After years of enjoying anime fixated on mecha, magic, mystery and moe sirens, I had convinced myself that the ‘slice of life’ genre had little to offer. Certainly, after witnessing Kemonozume’s naked protagonist sinuously thrash ...

With a lockout threatening to scuttle the entire NHL season, hardcore hockey fans might have to resort to simulation in order to see their favorite team pursue Lord Stanley’s Cup. Fortunately, NHL 13 developer EA ...

What is the concept? Originally titled Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II and intended for release as a full-priced retail disk, Dogfight 1942 has alternatively arrived as an Xbox Live Arcade download. ...

This week the crew offers impressions of Joe Danger 2: The Movie, Mark of the Ninja, Zen Pinball 2, Double Dragon Neon, as well as examines the changes to the PlayStation 3 iteration of Anomaly ...

What is the concept? The impetus behind the original Joe Danger began on a serendipitous lark, as the team at Hello Games unearthed an antiquated Evel Knievel stunt cycle. Anyone who has ever seen the ...

In anticipation of this week’s new publishing efforts, players would be wise to dust off their idle hardware. Between the releases of four of Kinect-based titles and a trio of new Wii games, neglected peripherals ...

Across nearly two decades, developers have been shoehorning stealth mission into games not designed around furtiveness. Whether tasking Young Link with sneaking past soldiers in Ocarina of Time or having players skulk around the habitually ...

While fighting game purists have consistently championed Street Fighter’s ubiquitous output and advocated for Virtua Fighter’s often byzantine brawling, I’ve always fancied the Tekken series. The first arcade cabinet lured me in with unabashed quirk, ...

PC gamers often espouse the advantages of a mouse and keyboard control method. Yet, for players accustomed to the ergonomics of a console controller, using a piece of equipment intended for crafting memoranda can create ...

This week’s new releases sustain their domination of digital channels, thanks to a number of high profile releases such as Joe Danger: The Movie, Jet Set Radio HD, and Wayforward’s re-imagining of Billy and Jimmy ...