3DS and PSP2 vs. iPhone: Relevance in a New Mobile Market

3DS and PSP2 vs. iPhone: Relevance in a New Mobile Market

Tweet It took me a long time, as a fan of Japanese games, to accept the direction of the industry away from consoles and towards the portable space. Both Sony and Nintendo have their next-gen portables in the works, with the 3DS launching next month in Japan and the PSP2 rumored to be available at retail by...

Review: Unbound Saga (XBLA)

Review: Unbound Saga (XBLA)

Tweet During the 16-bit era, a game combining 2D beat-em-up action with a comic book motif was released for the Sega Genesis.  Now, a few years later, developer Vogster Entertainment has put a modern spin on this unique combination of classic genre and stylistic presentation with Unbound Saga. Game: Unbound...

The Sales Just Keep Coming

The Sales Just Keep Coming

Tweet With retail mega day Black Friday coming in just a few short days, Xbox Marketplace, PSN (With a special Atlus downloadable sale added in), and PopCap are all throwing sales of their own for select downloadable games (Which are great, because I live in Minnesota, and the thought of standing in line at...

Holy Crap PSPGo On Serious Sale at Best Buy

Holy Crap PSPGo On Serious Sale at Best Buy

Tweet If you EVER lusted after one of these sweet portable gaming devices of joy, now’s the time to jump in: Best Buy has them on sale for $50 less than the just dropped price of $199, making these (if you can do the math) $150. That’s fully $100 less than what I paid for the device and I still...

God of War: Ghost of Sparta Review

God of War: Ghost of Sparta Review

Tweet Game: God of War: Ghost of Sparta Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Ready at Dawn Genre: Action Price: $39.99 Verdict: A great addition to the franchise, but not Kratos’ best showing. Pros: Visually stunning, the combat is close to perfect Cons: Lackluster story, a lingering...

Gadgets Are Evil: PSPgo

Gadgets Are Evil: PSPgo

Tweet That’s right, I admit it. I caved in to my techno-gadget-loving desires and shelled out the $250 for another PSP when my current PSP works just fine. It’s white and sparkly and cute, and I just want to hug it and squeeze it and name it George. But before the sexist comments come out that I...

PSP Go Price Drop Rumored

PSP Go Price Drop Rumored

Tweet One of my most vivid memories of E3 a couple years ago was when Sony announced the PSP Go. Not because I was blown away by the tech or thought it was the future of handheld gaming, but rather by the audience reaction. After the company announced that the digital-only device would retail for $250 they...

Limit Break – Episode 2

Limit Break – Episode 2

Tweet Welcome to the next installment of Limit Break. Last month in the premier episode we looked at a few budding MMOs that will be hitting the market in the near future while this issue, I believe we should focus the attention on the RPG world in a much smaller scale. I’m talking about the portable...

The Lord of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Screens

Tweet Headstrong Games and Warner Bros. Interactive want players to return to Middle-Earth again in September. This time with their first LoTR game for all-ages. This launch will be available for Wii, DS, PS3, PSP and PS2. The content of the game immerses players into the role of Aragon over the battles...

DoubleJump Version 2.5, Episode 9: Breakin In The New Guy

DoubleJump Version 2.5, Episode 9: Breakin In The New Guy

Tweet On this episode, Scott and James talk to another friend of the show Brian about his recent acquisition of a current gen system. We go over games that will probably be the easiest to jump in to, and why. We also cover some of the new games coming out soon, as well as Scott being a sucker for a good...

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