Some players scoff at arcade rail shooters. The games generally take less than a half hour to plow through and contain some rather simplistic gameplay: insert money, point gun at enemy horde, blow enemies’ heads off, run out of life, rinse, repeat. But that simplicity – and the adrenaline...

Though Japanese fighting game developer Arc System Works has been busy for the last few years pumping out psuedosequels and updates to its moderately successful moe-infused fighter, BlazBlue, they have finally decided to return to the series that put them on the map: Guilty Gear.  Recently announced on...

Firstly, it must be admitted that we don’t live in as awesome an era as we did in the late 90s, in regards to “extreme content.” Entertainment today must be politically correct, so everything goes through the PR department now. Things were different in the late 90s. In 1998, the NFL was...

Strider is reborn for the modern era as a downloadable multiplayer title, but does it stand up to the original classic? Koichi Yotsui and developer feelplus have created an admirable effort and homage to Strider in Moon Diver, while at the same time attempted to distinguish the game by adding a multiplayer...

Put simply, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 is more of a good thing.  The original Bionic Commando Rearmed was an excellent update to a classic franchise, and this one picks right up where the previous one left off. Game: Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Publisher: Capcom Developer: Fatshark/GRIN Genre: 2D...

Yep, those birds are STILL angry and those pigs still need to be exploded. In a move that may leae you scratching our collective heads, Rovio has released Angry Birds, the 20-million-copy-selling sensation from the iOS gaming scene, to the Playstation Network. Since everyone EXCEPT hardcore gamers have...

Everyone loves Trophies. They’re shiny and pretty, they offer bragging rights and they provide an interesting meta-game for people who chew through new releases like a fat kid on the cookie dough. Some of the PS3′s older releases have been bereft of Trophy support for some time now. One of the...

Coming soon exclusively to PS3 owners comes Superstars V8 Racing from publisher O-Games. This publisher has released games for every major console and had a novel approach for their upcoming racer, “O-Games can sell Superstars V8 Racing for a lower price since we do not have to pay the costs to...

Fans of the Playstation Network may need a bigger boat as they seek to tackle this week’s offering from Sony and PopCap.  Feeding Frenzy 2 Shipwreck Showdown promises 60 levels of challenge, both above – and below – the raging waves.  Gamers take on the ocean at large as they dodge predators and eat...

Ubisoft has announced that it will bring the critically acclaimed Might & Magic Clash of Heroes to the PlayStation Network from Sony and Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.  Developed by Capybara Games, the creators of Might & Magic Clash of...