Tagged:  Top 5 Takedown

By Carla Wellings, July 17, 2013 1 Features

As much as we all love gaming, there always tend to be those characters that pop up from time to time and piss us right the hell off. You don’t know why, and there may not even be a valid… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, February 28, 2011 0 Columns

What shooter could be complete without its pistol? OK, Metroid Prime, quit staring like that. The industry standard for shooters, especially 3D shooters, calls upon developers to craft single-chamber, clip-loaded handguns ranging from the common to the insane, from the… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, January 1, 2011 0 Columns

2010 saw some of the best video game writing to date with stand out titles like Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2 proving strong contenders for both quality and quantity of writing, among others. So as the inevitable season… Read More »

Top 5 Achievements/Trophies of 2010

By Dan Crabtree, December 28, 2010 0 Columns

From defeating the gods to becoming king, a myriad of achievements and countless trophies have been earned in 2010, but which were the most meaningful? It’s time to take a look back at the gaming benchmarks that epitomized virtual accomplishment… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, October 15, 2010 0 Columns

Nothing gets a gamer’s blood pumping like a trailer for their favorite game. It could be a new IP, a sequel, or even a prequel, but cinematic trailers let the imagination run wild with possibility. "Was that two hookshots he… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, May 17, 2010 0 Columns

Puzzle Quest wasn’t the first puzzle game driven largely by RPG elements, and it won’t be the last. That’s because Puzzle Quest 2 will be coming to consoles in June, but also because the premise for transforming what is generally… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, April 12, 2010 0 Columns

The point behind this T5T is short and simple: explore some of the best gaming quizzes that Sporcle has to offer. What’s Sporcle, you ask? Sporcle.com is an interactive quiz website with user-made quizzes on just about any topic, the… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, February 25, 2010 0 Columns

Like any other game console, the Xbox 360 has had its successes and its failures, but some of its shortcomings have just been unforgivable. This article expands on some of its greatest failures, and is meant to pair with Top… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, February 24, 2010 0 Columns

There’s a lot that Sony has begun to do right with the PS3, especially since the fall of 2009, and more recently with the release of the PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain, already raking in some seriously great reviews. But whenever… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, January 6, 2010 0 Columns

This is another one of those topics that, upon researching, I found that there are no shortage of opinions or blogs about. Pretty much every major gaming website has at least one list of the best boss battles EVER OF… Read More »