Typically, shinobi are portrayed as agile, fast, and resilient.  Cubic Ninja’s sole gag is that its main character has none of these attributes; the dice-shaped hero moves clumsily, leisurely, and is susceptible to the slightest ...

Past expansion packs for The Sims 3 have provided focused supplements- from Ambitions‘ addition of new vocational pursuits to Late Night‘s inclusions of bars, clubs and penthouses. The latest extension of the Sims universe,  Generations, ...

With the cost of producing a high-definition game often breaking the ten million dollar threshold, sequels habitually play it safe. Typically, follow-ups mend a few of their predecessor’s flaws, while prudently avoiding the risk associated ...

This week’s full list of new releases offers plenty of reasons to be scared. Beyond John Carpenter (Halloween) and Steve Niles (the 30 Days of Night comic mini-series) involvement in F.E.A.R. 3, Suda51 (killer7) and ...

After analyzing E3’s press conferences and showcase titles, the Tech-Gaming crew mourns the unlikelihood of future stateside Monster Hunter releases, as well as the death of JRPGs at the show. Despite these setbacks, DesertEagle, SeanNOLA, ...

Few series reveal the trajectory of the console first-person shooter as accurately as the long-running Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six franchise. Once a tense, protracted, tactical sim on the Dreamcast, (admittedly, a port of the PC ...

It’s been said that the best popular culture forms, rather that follows, the trends of an era. From the Beatle’s influence on rock music to Blade Runner‘s impact on science fiction, certain works can have ...

Fate certainly hasn’t smiled upon Arcana Heart 3. Relegated to niche status by the franchise’s fetishized roster of teenage girls, the third entry in the series was released hours before the Playstation Network outage. Most ...

After securing a place on Wired‘s Vaporware award list a total of 9 times (even winning the Lifetime Achievement honor in 2004), the King is back, baby. Apparently, Duke’s resurrection was enough impetus to motivate ...

With the lights dimmed and confidentiality warnings issued (members of the press were guarded by a night vision-donned security guard), Gearbox president Randy Pitchford stated his thesis: James Cameron’s Aliens had influenced more games than ...