Whereas the business model for many publishers stresses a steady stream of sequels, SEGA has nobly attempted to cultivate a handful of original IPs alongside iterations in their Sonic and Virtua Tennis franchises. From a ...

This week’s new releases may be one of the few times a chihuahua, mouse, fox and a duo of puppets live in harmony. From Ren and Stimpy’s cameo in Nicktoons MLB, Fox Mcloud’s appearance in ...

This week, DesertEagle, Samurage, and BlueSwim welcome the return of SeanNOLA with a discussion of his least liked game antagonist- the zombie. Beyond a conversation about Dead Island, the quartet offers impressions on Disgaea 4: ...

From the fastidiously detailed facsimiles of actual firearms in most first-person shooters to the exhaustively researched recreation of 1940’s era-Los Angeles in L.A. Noire, there’s undeniable beauty in a carefully crafted simulation. However, this ‘devil ...

As it best, gaming allows players to experience the extraordinary. From throwing a Superbowl winning pass in Madden NFL to flaunting the capoeira prowess of Tekken’s Eddy Gordo, the medium’s ability to deliver vicarious thrills ...

Although the subtitle of Disgaea 4 explicitly refers to the protagonist’s unwavering devotion to his word, it also symbolizes Nippon Ichi’s tacit commitment to series supporters. With an assembly of beguiling and eclectic characters, depth ...

With a wide selection of the undead, ranging from Dead Island and Rise of Nightmare‘s zombies to BloodRayne: Betrayal and Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten‘s vampires, it seems the doors to the netherworld have swung ...

This week, DesertEagle, Samurage, and BlueSwim discuss the death of the Hero franchise, games which nurture personal narratives, and the merits of Anne Hathaway’s Cat Woman. We also offer impressions of Rock of Ages, Mayhem ...

What’s the concept? In Rock of Ages delightfully Python-esque world, Sisyphus finally gets his revenge. As the ancient king forced by Zeus to persistently push a giant stone up a hillside (only to have it ...

What is the concept? Ever since Bejeweled popularized the match-three puzzler in 2001, players have enduringly eliminated patterns of similar items from their screens. Wisely, Lucid abandons the genre’s conventional control method, where players shift ...