As mentioned in the forums, the creature creator for the upcoming super mega anticipated game Spore was sent to select "early influencers." Somehow, I ended up one of them. Along with a handful of celebrities, EA and the developers provided… Read More »

In the 1960s, the United States and Russia were staring eyeball to eyeball in a deadly nuclear version of who blinks first. The world, as people knew it then, was on the precipice of Armageddon because nuclear warhead missiles were… Read More »

About two weeks ago, Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes told the gaming press that despite there being a new leading character alongside the Prince on his next adventure, the game would not feature cooperative play. "…it’s impossible to capture… Read More »

With a simple online listing, the upcoming PlayStation 3 project, Afrika, has been de-mystified. Until now, all that was known about the game was that it’ll be set in Africa, will feature animals, and will be pretty. According to Japanese… Read More »

Can you believe we are coming to a point where people are starting to foresee the downfall of single-player gaming? Oh yeah, the vision of the future–a multi-player, multi-user world for games, at least that’s what Atari head man Phil… Read More »

Hey guys. This is a new GN feature called Let’s Play and it will involve all of you. Check out the gaming forum to get involved on this topic. Maybe some of you are familiar with LPs but of course… Read More »

Today I will be continuing my spontaneous semi-mini-quasi-series on videogame sequels. Last week I listed a a handful of sequels that don’t yet exist, but definitely should be on my consoles…now. I don’t think my words will be as pleasant… Read More »

According to Gregg Mayles, head of design at Rare, games are now decreasing in size because, quite frankly, gamers do not want to be bothered with lengthy games. Rare, the creator of Banjo Kazooie and others, would be expected to… Read More »

It Came from the Notes! Iron Man Edition.

When I’m reviewing a game I like to take a lot of notes to better aid me in the actual "ok let’s sit down and write this thing" time. It might not work for everyone, but it works for me…. Read More »

Consoles are known for the genre they do the best at. Currently, the Xbox 360 could be considered the shooter console, while it wouldn’t be a stretch to call the Nintendo Wii the party platform. The PlayStation 3, like the… Read More »