Killzone 2 Review

If you haven’t heard of Killzone 2, you must have been in a coma for the last few years. Sony’s much-hyped PS3 game has been one of the most anticipated games for years — ever since its first (questionable) E3… Read More »

I remember the first time I got to the scene in the Ragnarok’s cockpit in Final Fantasy VIII. Squall sat the lifeless Rinoa down and, after contacting the earth, poured his heart out to her. In the background, a song… Read More »

    Back in early 2008, a neat little game called Faith and a .45 was announced. Info about it quickly began flooding the internets, and for good reason. With a wicked-cool name, a unique setting, and a heavy focus… Read More »

"Nintendo has reported total lifetime sales of 96 million DS consoles as well as 45 million Wii consoles, two records which have driven the company’s sales rise up 16.7 percent for the nine-month period ending December 2008." Then why is… Read More »

"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." – Warhammer 40K. In the grim darkness of the games industry’s concepts and design department, why is there only war? Western narratives have become centred around conflict, genocide,… Read More »

Hollywood In Gaming: Voice Actors You Might Have Heard

Hello, and welcome back to Listen Up! Today I’d like to focus on some of the voices I’ve heard during my gaming, specifically those provided by the best of Hollywood. Again, I may talk about things that may reveal some… Read More »

    Correct me if I am wrong, but the reason we pay money for videogames is because we receive a certain amount of entertainment value in return. Call me crazy, but I think it’s reasonable to expect access to… Read More »

  At least Ubisoft seems to think so. An article from GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Ubisoft is already adding staff to work on future technology and development for new consoles in 2012. Mind you this comes with no announcements from… Read More »

It was not until much later in my life that I had come to the realization that I had played Mike Tyson’s Punch out before I ever owned or rented the game.  I must have been only four or five… Read More »

    As I sit in the local Oriental eatery, wolfing down chicken ramen and immersing myself in printed web-manga, I think about what the Japanese have done for gaming culture. The video game explosion has never been demonstrated quite… Read More »