So the cat is out of the bag. Steam is coming to Mac. Let that sink in. Has it? Gamers on the Mac have always been the unwanted step-children of the gaming community. Some claim that if you’re a gamer you need a PC, and while mobile devices are changing the face of gaming on [...]
Fighting games like Street Fighter take me way back to the arcade version and the number of quarters I dropped into the machine. Sure it might date me, but I remember vividly the days of dropping in coins, but also the day it came to the console. Street Fighter IV is not only jam packed [...]
One of Blizzards most highly anticipated sequel, Starcraft 2, has gone beta and millions around the world want in. Apparently video games are not above the world of scalpers and illegal selling. On Ebay it seems that Beta keys are selling for upwards to $300. That’s a hefty price for a beta code, but fans [...]
They’ve gone and done it. They’ve taken a property of our childhoods and bastardized it for big screen release. If there’s one thing we’ve learned after all these years is that no one has been able to really make a consistent stab at making successful transitions from video games to movies. We’ve seen movies like [...]
As a fan we love it when new games and systems are announced. On the other hand, as a paying customer, it can really put a hole in our wallets. In the early days of gaming, it was not unheard of to go years with an existing gaming system. Look at the window between Atarii [...]
Gaming fan? Then you are probably a fan of the music. You’ve probably caught yourself singing or humming some of the tunes you grew up playing. All of us can surely hum the sound tracks to Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Brothers, and some of our other favorites. Considering the time we put [...]
Okay so if Kratos of God of War fame came to you and said you should be drinking milk, chances are you’d probably do it. He has only battled the Gods and won, battled is internal demons and won, so if you think you’re going to defy his dairy decree good luck. But seriously, nothing [...]
The idea of good old games coming back to life can be seen in two ways. For one it can be seen as breathing new life into games, old favorites that just keep coming back, in one word, classic. These games have a special place in our gaming memories as games we loved, and games [...]
I’ve always been a big fan of game compilations. What a great way to resurrect old games and breathe new life into them. Beyond that you can also introduce some classics that perhaps were missed the first go around and give it an opportunity to gain a new audience. Either way we’ve seen classics come [...]
For those you racing fans out there that got a kick out of Need for Speed or games like Burnout, then Blur is definitely going to be a game you’ll want to be on the look out for. The game combines traditional racing with a unique battle system to blast your opponents out of the [...]
Dragon Quest has some serious fandom backing it up. In Japan some would say that it’s more popular than the Final Fantasy series. Here in the West, Final Fantasy has taken a strong lead, but Dragon Quest fans do exist among us. Personally I’m also a huge fan of Dragon Quest but for different reasons [...]
The game After Burner is the standard by which all jet fighter simulators are measured by. When After Burner came onto the scene it was like being a Top Gun. Not the movie, no need to feel the need for speed, just a few quarters, and an itchy trigger finger to blast your enemies out [...]
Star Trek Online (PC) Star Trek fans are rejoicing at what is sure to be a massive online game in the world they know and love. Developed by Cryptic Studios the games takes place 30 years after Star Trek Nemesis. The game will start players off as captain of their own ship, either for the [...]
Remember the nights when you played Resident Evil in the dark, while you were the only one in the house and certain moments just freaked you out. You realized that playing with the lights on was probably the best answer to ease some of that anxiety the game created, but in a good way. The [...]
Square Enix is no doubt forecasting a very prosperous year with its flagship series, Final Fantasy. Two titles are scheduled to be released with the first, Final Fantasy XIII, for the PS3 in March, followed by the release of Final Fantasy XIV later in the year for both PS3 and PC. Final Fantasy XIII h [...]
Nintendo never seems to have too much of a good thing. First the Nintendo DS, then the Nintendo DS Lite, then the Nintendo DSi, now add to that lineup the Nintendo DSi XL which looks to have a 1st Quarter North American launch. For Nintendo fans this is nothing new. The original Gameboy and Gameboy [...]
I’m a huge Square-Enix fan and have been for a very long time. You can imagine my delight when Square-Enix began developing games for the iPod/iPhone. Most recently I’ve been heavily playing Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes. The game once again shows the innovation and thought put into the game. The game is a basic tactical [...]
