What is the concept? Behind every critically-acclaimed shooter is at least one captivating hook. 1985’s Gradius rose above its contemporaries with a creative risk/reward device known as the Power Meter. A press of the button ...

Between NCAA Football 14’s reminder that the college football season is just weeks away, most of this week’s releases seem rooted in the past, rather than the future. Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection assembles ...

What is the concept? Much like Trials HD, Urban Trial Freestyle, and countless clones in the Apple App and Google Play Marketplaces, Motorbike pits players against a procession of increasingly taxing obstacle courses. While the ...

What is the concept? Borderlands 2’s previous downloadable content shepherded players to the peripheries of Pandora, allowing gamers to explore Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty’s dehydrated ocean and the swamps and jungles of Sir ...

This week the crew picks up where we left off last week, offering impressions of Project X Zone, Grid 2, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, as well as a look ...

Not long ago, if console gamers wanted a high-quality headset for console play, the decision was a no-brainer; they’d purchase a pair of Turtle Beach cans. However, over the last few years, a number of ...

Last year, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Art of Video Games exhibit demonstrated the evolution of our industry- showcasing eighty titles across a variety of hardware platforms. While the Nintendo Wii was represented by visual ...

This week, Nintendo’s eShop dominates the new release schedule, releasing eight games for digital distribution. From Game Gear titles such as Sonic Labyrinth and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to original works such as G. Rev-developed ...

Parody is a burdensome task for interactive entertainment. While few will fault the film The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall And Felt Superbad About It for its clumsy cinematography, video game satire is ...

I try to keep my monthly gaming budget regulated, lest I spend the last week of the month dining on instant ramen. But that wasn’t always the case. In 2005, Jump Super Stars for the ...