RECAP: Konami’s E3 2013 show just recently concluded, bringing with it some interesting new factoids about the studio’s upcoming titles. As expected, Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain and Lords of Shadow 2 both took center stage; Konami also discussed its forays into the social... [more+]

RECAP: EA’s E3 2013 press event came and went. Shorter than expected, the presentation indeed had a couple highlights, but we couldn’t help it but want more. Where was The Sims 4? Anyway, the first announcement was one of our favorites. John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap Games came... [more+]

RECAP: It’s been a little under an hour since Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference drew to a close; it brought with it quite a bit to excite the fervor of the fans. Unfortunately, it also gave us its fair share of disappointments. Notably absent was any mention of Beyond Good and Evil... [more+]

RECAP: Tuning in to the livestream for Sony’s E3 2013 conference, I was a bit dismayed to find that things were running more than a little late. Slated to start at 6:00, the conference didn’t actually get underway until about 20 after. But you know what? I don’t really mind... [more+]

RECAP: So, Nintendo just broadcasted their livestream Nintendo Direct this morning, which would have been an immensely exciting thing had the video not frozen every ten seconds. Internet issues aside, Nintendo churned out some pretty exciting news for this year’s E3. Sure, maybe not as... [more+]

E3 2013 is just a couple days away now, and we're getting excited! There are sooo many games we want to hear about, and even some that haven't been announced yet, but here are our top 20! 1. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Remember the hop from the first Assassin's Creed to the... [more+]

Things have changed, and in this slow economy where even the gaming industry is being affected, companies have to get creative to move themselves forward. In full-on media events taking place in L.A. just before E3 starts, Microsoft and Sony will let us know more about their brand new consoles, Xbox... [more+]

The news of Nintendo not having a major press conference this year at E3 is fairly surprising, as it places them as the only one of the big three not doing a large-scale presentation. Instead, they will be holding smaller presentations within their setup on the show floor. Obviously, people are... [more+]

We play video games because they take us out of this world and put us into another. We play them because they give us the opportunity to do things we could never do in reality. Whether these worlds are completely made up or a fictionalized version of what we know, sometimes we can only wish we... [more+]

In this episode, I explore the browser game, Super Mario Crossover, which combines retro NES characters like Simon Belmont, Samus, and Link, then puts them into the world of the original Super Mario Bros. Created by Exploding Rabbit, which is the alias of Jay Pavlina and his one-man production company,... [more+]

Hello fellow readers! This is me just riffing on why I love Castlevania while discussing four games from the franchise (Castlevania 1, Castlevania 3, Bloodlines, Circle of the Moon) and many others. ... [more+]

I loved LucasArts. I got my start in the industry there. Many of my closest friends were made in the forge of those long hours working on Star Wars games. I can think of a thousand reasons why I'll miss LucasArts so much. I'll try to limit myself to just a handful here. Check out the video... [more+]

"You are bad guy. This does not mean you are bad guy." - Zangief, Wreck-It Ralph.  The above quotation pretty much describes exactly what I'm going for with this piece. Too often, it seems we forget that villains don't necessarily have to be complete monsters or power-mad maniacs.... [more+]

There was a time not so long ago when not every video game sported a sweeping, grand orchestral score; a time when you didn't need a world-famous, critically-acclaimed composer or a whole sound team to cobble together a soundtrack for your game; a time when music in video games was simpler; a series... [more+]

Valentine's Day can be a painful reminder for the single about their unwanted singleness. However, love has just as much baggage as it does rewards. For those spending V-Day alone, here are ten reminders from popular video games that it could be much, much worse. (Note: SPOILERS for the games follow.) 10.... [more+]