Tweet “And the best selling game of 2011 goes to…” If history is any indicator of the future, it would be a safe bet that Activision’s cash cow, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, will be among the highest selling releases of the year, if not of all time.  Though the franchise has been...

Tweet On August 25th, 2009, gamers were treated to one of the most pleasant surprises to hit video games since the invention of Jumpman.  After being bombarded with an endless stream of terrible superhero inspired video games, Rocksteady Studios finally managed to knock on out of the park with their smash...

Tweet What would you get if Terry Gilliam made a historical bowling game? Rock of Ages can’t be that far off. Completely unrelated to the musical of the same name, Rock of Ages is a boulder-rolling simulation-cum-art history lesson from ACE Team. Game: Rock of Ages Publisher: Atlus USA Developer: ACE...

Tweet The Year is 2027.  Mankind is teetering on the brink of social implosion over the escalating conflict of biological “augmentations.”  Referred to as “enhancements” by those fortunate enough to afford the technology, these organic proxies have drawn criticism for tainting the...

Tweet Portal defied expectations. Some three and a half years later, Portal 2 has done the same. Game: Portal 2 Publisher: Valve Developer: Valve Genre: First Person Puzzle Price: $59.99 Console, $49.99 PC/Mac Verdict: An incredibly built game that perfects the formula presented in Portal. Purchased by...

Tweet GLaDOS is back! The surprise hit of of Valve’s Orange Box is finally getting a sequel, and it’s a full length one at that! While the original puzzle game can be beaten in a few hours once you get the hang of the mechanics, Portal 2 promises many more hours of both frustration and hilarity....

Tweet No, this isn’t another April Fool’s day joke. Let’s be honest here, we’ve been pretty spoiled this spring. Week after week we have seen one AAA release after another. This week the industry is taking a little break and letting us spend time with all the games we already have....

Tweet Retribution is the second stand alone expansion in the Dawn of War II series set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. If you are a fan of real-time strategy games, you are probably familiar with the series. While StarCraft may be the biggest RTS brand, the Dawn of War games have happily filled the void in...

Tweet Region-locking: truly a two-way street that goes nowhere. Last year, I spent two months studying abroad at the Yamasa Institute in Okazaki, Japan.  One of the people I met there working for the school was a US expat and Japanese history buff who was extremely excited about The Creative...

Tweet It’s that time of year again. Just as sure as Thanksgiving will be celebrated at the end of November, you can bet that the second Tuesday will bring about another Call of Duty game. The series is the premier shooter franchise in gaming and is a huge reason for the success of its publisher,...