New and refreshing ideas for games are hard to come by. To design a playable and engaging title that stands up on its own is a tough thing to do for any game developer. As a result, game creators are often forced to play it safe, boxing up re-hashed existing… Read more »

Last weekend, Blizzard opened up its much-coveted “Diablo 3” Beta experience to the general populace for the first time ever. Although players were only granted a 72-hour opportunity to hack and slash their way through undead hell spawn, it was more than enough time to progress through the first few quests… Read more »

Sometimes it seems that the video game community is obsessed only with the “best” of things. Browse any popular gaming website or magazine and you’ll find countless lists full of what people call the best games, best consoles, best characters, etc. But what about all of the games that don’t… Read more »

It’s hard to argue that there is a game out there, much less a series, that offers more character and story customization than the “Mass Effect” trilogy. I remember when “Mass Effect” was released in 2007 and blew everyone away. What could be better than assuming control of a spaceship and… Read more »

A few days ago, I stumbled across a few leaked gameplay images from Microsoft’s alleged Xbox 720. I’m fairly pessimistic when it comes to such conjecture, and quickly declared bull. Regardless of these sexy and heavily-pixilated images’ validity, their release shows the gaming community is officially looking toward what the… Read more »

Sometimes there’s nothing better than some split-screen action to add a little friendly competition to your weekend binge-session. That being said, if you’re going to have a group of people over and you’re thinking of whipping out a game or two for some multi-player action, what should you go for?… Read more »

Recently, I was able to get my hands on the newest entry into the Role Playing Game market, titled “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.” The game seemed to hit the shelves in a fairly shy and timid manner, without the usual marketing mayhem preceding its arrival. In fact, the only reason… Read more »

2011 Game Titles set a High Bar for ‘12 Game enthusiasts across the nation are undoubtedly still knee-deep in many of the fantastic titles of late 2011, temporarily oblivious to what’s in store for them in the coming months. But if the Mayans are correct and we do indeed find… Read more »

Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare is the best-selling shooter series of all time and for good reason. Infinity Ward’s prized shooter caters to all aspects of society, transcending class, age, sex and geography, bringing us all together to kill each other in the most entertaining ways imaginable. There are some… Read more »

We are often faced with big decisions during our lives. Boxers or briefs? White or whole wheat? Med School or McDonalds? These are all equally important decisions, but now, as fall rears its leafy head, a decision looms which dwarfs all others in importance. Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty:… Read more »

RING-ING-ING-ING-ING! RING-ING-ING-ING-INGGG! Like the bells of Christmas, a chorus of revved chainsaws ushers in an equally spirited season. And no, I’m not talking about the local lumberjack festival. I am speaking, of course, regarding last week’s release of the incredulously anticipated Gears of War 3 by Epic Games. It seems… Read more »

As summer comes to a close, the average student will undoubtedly feel somewhat melancholy at the prospect of shorter days, foreboding tests and quizzes and frigid walks to morning class. Thankfully, with Tuesday’s release of Electronic Arts’ “NHL 12,” the exciting smorgasbord of new game titles that is the pre-holiday… Read more »