Category: Columns
I’ve been playing video games for a long time. I’ve played all sorts of games, from Super Mario Bros. to Bejeweled to next week’s mega-release, BioShock. I even rocked a little bit of the mildly creepy Astro Grover for the… Read More »
Top 10 Most Violent Videogames
Recently, the video game industry has been under fire from the media, as well as self-aggrandizing and uninformed assholes like Jack Thompson. The reasons are as simple as sex and violence. Somehow, these archaic non-thinkers believe that video games are strictly… Read More »
Five games that belong on Virtual Console
With the recent announcement of WiiWare, it seems Nintendo is really beginning to focus on the market for downloadable content. The Virtual Console has been going strong since its inception into the videogame market, so what better way to commemorate… Read More »
Random Battles Equal Random Annoyance
I love video games. On all platforms, in most genres, through all generations. Sometimes, however, video games can be annoying. As my gaming tastes have matured, I find my tolerance for certain aspects of certain games waning fast. One such… Read More »
Top 10 (Plus 1) Most Anticipated Games Of 2007
Experience has taught me that oftentimes, gamers are better off taking projected release dates with a grain of salt, but I can’t help but feel like 2007 is going to be one of the best years in gaming history. There… Read More »
Tag-Team Gaming
The intense popularity and ever-growing userbase of Xbox Live is surely evidence that online play has become a staple in the lives of many gamers, and furthermore, is a clear indicator that multiplayer gaming is a driving force in the… Read More »
Top 10 Most Badass Video Game Characters
The story-driven game has become increasingly popular over the last console generation, and has been around even longer. The best video game plots rely on the game’s cast of characters to form a strong story. Without great characters, there is… Read More »
Restrictive Gameplay: What Happened To Realism?
The video game industry seems to constantly be striving to inject more realism into games. It is hard to read about upcoming games for more than five minutes before eying some claim of vast improvements in this area. It appears… Read More »
Social Gaming
Nerd, geek, dork, antisocial, hermit – these are all titles that may have been awarded to a connoisseur of video games, back during the industry’s infancy. Video gaming was certainly considered a reclusive hobby. Through the years, however, video games… Read More »
So what is it that keeps gamers inside their virtual worlds? It’s been established that games are generally fun, and that some can offer an escape from the real world, but within the framework of the game, there has to… Read More »
