55. hope for final fantasy versus xiii

noctis and stella from ff versus xiii (image from ff-versusxiii.net) when square-enix unveiled their ultimate plan for final fantasy xiii a while ago, it was supposed to be some sort of compendium entitled fabula nova crystalis, similar to what they…

54. facebook’s latest advertising tools – their users

you can talk about technology and science all you want to, but sadly it’s advertising that makes the world go ’round.  and every year market and ad folks come up with a new way to make a buck off of…

53. biotic gaming: gods, monsters and pac-man

biotic games, from switched its impact on gaming in general and its firmly cemented place in video game history notwithstanding, pac-man was a fairly simple and straightforward game.  you could move in four directions – up, down, left and right,…

52. are you a gaming jerk fond of the rage quit? your number’s up, buddy.

original image from marvelvscapcom3.com anyone who has spent any significant time gaming online, be it fighters on xbox live/PSN or any MMO has probably experienced a most infuriating behavior from strangers they play with.  executed in a most cowardly fashion…

51. sony makes a play for the mobile market

picture from kotaku these days when you hear anything about mobile gaming, “mobile” and “casual” seem to be used interchangeably.  some people may think of smart phones and tablets, like the iphone/ipad or any smartphone or device sporting the android OS.…

50. EA finally de-claws tiger

tiger ’12 ps3 cover, as displayed on amazon post number 50!  took me a while to get here, slowly but surely, and i thank everyone who reads this.  i honestly didn’t think this little experiment of mine would last for…

49. final fantasy’s new year’s resolution

naoki yoshida, from his new year’s note old squaresoft were my people.  my people.  the original final fantasy was the first game my parents ever bought me for my NES after the super mario bros./duck hunt double cartridge and we’ve…