An early hit on the Xbox 360, Dead Rising featured more zombies than had ever been seen in a videogame before, along with plenty of ways to massacre them. If you’ve been listening to the VS Node Podcast, you may… Read More »

Exploration in Games

Even if you didn’t read the title of my first column, you could likely make an educated guess about what my topic was after seeing the list of games that I have been playing recently. That list is this: Fallout… Read More »

Eddie, Tyler, Joe, and Creighton talk HD gaming — and everything else — on the biggest VS Node to date. Eddie Inzauto hosts the biggest VS Node to date, with newcomers Tyler Cameron of GN, Joe DeLia of Big Red… Read More »

In-game advertising has been on the cards for a while now. It’s already in place in some titles — remember the Obama billboards in Burnout Paradise? Most recently Sony had to perform a swift about-face when adverts massively (no pun… Read More »

Eddie, Jason, and Jeff pick apart the games of the first half of 2009, choose their favorites, and anticipate the rest of the year. Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli welcome The Game Reviews contributor Jeffrey Matulef to discuss the best… Read More »

So the news has broken that over half the population of the US are gamers. That’s great, right? So why does there still seem to be a residual embarrassment or reluctance to talk about this enormous pastime? For some reason,… Read More »

You’ve got to hand it to NIS — they have a knack for finding and publishing some of the quirkiest games the world has ever seen. That’s why they remain one of my favorite publishers. They’re not afraid to please… Read More »

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Review

RPGs are tricky subject matter. If you can’t get together an intriguing cast of characters, solid gameplay that rewards your grinding, and a great storyline that should keep you playing, then they become throwaways that are little more than copies… Read More »

Yesterday Blizzard applied for a new trademark for the name "Cataclysm." The trademark would cover everything from online games to "paper-based products." Many have speculated that this indicates the name, or codename, of Blizzard’s upcoming, uber secretive, next-gen MMO. While… Read More »

Eddie, Christos, and Sinan discuss games as art in a podcast dedicated to Michael Jackson.. Eddie Inzauto and Christos Reid welcome Big Red Potion Podcast host Sinan Kubba to vs. Node for a stimulating discussion of games as art, as… Read More »