Videogame Releases: Week of April 28th, 2013
If you love even one single thing from the 1980s, then you owe it to yourself to check out ‘FarCry 3: Blood Dragon’. That, along with what has to be the most anticipated PS Vita game by far, means that...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Inappropriate Videogame Tie-Ins
Last month, we had a Roundtable about movies that would be inappropriate to convert to 3D. This week, we bring you a similar topic. As much as the videogame industry loves to license movie titles for...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of May 5th, 2013
While so many gamers are still rocking the ’80s electro synth in the neon-colored neo-apocalypse of last week’s ‘FarCry 3: Blood Dragon‘, the flow of new videogames ebbs this week. Fortunately, pinball...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of May 12th, 2013
Remember that time when we had to retreat to the dark dankness of the Moscow Metro in order to fight over the few remaining scraps of humanity? Good, because this week, a last light is our only hope...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of May 19th, 2013
This week, ‘Resident Evil’ makes a triumphant return to gaming consoles, while another classic heads the opposite direction to a handheld platform. Resident Evil: Revelations (360, PS3, Wii U, PC) When...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of May 26th, 2013
This week in videogames, the makers of ‘Resistance’ unleash a new IP on both the PS3 and Xbox 360, but an independent developer may offer an even more intriguing option. Note: ‘Leisure Suit Larry:...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of June 2nd, 2013
Forget sequels, forget re-releases and forget ‘StarCraft’. This week belongs to ‘Remember Me’. Well, it belongs to ‘Remember Me’ and the PC, which bags the best of this June week’s new videogame...
View ArticleMid-Week Poll: Do You Plan to Buy a PS4 or Xbox One?
After an impressive seven-year cycle (eight for the Xbox 360), both Sony and Microsoft will finally release new videogame consoles by the end of this year. Are you ready to upgrade? If so, will you...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of June 9th, 2013
With E3 in full swing, gamers are lucky to get even one new videogame title this week. It’s pretty surprising, therefore, that a top shelf game would get the chance to breathe now, rather than waiting...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of June 16th, 2013
Lest anyone forget, this is the year of Luigi. Largely on account of a dearth of post-E3 game launches, ‘New Super Luigi U’ stands tall this week without even a hint of a haunted mansion, among other...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of June 23rd, 2013
This week’s new videogames bring us a major release built around Marvel Comics characters, a seldom seen Wii U offering, and not one but two compelling Playstation Vita titles. Deadpool (360, PS3, PC)...
View ArticleMid-Week Poll: Have You Changed Your Mind About the Xbox One?
In the poll we ran a few weeks ago, many of our readers expressed skepticism about the upcoming Xbox One videogame console due to Microsoft’s announced policies requiring an internet connection and...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of June 30th, 2013
Thank you, Telltale! With a summer holiday ready to crush the videogame release slate, the developer brings us at least one new game worth playing. The Walking Dead: 400 Days (XBLA, PSN, PC) Either...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of July 7th, 2013
The Fourth of July has come and gone, but the celebration of America continues with the first real (well, videogame real) taste of football this season. Meanwhile, Konami celebrates the legacy of Big...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of July 14th, 2013
At first glance, this week may look like a summer lull for videogames. However, further inspection reveals the first installment in over a decade for one of the all-time great Japanese RPGs. And that’s...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of July 21st, 2013
The doldrums of summer continue with this pretty dang thin week for videogame releases. We have a summer movie tie-in, a fan fave collection, a long-running golf series and a groovy-looking little PSN...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Best & Worst Videogames Based on Movies or TV
Hollywood loves to cross-promote its movies and TV shows with videogame tie-ins, and the videogame industry loves to license movies and TV shows for their instant name-brand recognition. This seems...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of July 28th, 2013
So you thought last week was slow for new videogames? Well, you would be correct! However, this week is even slower. I’m not sure which is supposed to be the biggest release this week, a $40 retail...
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of August 4th, 2013
The summer videogame doldrums die in fire this week as Nintendo finally releases one of its promised big Wii U titles. Meanwhile, the PS3 and PC offer their own intriguing, once-in-a-great-while gems....
View ArticleVideogame Releases: Week of August 11th, 2013
One simple truth kicks off this week’s splendiferous slate of videogame releases: “Life is like a hurricane, here… in Duckberg.” DuckTales: Remastered (XBLA, PSN, eShop, PC) In 1989, Capcom released a...
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