For two generations, developers have desperately tried to entice console gamers with the RTS genre. Two factors are widely attributed to the lukewarm response by players: the difficulty of adapting a robust mouse and keyboard ...

There’s a few reasons the original Metroid games are so immersive; the exploration of bizarre yet believable alien environments, the loneliness and self-reliance, the story that is told around you, not at you, etc. Even the very ...

Clearly, the podcast gods much be enraged. What else could explain the endless succession of broken microphones, corrupted files, hellish traffic, conflicting schedules, and bouts of grumpiness which have prohibited the Tech-Gaming crew from releasing ...

In the history of gaming, few crossovers have stoked the flames of fanboy appreciation as much as the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Both the original 2002 title and its 2006 sequel offered a synergistic amalgam of ...

Few sports franchises have had a career as memorable as Electronic Art’s NHL series. Staring life as an untested rookie nearly two decades ago, the game immediately connected with players seeking a convincing simulation of ...

With all the attention devoted to this week’s flagship software and hardware releases (Halo Reach and The Playstation Move, respectively) gamers might be forgiven if they neglected this remainder of this week’s new releases. Yet, ...

It’s a good thing ClaDun: This is an RPG is being released exclusively on the Playstation network. If legislators got a taste of how indisputably addictive, I expect warning stickers on every UMD case, warning ...

Sequels are tough. A lot of the time, the first sequel can be a series’ magnum opus– a chance to revisit what fans loved about the original game while addressing some of the flaws.  Other ...

I’m reasonably certain of the existence of a design doc which dictates the major nuances of every Tom Clancy-licensed game. Buried within the requisite lists of friendly, hostile, and turncoat countries, obligations to incorporate bleeding-edge ...

Ivy the Kiwi? is a game which necessitates a hands-on demo. Players who simply watch a gameplay video will likely have a similar reaction to my (hands-off) E3 impression: “cool concept, but this could get ...