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Zombies!

Zombies!

I think part of the wild popularity of the zombie genre – in film, comic books, TV shows, and prose fiction – is part of the zeitgeist for our generation: we’re stuck in a world that values our ... Read More

You Have Not Met The Prerequisites To Read This Article

You Have Not Met The Prerequisites To Read This Article

Call me an old fogey, but I prefer the Team Fortress 2 of three years ago, when it first released. You know what comprised the core of the experience back then? Getting the intelligence, or pushing th... Read More

Your Favorite Franchise Sucks: The Hidden Cost of A Franchise Dominated Industry

Your Favorite Franchise Sucks: The Hidden Cost of A Franchise Dominated Industry

Trying to argue the negative impact of franchise gaming is a tough sell. Anyone dumb enough to try is immediately bombarded with the impact of each franchise, the popularity of its main character or t... Read More

Donkey Kong Country Returns: A Retro Revival

Donkey Kong Country Returns: A Retro Revival

Retro Studios have their task cut for them- the Texan game developers, who shot to fame in the early 2000's following their masterful revival of Nintendo's sci fi space trotting series, Metroid, with ... Read More

Why Fable III Might Be The Game The First One Should Have Been

Why Fable III Might Be The Game The First One Should Have Been

The story of the Fable series is incredibly interesting- it is a tale of crushing disappointment, bitter resentment, and unfulfilled promise on the one hand, and a charm that appeals to everybody,... Read More

Top 10 The Legend of Zelda Games Of All Time (#5 – #1)

Top 10 The Legend of Zelda Games Of All Time (#5 – #1)

First of all, we would like to apologise to all our readers for keeping them waiting for these next five entries for so long, and for postponing this list again and again. However, here is the list no... Read More

A Look At Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

A Look At Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin's Creed is probably one of the biggest names in the industry, and for every different person, it evokes different feelings. Some call it repetitive, predictive, boring, and "vague." Other... Read More

Resident Evil 6: Can it Redeem the Franchise?

Resident Evil 6: Can it Redeem the Franchise?

Capcom's famous Resident Evil franchise finds itself in familiar territory- almost a decade ago, the series was growing stagnant after three quick releases, the old formula growing thin, the dated... Read More

The Moral Element of Video Games

The Moral Element of Video Games

When speaking of video game morality, it’s easy to get muddled and lost in the endless back-and-forth about the ethics of the games themselves. For example, does Grand Theft Auto lead to an increase... Read More

Why Vanquish Might or Might Not Be The Game It Is Being Hyped To Be

Why Vanquish Might or Might Not Be The Game It Is Being Hyped To Be

Platinum Games sure finds itself in an enviable position. The newly formed company, which is comprised of some of the best talent in the gaming industry- including the masterminds behind several games... Read More

Portal 2: Is It Worth The Hype?

Portal 2: Is It Worth The Hype?

Valve is probably the most exalted PC game developer in the market right now. Probably even more than Blizzard. Of course, Blizzard used to be totally invincible at a time- Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo... Read More

Halo: Reach- Revolution or Evolution?

Halo: Reach- Revolution or Evolution?

Halo. The most prestigious, the most loved, the most grandiose shooter franchise of all time. It is said that console shooters would be nothing if it weren't for Halo. Halo: Combat Evolved is to conso... Read More

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- A Work of Art or a Rip Off?

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow- A Work of Art or a Rip Off?

Castlevania is, quite arguably, one of the most loved franchises ever. Making its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the game immediately became a mass seller, and stunned all gamers and crit... Read More

Call of Duty: Black Ops- Call of Duty’s Return To Glory?

Call of Duty: Black Ops- Call of Duty’s Return To Glory?

Call of Duty is one of the most respected shooter franchises right now. Often compared with the likes of Halo and Goldeneye, Call of Duty is obviously a very influential, and a very high quality serie... Read More

Five Reasons Why Metroid: Other M Could Be The Best Game of the Year

Five Reasons Why Metroid: Other M Could Be The Best Game of the Year

The story of Metroid: Other M has been one of sheer cynicism and initial sceptisicm, followed by gradually growing cautious optimism, until now, finally, as the release of the game is less than a mont... Read More

Why Video Games Don’t Make Good Movies

Why Video Games Don’t Make Good Movies

Why is it that Video Games never seem to have a good cinematic showing? When novels, comic books and stage plays all have the chance to become blockbusters, why do video games get relegated to the str...

Stealth-Action to Action-Stealth: Evolution or Abandonment?

Stealth-Action to Action-Stealth: Evolution or Abandonment?

With a heavier focus on action over stealth, are the new generations of old franchises indicative of the death of stealth-action?

Immersion 101: Music and Sound

Immersion 101: Music and Sound

Great games generally have similar elements in common; a unique tone, a richly detailed setting, strong writing, memorable characters, the list goes on. One of the simplest ways in which to impact man... Read More

E3 2010: Our Impressions

E3 2010: Our Impressions

E3 just finished, and left us with the horrifying memories of the Sony conference (though it DID have some high points, such as Twisted Metal, inFamous 2, and last, but not the least, Kevin Butler). W... Read More

Awesome Games That Time Forgot: Alundra

Awesome Games That Time Forgot: Alundra

Keeping up with our RPG themes this week, we pay our respects to a more traditional action RPG that hit the ground running, only to hit a brick wall soon after Alundra was always one of those games... Read More