This week sees the return of some familiar faces- from the reliable Blue Bomber to the garlic and explosive-loving antihero of the Mushroom Kingdom, and even everyone’s favorite sailor turned ninja. Although Japanese gamers have ...

Since its November release, Dragon Age: Origins has received a healthy amount of supplemental content. Woefully, the majority of this ancillary material has been less than essential. Return to Ostagar attempted to interpret impetuous King ...

Despite their long-standing popularity on PCs, real-time strategy games have only recently been embraced on home consoles. A significant portion of this sluggish acceptance can be attributed to the construction of a capable control system- ...

A timeworn Russian adage states that people can be endlessly fascinated by watching three things- children playing, a woman dancing, and fire burning.  Recent release Just Cause 2 gives players two of these components; although ...

This week the Tech-Gaming crew pays memorial to Phantasy Star Universe with Aaron Webber (aka Ruby Eclipse) of Sega of America. We offer Cave Story, Pokémon SoulSilver and 3D Dot Game Heroes impressions, a bit ...

After my 14 year Pokémon absence, I was more than just a little nostalgic when SoulSilver arrived at my office.   I spent the remainder of my work day humming the title theme to the original ...

Atlus’ Persona, Megami Tensai, and Shin Megami Tensai franchises have reliably offered a divergent range of role playing mechanics. From cultivating Pokémon-like demon hybrids in SMT: Nocturne, to balancing school, work, and social schedules in ...

Typically, my appreciation for adventure games takes the form of a dawdling growth curve; admiration comes only after a protracted play period. Not so with Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon– the title’s poetic ...

The next few days appear to present quite a menagerie- a horde of hamsters, four dragons, a sleuth of huggable bears, a herd of deer, and a single chimpanzee. If it wasn’t for a fleet ...

Typically those who yearn for the immersive eeriness of a first-person survival horror game have to satisfy their desires on a home console. With a restrained amount of screen space as well an abridged control ...