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.
Nintendo has been horrible with teasing its most loyal gamers regarding the release date of what may be the last blockbuster game on the Wii before it's obsolete. Since June, we've been constantly given the "Before the end of 2011" answer when asked "When the heck can we play Zelda?"
When Devil May Cry was announced earlier this year, many long-time fans shrieked in horror as they were introduced to a man named Dante that bore absolutely no resemblance to the Dante we all know and love from the series. Capcom, however, is hoping that bits of the adrenaline-pumping gameplay will show fans that this is the real deal.
Were you thinking about buying a PS3 yesterday? Good thing you didn't pick one up, because Sony announced from Gamescom in Germany today that all current PS3 units are now $50 less.
Gears of War 3, the next big Xbox exclusive, hits retail shelves in just over a month but some sneaky people already have the game. Epic Games is warning everyone that should you post campaign spoilers on sites like YouTube, you'll lose the privilege to play the game.
It's no question that Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. franchise is one of the most popular for the video game industry veterans. The mere thought of being able to bring Nintendo's greatest mascots together to finally answer who could beat who brings chills to the spines of gamers, both hardcore and casual.
After a flurry of rumors hit the internet this morning about a new Counter-Strike game in the works, Valve announced this morning that the game does exist, and it's coming to all sorts of platforms in early 2012.
The 3DS is getting a massive price drop tomorrow. An $80 drop from $249 to $169, which is (proportionately) the largest price drop in video game history. Some places, like Target and Wal-Mart, have even embraced the price drop early. Places like Best Buy are sticking to the date, but will honor the price difference should you decide to come back and match it.
Gamefly has been serving gamers for nearly 10 years now, delivering console games to subscriber's mailboxes and preventing massive amounts of buyer's remorse. However, gamers who chose the PC as their platform of choice were always left in the dark. Gamefly hopes to change that by the end of 2011 with the release of a new PC-game download client, made available for free to all subscribers.
It was only a few days ago when Activision announced that a version of highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 would be coming to the Wii. Now we get news that a version will also be arriving for the Nintendo DS, according to a report from CVG.
August 6th wasn't an important day for most people. Other than being the first Saturday in August and finally showing slight relief from the massive heat wave sprawling across the U.S., there wasn't a whole lot going on.