Remember when I told you kids about the rumor that the next iteration of the Xbox console would require an always-on connection? Even after those rumors have spread like wildfire, drawing a collective “WTF guys?” from the gaming community, Microsoft is…
nVidia at PAX East: Project Shield Hands-On
Back in January we saw Project Shield from nVidia making its debut at CES in Las Vegas. It was shown off as a mobile gaming device that looked like an Xbox controller with a screen conveniently attached to it for…
PAX East Panel Postmortem: Game Designers are Defining the Next 50 Years of Education
Off the top of your head, could you tell me what the atomic weight of lead is? Come on now, no peeking at the periodic table. How about telling me who invented the cotton gin? OK, let’s try something else…
Does Sony’s PS4 Sound the Death Knell for the Used Games Market?
When I was younger, maybe back in college or so, video games were sometimes a little cost prohibitive to buy. $50-$60 bucks a pop for games for our favorite consoles was a little steep for us that had an income…
First Look – Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII was a little… well, different, than its predecessors in the Final Fantasy heritage. They changed whatever was left of the classic formula from soup to nuts, from the overland battle encounters to the new ATB fight system, the…
After THQ Partnership, Humble Bundle Goes Back to Its Roots
People love bundles. They just do. Computers come bundled with software. Xbox 360’s come bundled with Kinect goodies. Hell, some coffee makers even come bundled with coffee. It’s inherent in humans to want value and there’s nothing wrong with that. …
Promising Fan-Made Gem to Shine as Capcom’s Street Fighter x Mega Man
When I was a wee lad, my first console was an NES. And even back then when the world lived and loved 8 bits at a time, I became a fan of Capcom – a lot of the games I…
Why I was Done with Soul Calibur V in a Month
[Article first published as Why I Was Done with Soul Calibur V in a Month on Blogcritics.] I was seriously looking forward to Soul Calibur V before its release last month. I’ve been a huge fan of the Soul series since their first entry (not counting Soul Edge), and…
Call of Duty: Black Ops Awarded “Best Video Game Ending” World Record, “Shenanigans” Called Worldwide
[Article first published as Call of Duty: Black Ops Awarded “Best Video Game Ending” World Record, “Shenanigans” Called Worldwide on Blogcritics.] I found some interesting information the other day. Unbeknownst to me, Guinness (the record book people, not the beer people) have been…