I remember the first time I got to the scene in the Ragnarok’s cockpit in Final Fantasy VIII. Squall sat the lifeless Rinoa down and, after contacting the earth, poured his heart out to her. In the background, a song… Read More »

    Back in early 2008, a neat little game called Faith and a .45 was announced. Info about it quickly began flooding the internets, and for good reason. With a wicked-cool name, a unique setting, and a heavy focus… Read More »

"Nintendo has reported total lifetime sales of 96 million DS consoles as well as 45 million Wii consoles, two records which have driven the company’s sales rise up 16.7 percent for the nine-month period ending December 2008." Then why is… Read More »

"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." – Warhammer 40K. In the grim darkness of the games industry’s concepts and design department, why is there only war? Western narratives have become centred around conflict, genocide,… Read More »

    Correct me if I am wrong, but the reason we pay money for videogames is because we receive a certain amount of entertainment value in return. Call me crazy, but I think it’s reasonable to expect access to… Read More »

It was not until much later in my life that I had come to the realization that I had played Mike Tyson’s Punch out before I ever owned or rented the game.  I must have been only four or five… Read More »

    As I sit in the local Oriental eatery, wolfing down chicken ramen and immersing myself in printed web-manga, I think about what the Japanese have done for gaming culture. The video game explosion has never been demonstrated quite… Read More »

    Gamers tend to burn the midnight oil quite often when they become engrossed in their digital pursuits, so what better prize to give away than something to ensure a confortable, cozy night’s sleep? (Ok, a new PC or… Read More »

    Man, I loves me some Resident Evil. Just think, all of the above and then some can be yours on March 13. While Japanese gamers have had their mits on the RE5 demo for some time now, we… Read More »

THE REAL LEGEND!  When I was presented with this opportunity to write about "da Old Skool" I severely wracked my brain about which game to leadoff with.  Super Mario Brothers, for the NES, I thought would be the obvious first… Read More »