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Games Have Always Truly Been A Social Thing

I dropped by my girlfriend's on Sunday when she came home after spending Christmas with family. I planned on bringing over my new PS3 Slim for some Little Big Planet and Tekken 6 before I left to see her but ultimately d…
Final Fantasy XIII: Worst Final Fantasy Game Ever?

FFXIII, the latest installment in the ever-popular series from Square-Enix, was released in Japan on the 17th to widespread disappointment and criticism from Japanese gamers. Complaints range from incredibly linear and u…
What Influences The Characters You Keep On Playing As?

Who we select in a game says a lot about us, especially when we continually pick that character (or in competitive instances, 'main' that character). For me, there are a number of things that automatically influence why…
Games You Love (That Everyone Hates!)

Inspired by a previous post by chani. So bad, it's good. That's all that needs to be said.Sometimes the good games really are the popular ones. Anything that can make a game of the year nomination is worth my attention,…
Mickey Mouse Gets Facelift for Dark Disney Game

As some of you may be aware, Disney is meaning to give Mickey Mouse a radical facelift for upcoming game Epic Mickey. The game takes the less well-known mythos behind the mouse to craft a somewhat dark tale involving aba…
Is Sony Going To Start Charging For Its Playstation Network?

PSN is free, unlike Xbox Live. But maybe not for long; a recent interview with Masayuki Chatani, SCE's Chief Technical Officer, has revealed that they may be charging for their online service. (Image Source)"Servers and…
The MMORPG Song, by Empyrean Aria

All-encompassing nerd and Youtube user EmpyreanAria (also known as Amethian) has been recording a couple of hilarious video game themed Hip-Hop/R&B songs, with videos featuring his original artwork to go along with t…
Games That Need a Comeback

Canicus submitted a post about games that never caught on but that he would have loved to see sequels of. And with the return of Rocket Knight Adventures, a Boy and his Blob, and Castlevania Adventure, I myself couldn't…
This Sexualized Anime Obsession in Video Games Needs to Stop

Edit: Video may be NSFW. Just a few months back, head of Capcom R&D Keiji Inafune was heard saying "Japan is over. We're done. Our game industry is finished."Inafune was referring to, of course, the fact that too ma…
Did You Rent Instead of Buying Your Games As a Kid?

I was watching the N64 kid video again (a great way to get back into that Christmas spirit) and noticed something I never did before. Something the little boy yelled in his frenzy was "now we can play the games we rented…