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While many free-to-play gamers find gratification in the depths of a enormously sized role-playing game or the furtive tactics of a first-person shooter, others associate the term “MMO” with an impenetrably complex pastime. Fortunately, for ...

Admission into the pantheon of great shmups is typically accomplished with a single, compelling hook. From Galaxian‘s sweeping formations of falling foes, Raiden’s signature lock-on beam, or Ikaruga’s color-coded combat, the most beloved shooters have ...

When Commander Shepard, Sackboy, and Adol Christin hit store shelves, you can be certain that January’s glacial griphold on new releases is finally beginning to thaw. Next week’s output of Two Worlds II, Lord of ...

PSP owners with masochistic tendencies might recall 2009’s, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, a title which transported the beloved creatures of the Disgaea series from the cerebral confines of a strategy role-playing game ...

In our first podcast of the new year, DesertEagle discusses House of Dead Ninjas, A Space Shooter for Two Dollars, Sky Fighters, and Hot Shot Shorties, while Samurage offers an discerning comparison between Limbo and ...

I wouldn’t be surprised if recent XBLA title ilomilo became a compulsory case study for first-year DigiPen students. By interweaving an absorbing game mechanic, quirky back story, along with safeguards to protect players from getting ...

As the last days of the twentieth century drew near, most of my college classmates were becoming increasingly worried about the possibility of cataclysmic repercussions of the Y2K bug. With a healthy stock of Cup ...

When I was growing up, the NeoGeo home console was a myth. Everyone had these wild stories about their cousin’s older brother’s rich friend who had a NeoGeo, but no one had actually seen one ...

Although the number of new releases pales in comparison to the pre-holiday deluge, January’s second week shows a few titles trickling onto retail shelves. Next week looks even more robust as Little Big Planet 2, ...

With dual screens to articulate the wealth of visual information and a stylus-based interface, the Nintendo DS is a ideal platform for the tower defense genre. Supplementing the cartridge-based entries such as Desktop Tower Defense ...