Tweet When the Wii was first announced, way back in 2005, I was thrilled by the prospect of the motion controller. I knew that it could come off as gimmicky, if not handled well, but I also knew that it had the potential to revolutionize gaming. In the past five years, the motion controller has sort of done...

Tweet A week or so ago I brought news of Shu Takumi’s (Ace Attorney series creator) involvement in writing the Phoenix Wright and Professor Layton crossover title that is currently being developed for the 3DS by Level-5, but today we finally have a solid release date for Takumi’s own...

Tweet In the early days of CD-ROM based interactive entertainment, You Don’t Know Jack was unique for providing an experience that wasn’t reliant on full-motion video and CG sequences. Instead, it presented an excellent adult trivia experience, complete with a host which regularly poked fun at...

Tweet It’s no secret that Fallout: New Vegas launched with, shall we say, a couple of flaws. Gamers reported experiences ranging from characters with Exorcist-style spinning heads to the protagonist inexplicably sprouting extra arms. Developer Obsidian have the dubious honour of being known for...

Tweet In what seemed like a formality at this point, Nintendo announced that the 25th anniversary Super Mario All-Stars compilation will be heading to the US on December 12th for $29.99. Coming as no surprise, especially after the limited edition red Wii and DSiXL bundles were confirmed for America earlier...

Tweet In a move that’s bound to make both longtime fanboys of and recent converts to the Playstation 3 platform, Sony has announced a new Rewards program named, cleverly enough, PlayStation Rewards. “PlayStation’s most important asset is its loyal fans and PlayStation Rewards gives us an...

Tweet I’m a gamer (duh). I’m also a parent. My husband is also a gamer. We even named our son after a video game character. (His name is Gabriel Logan, and if you can name the game, kudos to you!) We gamed in front of Gabe a lot when he was an infant, but ever since he turned one and discovered...

Tweet For a little while yesterday the Internet got all excited about an EndGadget article which purported to have the first ever official pics of the PlayStation Phone. Unfortunately it turns out that there’s nothing to see here, as Sony has confirmed that the images are fake and the rumored...

Tweet Ralph Koster, in his seminal work, A Theory Of Fun For Game Design, says that “Fun from games arises out of mastery.” Nowhere is this truer, in my humble opinion, than in the rhythm game genre. From RockBand to Guitar Hero, the joy, the fun, comes from mastering the mechanics at a high...

Tweet Welcome back to Lexi’s List! This is Part II of the two-part Halloween series! Let’s dive right in! Here is something you don’t see everyday: a Parrot Costume! A perfect accent for any pirate costume, the outfit comes with a detachable “plume” so you can wear the dress...