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What is the concept? In 2007, developer Steve Fawkner hoped to evade role-playing combat formula, which had habitually expressed combat as a succession of menu selections. The result was Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords- ...

Across the twenty-six year legacy of the Ys franchise, reoccurring protagonist Adol Christin has witnessed a multitude of remarkable events during his succession of globe-trotting expeditions. In many ways, the series has shared a similar ...

With Black Friday upon us, the majority of this season’s retail titles are already on store shelves- waiting to be seized by fervent shoppers. Which means the majority of this week’s releases will be released ...

In an attempt to reinvigorate the market after the video game crash of the early ‘80s, Nintendo began exhibiting their then-unreleased Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES) across department stores in select cities such as New ...

To honor Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch’s VGX nominations for Best RPG and Best Soundtrack, we are collaborating with Spike and Radio Tag to give ten copies of the critically acclaimed PlayStation ...

As titles like Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and The King of Fighters XIII have demonstrated, two-dimensional fighters filled with familiar pugilists have their charm. Certainly, it’s gratifying for players to ...

These are exciting times for gamers. Sony’s PlayStation 4 launched just over a week ago, becoming the first true “next-gen” console. On top of that, Microsoft’s Xbox One has been on store shelves for only ...

The general rule when you see you branded hardware is to run as fast as you can in the opposite direction. Too often, name recognition is used to push second-rate peripherals. I should know, I’ve ...

This week, the Xbox One’s first party titles fill store shelves, Nintendo launches two triple-A games with the release of Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Things aren’t ...

Prudence advises postponing the purchase of next-generation hardware. After all, launch titles are habitually shallow- engineered to flaunt the capabilities of a cherished new console, rather than providing long-term play value. Ports are another shortcoming ...