A lifelong gamer, musician (AKA Viking Jesus) and writer who has a special appreciation for games that try to be artistic. Some favorites include Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Metroid Prime and Okami.
It's no question that RAGE is one of the most anticipated games of the year, hailing from FPS veterans id Software. Today, the PC requirements for the game have been revealed, and even gamers with older rigs can rejoice.
The zombie game genre is one that has exploded this console generation. With so many different ones on the market, does a bold new contender like Dead Island do enough to stand out?
It's been a fantastic Summer for the Xbox Live Arcade. With the likes of Bastion, From Dust, Ms. 'Splosion Man and Toy Soldiers, there's a little bit of downloadable brilliance for everyone. Is there room for a puzzle game?
It was less than a month ago that Nintendo had dropped the price of the 3DS in order to combat low demand for the new, revolutionary handheld. Early adopters were compensated for missing out on an $80 price drop by having the ability to opt-in to the Nintendo Ambassador program, a program giving those who bought a 3DS before August 12th 20 free games, 10 from the NES, and 10 from the Game Boy Advance.
If you're like me, you're counting down all 82 days, 7 hours and change until The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will finally reach retail shelves. To get us even more excited, today, Nintendo has revealed a fancy Limited Edition to be released alongside the vanilla edition come November 20th.
Gamers were outraged earlier this week when it was discovered that a company-wide order went out at GameStop to remove a coupon in PC copies of the hit new game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This coupon entitled the purchaser to a free copy of the game on game streaming service OnLive.
Those who would love to play a new Kirby title but don't want an adorably yarn-filled game were excited to find out that Nintendo had revealed a new Kirby game at E3 2011. Now we know when you can play it: October 24th.
It's hard to imagine that Nintendo could make a move involving the 3DS that would make more gamers angry than dropping the price just four months after launch, but if recent rumors are to be believed, a rebranding of the 3DS might be on the way.
Remember PlayStation Home? A service that Sony announced four years ago as some sort of social tool in the form of a free-to-play MMO that really didn't resonate with gamers? Well it may be time to finally have a reason to re-download Home, as Sony has shown some of the major revamps they plan to implement into Home this fall.
The saying goes "You can't judge a book by it's cover." Ironically, this saying is even more relevant when it comes to video games. Although the truly dedicated gamers know what's good and what isn't regardless of the first thing they see in the store, there have been several video games that are prizes to any collection, in value, not in art.