Flag this as a rumor, first and foremost; but a juicy one we here at GamerNode would love to see come true. Street Fighter 4 is going to be a big launch for arcades. It has been too long since… Read More »

When the Xbox Live Arcade launched, Microsoft was pretty stingy with their file size limiting it to 50 megabytes. The reasoning for this seemed sound at the start, Microsoft wanted hard drive owners and memory unit owners to be able… Read More »

I was rattling my brain trying to come up with a solid Q for today when my roommate stumbled upon an answer for me. We were discussing pick up and play games like Rayman on the Wii when he asked… Read More »

This message is for fans of the popular web series Red vs Blue. You will be happy to know that yesterday’s episode one, of their new series, went live. Called Red vs Blue: Reconstruction, it isn’t much more than a… Read More »

Sometimes, I really have to wonder what the world of academia really does with its time. We have tons of studies that seem to point to the obvious. Here’s another one for you. According to Stanford Professor Allan Reiss, in… Read More »

Sometimes you just want to kick it old school, and that’s exactly what Wanako Games allows you to do with their Xbox Live Arcade sequel, Assault Heroes 2. The game takes classic top-down shooter action and expands upon it nicely,… Read More »

I am one who strongly supports the ESA and the ESRB. Having an Entertainment Software Association to act like a band of brothers when the going gets tough has done a lot for the industry. The ESA has stood up… Read More »

One of last year’s biggest Xbox 360 hits and recipient of second place honors in GamerNode’s 2nd annual Nodie Awards, BioWare’s Mass Effect will arrive on the PC this week in a slick, updated form. Lots of the guys around… Read More »

Today I will be continuing my spontaneous semi-mini-quasi-series on videogame sequels. Last week I listed a a handful of sequels that don’t yet exist, but definitely should be on my consoles…now. I don’t think my words will be as pleasant… Read More »

One big topic in the world of videogames this particular console generation is the notion of "casual" vs "hardcore" gamers, but what does that actually mean? Lately, the gaming press generally calls anything that falls in the puzzle genre a… Read More »