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Does the PS3 Slim Change Your Mind?

So, as most of us probably know by now, Sony has unveiled its 360 killer: the PS3 Slim. Being, well, slimmer than the original PS3, the system remains relatively the same in all other aspects. You still get the sam…
Letter from an Editor: A Change of Direction

Other editor's note: Thank you to those who commented on our previous letter concerning the site shift. We hope you appreciated the candor then, and hope you do now too. In trying to develop an aim for the site, cert…
Difficulty Level

So you open the disc tray of your favorite console and slide in that shiny new game you just bought. Controller in hand, you take a step back as the anticipation builds for the gaming experience of your lifetime. The i…
Are Re-makes Cop-outs?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie. We've been seeing a rash of re-makes of classic games this summer, and part of me has to wonder at what has brought about this…
DLC Needs a Little TLC

I bought Fallout 3 when it first came out last year and absolutely loved it. It did a great job tricking me into thinking I was playing a first-person shooter while actually being a complicated and functional RPG ben…
Profile Spotlight: Meet Andrew

The dark days. Brothers killing brothers, babies killing babies. The world was in chaos. Mankind cried out for hero. It wasn't me. The darkness returned. Gaming became main stream. People waggled sticks at screens…
Homogenization is the Bane of my Existence

It's everywhere. It's in our game publishers, our game developers, and even our games. It's the all-enveloping blob-like fad that is sucking up and destroying what a video game is supposed to be, all in the name of…
Nintendo DS Rivaling the Home Consoles?

I don't know how most of you guys feel, but I've spent most of my life viewing portable consoles like the Gameboy as simply a diversion to pass the time on long car rides. About the only time my old black and white s…
Embarrassing Video Game Moments: Embarrass Yourself Even More and Share!

Let's get one thing straight: I love video games and I'm not ashamed of playing them, even in front of crowds of people. That's not to say I'm not embarrassed every now and then. Take Final Fantasy X. It's an aweso…
Start Making Room in Your Life for Modern Warfare 2

The clouds have parted and a beautiful beam of light is shooting down out of the gaming heavens. Is The Simpson's arcade game finally getting a console port? Heck no, it's been at least a decade, people, might as we…