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With the bombast and spectacle at E3, it’s easy to overlook some of the smaller titles. Both Lunar: Silver Star Harmony and Half-Minute Hero pleaded for attention at the XSeed booth, causing Wizard of Oz: ...

Schafer fans rejoice!  Your champion has finally arrived.  Over the past year, I have had all five of my senses bombarded by the self-proclaimed “Disciples of the Tim,” trumpeting that a savior, known as Brütal ...

Out of the sixty new games due to be released this week, nearly half are geared toward the youth market. For some, children’s games are synonymous with middling quality, often relying on licensed characters to ...

The accusation of bias seems to be thrown around with unsettling frequency within the gaming industry. At Tech-Gaming, we are frequently labeled, “NIS fanboys”- for the perceived partiality toward the role playing game publisher. A ...

2009 has proved to be a watershed year for Electronic Arts’ sports games.  So far, each of this season’s offerings- from Tiger Woods, NCAA Football, Madden NFL, and NHL have added significant play modes, polished ...

Game critics frequently bemoan publishers that churn out a steady stream of near-duplicate titles. This practice seems especially despised when the games are based on a licensed property. Flaunting your financial motivations for a new ...

From 1957 to 1969, the Los Angeles Lakers headed to the NBA Finals seven times, each time meeting the league-dominating Boston Celtics. The gathering of these two powerhouses forged an unprecedented rivalry, each team spurring ...

There’s a reason directional pads, or “d-pads”, still exist on controllers. It’s the same reason motion controls still have quite a way to go. Precision and timing are of the utmost important in many games. ...

It’s been nearly a year and half since Nintendo released Wii Fit in the U.S., subsequently creating a new genre of fitness software. While the disk was amazingly popular, becoming the third bestselling videogame of ...

During the early 1990’s a steady flow of cooperative beat ‘em-ups was released by Capcom. Titles like Final Fight, Aliens vs. Predator, and The Knights of the Round challenged players to punch and kick an ...