Tweet The band is back together again for a four-way assault on this week’s gaming news.  Some of the targets that entered their cross-hairs included Dragon Age 2 getting yanked from Steam, Nintendo announcing the 3DS ambassadors program and speculation of when the PlayStation Vita would be launching...

Tweet Dead Block is a third-person tower defense game set during a 1950s zombie apocalypse.  You play as a construction worker, a boy scout, and/or a police woman as you attempt to hold off a horde of zombies. Each level involves you searching a building for an electric guitar, amp and subwoofer. Why?...

Tweet “Kusoge”  (ku – soh – gay) is a Japanese term, deriving from the terms “kuso” (meaning “crap”) and “geemu” (meaning “game”).  In other words, a crap game.  In broader context, though, the term has been used with both revulsion...

Tweet There is a lot of talk about the fall of the Japanese gaming industry. What was once a powerhouse of innovation has now come under scrutiny for churning out the same style games that it has for a decade. While there is some truth to that, there is a large segment of Japanese games that the West never...

Tweet Once again Chris has left the three remaining hosts high and dry, while he explores the wilds of Michigan. The remaining trio soldered on, discussing the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 and the internet’s wrath, a potential reboot to the Uncharted movie, and GameCube games showing up on...

Tweet Downloadable football games are few and far between because the market is so narrow nowadays thanks to EA’s chokehold on the NFL market. That isn’t to say that good football games can’t be made without a license; it just takes a lot of creative thinking. Backbreaker Vengeance is a...

Tweet Boulder Dash is not the most well known name in classic gaming. It has made appearances on the Atari 800 XL, Commodore 64, MSX, ColecoVision, Amiga, Acorn, PC, Aniga, and the NES, yet it’s not the most commonly known retro game. While having been ported to every single console and portable you...

Tweet The results from last week’s poll are not exactly mind-blowing. Most people feel the PSN Pass is just a way to milk more money from gamers, while a small percentage of you think it is a great idea. It would be great to hear the reasoning behind why some think this is a good idea actually. Enough...

Tweet Unlike many men on this fine planet, I can proudly say that my girlfriend is a hardcore gamer. She isn’t one of those posers who thinks that taking seductive photos next to gaming memorabilia qualifies one as a “gamer.”  Oh no.  This girl made a Wii console region-free in...

Tweet It’s the middle of July, which means the days are long and the sun is hot. It also means that all the AAA games are having the finishing touches put on as they prepare for a jam packed holiday season. That used to mean a slow release schedule and time for gamers to catch up with their stack of...