I’ve always been a huge sucker for tales of treasure hunting, or anything remotely resembling Indiana Jones. (It’s the reason I wanted to be an archaeologist until I realized it wasn’t as fun as it Harrison Ford made it look.)… Read More »

If you’re like me, you have no idea what Ben 10 is. Basically, it’s the new hit Cartoon Network show about a 10 year-old kid named Ben Tennyson, who has a watch-like instrument called the Omnitrix which allows him to… Read More »

Jonathan Coulton performing "Still Alive"… live

It seems like Jonathan Coulton and I have been pretty connected the last couple of weeks. Whether it’s my boy JoCo telling me how much he enjoys the Black Mesa "Still Alive" parody or me getting the first word on… Read More »

There’s a reason Phoenix Wright’s first DS outing garnered such a fanatic following in the US that the game had to enter production a second (and third) time. The gameplay was something no one in this generation of gamers had… Read More »

Another year, another Mega Man. By this point, you really should know exactly what you’re getting when you pick up a “traditional” Mega Man game: classic 2d sidescrolling action, with little new, but plenty of nostalgia. Mega Man ZX Advent… Read More »

Atlus USA has just announced that they’ve officially entered a partnership with Microsoft to publish games on the Xbox 360. Their first two titles coming out in 2008? Two strategy RPGs: Operation Darkness and Spectral Forces 3. Operation Darkness takes… Read More »

I just got a package from Microsoft containing a special edition Xbox 360 controller to celebrate Xbox Live’s fifth anniversary. In the box (along with way too much confetti) was a limited edition orange 360 controller, and a timeline of… Read More »

Microsoft sure is looking to cash in big this holiday season. First we get bundles with Forza 2 and Ultimate Alliance, and now anyone buying a 360 (in the US) between November 21 an December 21 will receive a copy… Read More »

Unless you’re a certain type of gamer (or regularly read Game Informer), you may not have heard of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men outside of the fact that it’s being released during the two strongest weeks of games in years…. Read More »

I figured I’d do the GameTap update this week and give ol’ Billy a break. There are two new subscription games this week on GameTap. First up is the arcade title, Armored Warriors, Capcom’s mid-90’s beat-em-up. I had to look… Read More »