It really should come as no surprise that many gamers feel hackers are interfering, maybe even ruining, the online experience. The poll last week shows many feel this unfriendly group is definitely impacting their entertainment, while a small percentage thinks the group is not doing a lick of anything to...

Video games are capable of telling some exceptionally powerful stories. Just think back to some of the greatest gaming moments you have experienced and I’m willing to bet most of them surround a major turning point in the story. For example, anyone who played Final Fantasy VII remembers, in vivid...

The battle over most comfortable controller is now settled and the winner is the 360. Sadly there is no cake and ice cream to celebrate this highly scientific conclusion, but we can go about our days knowing Microsoft rules the hand comfort arena. No matter how you feel about consoles joining the online...

Marketing is big business for any and all consumer products and services. At one time video games sold because of word of mouth advertising, magazine ads and articles, and the occasional commercial that would air during Saturday morning cartoons. Now, however, we have massive ad campaigns spanning from...

Funny how I posted this poll only to find out a day later that Microsoft has plans to unveil a new Xbox at E3 2013. Results from the poll last week show that this maybe decent timing as a majority of you feel that the current gen systems are just fine and we do not need a new system yet. However, be...

I had a great opportunity this past weekend to meet up with Blake and Ross for the first time. Now back in the day this occasion would consist of chatting, gaming, beer drinking, and possibly even looking one another in the eye while we gabbed about nothing life changing. That was a time long before smart...

I have to admit that the results from the poll last week are fairly shocking. I had expected a blowout in favor of people considering Achievements/Trophies being a vital part of game design. However, while many voted yes on this, a fairly large number of gamers do not see these as a major aspect to the...

Earlier this week we asked if AchievementsTtrophies are essential to video game design, but now we want to know how they changed the way you game. Before you answer, let’s look at just a few ways these fictitious numbers have affected gamers already, and we will start with the Gamerscore. The 360 was...

While I had expected a decent turnout for people beating Demon’s Souls, I was not prepared for the large number of people who did not buy the game. Maybe the thoughts of a game killing players over and over was too much to take, or this just flew under the radar for many. Either way, if you have a...

I’ve been playing Shadow of the Colossus as of late and outside of the intro, there is very little dialog that transpires. In fact, there is hardly any text to even clue you into the story, yet as you play you realize that a tale is unfolding with every Colossi that meets its end. By the time you are...