Afro Samurai Review

Slice it to pieces and dissect each individual limb like an adolescent science student with an unfortunate toad and you’ll find Afro Samurai contains everything it should. Everything’s even in the right places. Had this creature been a resident of… Read More »

In an industry where many games rely on formulaic design and re-treading the same old beaten paths to be successful, it’s very comforting to know that creative, original games do still remain. One such example is The Maw, an Xbox… Read More »

Ninety Percent Certain

This morning, I logged onto IGN, and took a look at the review for Street Fighter IV. I know Martin Robinson personally, and he’s been trying to drag me into the IGN towers for months to take a look at… Read More »

Death from Above

So, let me get this straight. The games industry is suffering in the depression, and as of Febuary 2009, has laid off well into several thousand staff, globally. They’ve also cut projects, cancelled games, and provided us with little choice,… Read More »

  It could be said that the videogame industry is the new Hollywood. Actors such as Keith David, Seth Green, and Patrick Stewart, not to mention celebrity voice actors such as Stephen Fry, are all jumping at the chance to… Read More »

The gaming community has been waiting a long time for its first taste of Microsoft and Ensemble Studios’ new take on Bungie’s Halo universe in the real-time strategy game, Halo Wars. Many questions and concerns have filled the air, wondering… Read More »

The odd thing about playing a PC FPS online is you briefly begin to feel like you’re in a different universe, where the laws of normal communication, mouse dexterity, and response time don’t apply. It begs the question of whether… Read More »