Category: Columns
I recently came across a "challenge" for gamers online: to name a game a day for 30 days, based on specific criteria each day, and explain every choice in a separate blog post. Noting that my column here at GN… Read More »
I recently played Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake, and was left without concrete closure to the game’s story. Former GN staff writer, current GN contributor, and author of the Nerdology blog Creighton DeSimone couldn’t be more eager to talk about the… Read More »
GamerNode’s "You Win!" Awards have made a return. This latest award goes out to Activision, one of the biggest publishers in the videogame industry. Activision and their non-gaming CEO Bobby Kotick have earned themselves the "Killing Your Golden Goose" Award,… Read More »
Puzzle Quest wasn’t the first puzzle game driven largely by RPG elements, and it won’t be the last. That’s because Puzzle Quest 2 will be coming to consoles in June, but also because the premise for transforming what is generally… Read More »
For years, massively multiplayer online games have failed to suck me in like the virtual crack cocaine that they are meant to be. This isn’t because I have supernatural powers to resist addiction or that I even dislike these games’… Read More »
I like to be uncomfortable when I play video games. I guess it’s strange to genuinely desire discomfort, but as it pertains to video games, I find myself more and more in agreement with this sentiment. Recent outings with what… Read More »
Genre: Moving On
Part of the discussion during VS Node‘s “Game of the Games of the Decade” episode considered representation of genre in a list of all-time great games. Most of the participants in the discussion were in agreement that all genres needn’t… Read More »
The point behind this T5T is short and simple: explore some of the best gaming quizzes that Sporcle has to offer. What’s Sporcle, you ask? Sporcle.com is an interactive quiz website with user-made quizzes on just about any topic, the… Read More »
“You can’t win ’em all.” This popular statement is relevant in the world of gaming, but not exactly as one might think. Sure, you win some and you lose some in competitive games, but not all games are meant to… Read More »
This past week has had what is without-a-doubt one of the biggest, most dramatic stories to rock the videogame industry in a long time. On Monday, Infinity Ward heads Vince Zampella and Jason West went to a private meeting with… Read More »
