For a lot of people, few things are as intriguing as the Mafia. From classic movies like The Godfather, to the incredibly popular television series The Sopranos, people are simply fascinated with the lifestyle that organized crime seems to offer. Of course, for the average law-abiding citizen, being a mobster is nothing more than a childish dream. Read More.
We've been hearing it for years, that the PSP is dying, that it's too far behind the DS, blah, blah, blah. Every time I hear that statement, I take a quick gander at the upcoming release calendar and see that there always seems to be a great PSP exclusive on the horizon, ensuring that the fledging platform stays alive for another little while. Read More.
It's hard to say exactly what is so enticing about the Metroid series. Ever since its conception on the NES, it's been a wild ride with Samus, seeing her take on planets of enemies, crazy aliens, villanous races, and a host of various aliens that just seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read More.
The Dragon Quest series has been around forever, it seems. Released even before Final Fantasy, the series has practically defined the jRPG genre, though change has not come readily to the games. But Dragon Quest IX, the latest game in the series (and the first to be developed for the Nintendo DS) is changing things up in more ways than one. Read More.
The Tomb Raider series has had a ridiculous amount of ups and downs. The first few PlayStation games and the later re-launch of the series were just incredible games while one can never forget some of the worst ones. Seriously, Angel of Darkness... just wow. But when Lara hits her highs she really does them well and that is what Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is – a runaway success and one of the best Xbox Live Arcade games released this year. Read More.
Absolute Power is such an improvement over the main game that overall, it improved on my rating from Tropico 3. And overall, my friends and family see me even less because I'm spending that much more time playing and enjoying the improvements on the main game. Read More.
Young Thor is a game that takes a look at some of the god's heroic deeds we all know as the God of Thunder, Thor. Presented as a fairly simple platforming/combat experience, it's a game with a surprising amount of content, but one with crippling gameplay flaws and a repetitive nature that really gets in the way. Read More.
When first opening this game, I did something I have never done with any other game like this. I rushed over to the multiplayer section. Not really to jump into the online action with other players, but to create my own Transformers. When this game was first announced, I was just a tad bit interested in it. Read More.
When it comes to books and movies, Harry Potter is king. It's hard to find someone who hasn't read one of the seven books, or watched one of the films in the beloved series. The much more prestigious form of entertainment that is video games, however, hasn't been quite as kind to The Boy Who Lived. Read More.
Ahhh, Summer... That wonderful time of year where the sun shines bright, clothes get skimpier, and the great outdoors come beckoning. It's a great time of year, unless you're a hardcore gamer. Releases get spaced out, AAA titles are months away, and unless you have air conditioning, gaming sessions become sticky, sweaty grossathons. Read More.
There aren't many gamers out there that don't know about StarCraft. Released back in 1998, Blizzard's epic sci-fi real-time strategy game helped popularize the genre, and is still being played religiously in countries like South Korea to this very day. With that kind of devout following, Blizzard had their work cut out for them in creating the highly anticipated sequel. Read More.
Vancouver developer United Front Games absolutely knocked it out of the park with its first offering. You'd expect some of the guys who made Need for Speed to put together a great racing title, but what's wonderfully unexpected is how much they've reigned in the douchebag quotient that makes racing games inaccessible to gamers outside the core demo. Read More.
Point and click games are something of a lost art. Oh sure people still make them but these are mostly relegated to European developers who make some pretty obtuse games with the genre. But back in the heyday of the venerable Amiga, when PC gaming was first taking off these types of games were huge. Read More.
During our venture to E3, a creepy little email came to my inbox. In it was just a simple picture of a little boy, cloaked in shadows with glaring white eyes in front of a giant spider. It did leave some questions that what in the world this game was all about. Read More.
Like many gamers, I was pleasantly surprised with the additional game that came with my purchase of the Halo 3 beta back in 2007. As far as open world, third-persons shooters go, Crackdown was pretty fun, offering an interesting art style and addictive collection elements that kept me playing for hours. Read More.
