Xfire, the PC gaming community and statistical tool, has now attracted more than 8 million subscribers. About 60 percent of those are European users, with the other 40 percent hailing from north America. All told, Xfire has logged over 120… Read More »

In a recent interview with Japanese website PingMag, illustrator Ken Taya described the differences between working for Japanese and American videogame companies. Taya is a Nisei, the Japanese term for the first generation to be born outsie of Japan. He… Read More »

In what is one of the best case mods of the original Xbox that I’ve ever seen, user ghostavel over at Xbox-Scene has created a DVD-less, vertically-oriented, hdd-equipped, dead sexy version of the normally bulky console. This master modder has… Read More »

Hudson has announced its lineup for the Tokyo Games Show, which is set to go down later this month. The company will be showing six games, five of which are listed below: Deca Sporta (Wii) Dungeon Explorer: Jashin no Ryouiki… Read More »

Did I just write a poem? Whatever the headline, it appears Microsoft is taking the recent pleas to Sony by European gamers as an opportunity to capitalize on that market. The idea seems to be, ‘customers want PSN content, so… Read More »

This week’s Virtual Console update is pretty decent, yet again. NES Play Action Football was always solid, although its rival Tecmo Bowl claimed the spotlight and never let it go, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 comes to us from the days… Read More »

The Wii Zapper peripheral hasn’t been in the spotlight much at all since its unveiling at this year’s E3, and Nintendo has been reluctant to reveal any details regarding its eventual release. Up until now, word was that it would… Read More »

With the release of EA’ Skate demo, many gamers found a skatboarding experience far superior to what they’ve grown accustomed to over the last eight years. Others, I’m sure, still prefer the Tony Hawk formula. Very soon, however, everyone will… Read More »

It’s been an industry norm for some time now – European gamers usually get the shaft. Lately, though, our friends across the pond haven’t been as acquiescent of their situation as in the past. They’re mad at the crappy selection… Read More »

Infinity Ward has released an update for the popular beta of their upcoming shooter, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The update’s major change is that it increases the user level cap from 11 to 16, allowing the top-end players… Read More »