Classic Gaming Expo Offers a Decidedly Retro Take on Competitive Gaming
The first thing you’ll notice upon wandering into the main hall of the Classic Gaming Expo? A series of TVs, set up with reproductions of both the 1990 Nintendo World…
Classic Gaming Expo 2012: Howard Phillips and Nintendo’s Rise to Power
If you cut your teeth on the Nintendo Entertainment System (not literally, I hope), the name “Howard Phillips” should sound familiar; he stood as the smiling American face of Nintendo’s…
The Most Daring Moments in Video Games
If you’ve been following the site this week, you’re aware that we’ve been covering all manner of daring and audacious games and designers. We’ve got to admit that we love…
Valve Improves Its Security Blanket by Bringing Non-Gaming Software to Steam
Over the past decade, Steam has gone from an optional piece of software used to deliver updates to Valve’s games to an annoying hindrance which prevented many from playing Half-Life…
DayZ Stands as a Shining Example of PC Gaming at its Finest
Unsurprising as it may be to hear in light of its success, DayZ is now officially on the path to becoming a standalone game. The increasingly popular ARMA II mod…
Wizorb 8.0
Developer: Tribute Games Publisher: Beatshapers Price: 3.99 Release Date: July 24th. Out Now! Reviewed on: PS3/PSP Also on: Steam, Xbox 360, iOS Breakout has met its maker after a few…
Distressing Glimpses of Gaming’s Future
Generally speaking, the future of gaming is digital and online-connected. I, for one, am largely in support of much of this, as I quite enjoy the benefit of, say, being…
Hitman: Sniper Challenge 8.0
Developer: IO Interactive Publisher: Square Enix Price: Bonus DLC with preordering Hitman: Absolution Release Date: Aug 1st, Out now Short, but fun. Hitman: Sniper Challenge is with every preorder at…
PODCAST: Tune in for More Narrative in Gaming
We gave you guys a ton of written content on story in games this week, but we still wanted to do a bit more outside of the written word. So,…
OP-ED: Hoping for a Positive Outcome From EA’s Lawsuit Against Zynga
Two of the industry’s biggest companies are set to square off in court as Electronic Arts has filed a lawsuit alleging that Zynga’s Facebook title The Ville has “copied and…
