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At their best, wresting games can be outlandishly euphoric. The successful execution of a flying lariat against an opponent surely rivals the adrenaline rush of a long-range headshot in any first-person shooter.  Yet when ring-based ...

My infatuation with gaming is only rivaled by my passion for video game shopping. Many a lunch hour or idle Saturday has been spent scouring clearance bins for obscure Japanese or European titles. Admittedly, the ...

Few events are as wonderfully eclectic as Comic-Con. What other convention could play host to three Iron-Men, Will Farrell, Dennis Miller, Harrison Ford, as well as our own Ana M? If you weren’t among the ...

This week, the trio welcomes Robert “Pennyman” Welkner  who offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the creation of the latest installment in the Coin-Op.Tv DVD anthology. Impressions of Arc Rise Fantasia, XG Blast!, Gundemonium Collection, and ...

Beyond a handful of Virtual Console titles, and the sole exception of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, traditional Japanese role-playing games are a surprisingly rare commodity on the Wii. Publisher Ignition Entertainment ...

The space combat simulation was once a thriving genre, with franchises such as Star Raiders, Wing Commander, and Colony Wars presenting a plethora of opportunities for promising galactic combatants. Over time, the once-popular vocation has ...

When assessing the quality of role-playing ports on the PSP, the results are decidedly mixed.  For every enhanced redesign such as Lunar: Silver Star Harmony or the Star Ocean series, players have been  subjected to ...

When an industry colleague learned Tournament of Legends was in my review cue, his reaction was unambiguous. “Are you REALLY going to review that piece of shit?”, he asked. “Do yourself a favor and send ...

From Perseus’ conflict with the Medusa, Ragna the Bloodedge’s destruction of the Novus Orbis Librarium, and the Terran’s eternal struggle with the Protoss and Zerg, this week is overflowing with discord. Pacifistic players may have ...

In an era of ubiquitous gaming news, some might find my avoidance of game trailers, gossip and podcasts particularly puzzling. While it would be easy to place the blame on pretentious ambitions of journalistic integrality, ...