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In the real world, the future of mechanical pinball is balanced on a precarious precipice, steadied by the contributions of two audacious manufacturers: Jersey Jack and Stern. However, in the realm of simulation, the recreation ...

Savvy gamers know there’s typically a tradeoff with economically priced third-party controllers: performance often doesn’t match the quality of a first-party device. This compromise is especially noticeable for the PlayStation 3; beyond the frequent requirement ...

Beyond offering a unique analysis of the merits and misdirections of the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the crew offers impressions of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Babel Rising, and even dips into the archives to ...

From Brave’s radiant auburn locks, Hulk’s emerald skin to Mr. Freeze’s azure attire, a large number of licensed characters color this week’s batch of titles. For those not keen on the vibrancy of these colorful ...

What is the concept? Building on a design introduced by French developer Whitebirds’ (Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, Last King of Africa) popular iPhone game, the console version of Babel Rising permits players to punish ...

Following Metal Gear Rising’s initial reveal at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo and the release of a gameplay trailer the subsequent year, little was heard from both the game’s director, Hideo Kojima, as well as ...

Venimus, vidimus, vicimus. Across a span of four days, the Tech-Gaming crew endured seas of heaving crowds, sweltering venues, and an unrelenting trek between the South and West halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center ...

While contemporary, military-themed, first person shooters typically dispense fastidiously modeled firearms and authentic military lingo, few genre entries actually offer a truly convincing simulation of warfare. Shirking the thrill-ride approach which permeates in popular titles ...

Titles which hope to escape the confines of smaller audiences seem to permeate through this week’s new releases. From Pikmin 2’s aspiration to reinvigorate Wii-owners, Chainsaw Lollipop’s ambitions of bringing stateside success for Suda 51’s ...

Given my wide-reaching dismissal of the anime aesthetic this generation, it’s hard to believe that I’ve let the Ys series wriggle its way into my heart. I was more or less ambivalent toward the series ...