When discussing gender in videogames, I approach with caution. I doubt this will come as a surprise, but the videogame industry is not known for its tactful portrayal of either sex. Yet with the booming casual market grabbing… Read More »

Gust is known for developing highly unique videogames, sometimes sacrificing wide audiences for implementation of very specific original design elements. If there was ever a game to break this niche status, the well-crafted Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica may… Read More »

    Is it really so far-fetched to consider today’s videogames and their highly realistic nature as military training tools? Games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and the Ace Combat series feature highly realistic environments, complex controls and… Read More »

Metacritic: The Downfall of Free Speech?

Killzone 2 is a damn nice looking game. It looks like it plays fantastically, and the staff here at GamerNode seem to like it quite a bit. I’ve not played it and already, I don’t want to. Ever. This is… Read More »

Not All Sound Is Good…Here Is a Perfect Example

Sound in gaming is a great thing. The music, the sound effects, the voice-work, everything comes together to make a great gaming experience. However, not all games enjoy sound success. Most sound problems come from a bad score, or sound… Read More »

Bailout on Fallout

I don’t own a PS3. Despite LittleBigPlanet, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Killzone 2, I don’t want a PS3. In fact, you could go so far as to say that I actually tend to avoid the PS3 side of the… Read More »

With its new Disgaea series spin-off, Nippon Ichi Software stirs up fond memories of a bygone era, when side-scrolling, 2D action/platformers were all the rage, and the simple joys of jumping around and slashing/pummeling everything in sight were enough to… Read More »

A Growing Space for MMOs?

Over the past six months it has become painfully obvious the videogame industry is not, in fact, recession-proof. Recent revenue reports and layoffs coming from EA and THQ have only driven home the fact. But according to a recent Reuters… Read More »

    Plunging back into the realm of Too Human this week, it began to become a persistent thought that perhaps videogames are butchering and manipulating mythology to serve as a basis for their own universes. Sometimes it’s a lack… Read More »

Nintendo and Hardcore Gamers: Who Abandoned Who?

I hear a lot of people say that Nintendo forgot the hardcore crowd. The Wii is majorly successful, and it is mostly attributed to their embracing the casual gamers. But the hardcore insist that they’ve been abandoned, that Nintendo forgot… Read More »