Tuesday March 04, 2008
Console Exclusivity Overrated? by scottsh at 03:25 PM
I was taking a look at the top console games (according to Gamespot and Game Informer, although I'm confident it holds true with whatever source) by console and noticing a major trend. Except for the Wii, 80% of the top...
I'm Lego Batman!!! by Tim at 01:48 PM
Traveller Tales and Lego have given my son and I hours and hours of enjoyment with their Star Wars titles, and now there is a trailer for another property getting the Lego treatment. Its the world of Batman from DC...

Thursday November 15, 2007
The Return of Bloodbowl. For the PSP! by JP at 12:34 PM
I have fond memories of the first edition of Blood Bowl, the bloodily fun 'football' game from Gamesworkshp. Who wouldn't like a team coached by Tom O'Landry the Undying? BB has gone through many changes since its first incarnation, and...

Wednesday November 14, 2007
A Rogue Game For The DS? by JP at 04:49 PM
Joystiq says that Mistwalker's latest DS game just may be a Roguelike dungeon crawler. It's called Away: Shuffle Dungeon, which lends some credence to the assumption. How cool would that be? I might actually buy a game for myself for...

Monday October 01, 2007
Gamefly and Demo Downloads by Kevin at 03:29 PM
Given that so many new-gen console games have downloadable demos, how useful are services like Gamefly? I used to subscribe to Gamefly to try out new console games before plunking down the major bucks to buy them. Now I can...

Thursday August 23, 2007
Why Graphics Matter, But What About Story? by JP at 02:43 PM
Advanced Media Network has a short article on why graphics matter in games. His main point being that graphics are what bring attention to a game and cause people to buy it. The gameplay, while important, isn't what drives people...

Friday August 10, 2007
Today's Droolworthy Video: The Ecology Of Bioshock by JP at 01:45 PM
If you weren't excited about Bioshock before, you will be now. A ton of gaming goodness in this video, including demonstrations of the emergent gameplay displayed by the AIs in the game. Very cool. Oh, and it looks purty too....

Saturday July 14, 2007
Star Wars Unleashed Trailer by Tim at 02:14 PM
The fanboy in me just cannot resist a Star Wars game, and any trailer that starts with a dark jedi pulling a star destroyer out of the sky makes me giddy. This is the title announced earlier this year at...

Friday June 15, 2007
Half-Life 2: Orange Box Release Date by JP at 10:11 AM
It seems that October 9, 2007 will be the launch date for Valve's Half Life 2: Orange Box game set. In case you didn't know, the box set will contain Half Life 2, HL2: Episode 1, HL2: Episode 2,...

Friday March 16, 2007
Wii Top-Selling Console by scottsh at 07:39 AM
According to market research firm NPD, the Wii was the top-selling video game console in the United States in February. Here is overall list: ConsoleSales (units) Wii335,000 Playstation 2295,000 XBOX 360228,000 Playstation 3127,000 The Wii has more than double the...

Friday March 09, 2007
PS/3's Home Thingy And Also A Bit On The Wii by JP at 04:40 PM
So there I was listening to Gaming Steve's first podcast from this year's GDC. In it, Steve and Gamer Andy discuss the new PS/3 Home program and diss on the Wii. First, Andy disses a bit on the Wii, saying...

Thursday January 18, 2007
Sequels... by Tim at 10:18 AM
This is an idea that is used so much in movies and games that it can be both a bane and a blessing.  Some sequels are better than their original incarnations, but in many cases they tend to go downhill...

Friday January 12, 2007
Cheap Gaming by Tim at 04:11 PM
Over at TwitchGuru, Rob Wright has started a series of articles about the cost of gaming these days and has the first entry titled "How to Lower the Cost of Playing Games" up.   This seems to be a good thing to discuss...

Thursday January 04, 2007
Breathless With Anticipation by JP at 04:06 PM
Apparently, there are several good games coming out this year. Who knew? Anyway, here are several 'Most Anticipated' lists for you. First up, Firing Squad has their Most Anticipated PC Games of 2007. Kinda MMO heavy for me, but I...

Tuesday December 05, 2006
Gaming Tidbits For 12/05/2006 by JP at 09:50 AM
Its a doozy this time: Fancy a little RISK action using dice as the pieces? Then DICEWARS is for you! Supposedly very addictive. Unhappy that DICEWARS isn't multiplayer? Then KDICE is for you! Show those 12 year olds whose boss,...

Friday May 12, 2006
E3 Video Link Dump by JP at 10:22 AM
Wow, a lot of E3 videos for you today. Sweet. Amaze! at the Tabula Rasa in game action videos. Wow! to the Draenei and Blood Elf dances! Wonder! at the in game Mass Effect clip! Thrill! to the sites of...

Thursday May 04, 2006
My XBOX 360 thinks I am cheating on it with another console! by tditto at 10:37 AM
In a bizarre twist of console functionality a new blogging website called 360voice has created a RSS style blog based off of the information Microsoft publishes to your gamertag. If you are interested in creating your own 360voice blog just...

Thursday April 27, 2006
Gaming Tidbits For 04/27/06 by JP at 09:05 AM
Some interesting, if targeted, stuff for you today: First up, TooHuman.net is a website dedicated to the upcoming Silicon Knights game, Too Human. Some interesting articles here, especially the series covering the influence of the Norse mythos on the story...

Monday April 24, 2006
Gaming Tidbits - 04/24/06 by JP at 01:19 PM
Some random gaming news, to cover for that slacker Tim...: EA is working on an 'Oblivion killer', called Project Gray Company. It's supposedly a next-gen, open-ended RPG game that lets the player decide how things unfold, much like Oblivion. No...

Friday March 24, 2006
Nintendo urges innovation by scottsh at 12:19 PM
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, speaking at the Game Developer's Conference this week, urged the industry to create innovative new products rather than an endless stream of sequels. The rising costs of development are forcing developers (and more importantly the publishers...

Wednesday March 22, 2006
Sony to dominate through 2010: analyst by scottsh at 03:01 PM
In-Stat, an analyst firm, has stated that despite the delays in the PS3, they still see Sony dominating the console market. They predict Sony will pull in just over 50% of all next-generation console sales through 2010, with Microsoft garnering...

Thursday February 23, 2006
Piano Covers Of Video Game Music by JP at 04:27 PM
The Video Game Pianist (for John) plays cover versions of video game music on, oddly enough, a piano. Quite entertaining, as is the Improvisation on the Intel Theme. For more cool video game cover music, see this weeks Coverville podcast...

Sunday December 25, 2005
BioWare's Mass Effect by at 04:43 PM
BioWare has taken the wraps off its upcoming XBOX360 Sci-Fi RPG titled Mass Effect. What an amazing looking title - and from BioWare (a company not exactly known for great graphics.) This one has a lot of promise and...

Wednesday December 07, 2005
PS2 REVIEW: Shadow of the Colossus by Kevin at 11:17 AM
REVIEW SUMMARY: Like it's predecessor Ico, Shadow is a premiere adventure. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A boy is given a quest by the gods to slay 16 giants. Upon completion of this mission, they will bring his dead girl...

Monday November 28, 2005
XBOX 360 Preliminary Review by tditto at 04:28 PM
OK, going to try to not go over the top but the xbox360 is pretty dang cool. Being that every conceivable obstacle was set in my path yesterday I finally got the unit up and running around 9:30-ish last night....

Tuesday November 22, 2005
Xbox 360 Madness by JP at 08:44 AM
Gamers wait in rain for Xbox 360 is the title of an AP report on opening night for the Xbox 360. Come on people, its a game console, not Bon Jovi tickets. Perhaps they should have called it 'Lamers Wait...