What We've Been Playing(Post)
We've decided to start up a new column on our website, solely based on the conversations we usually have in the store with all of you. Instead of asking for outright recommendations, most of us gamers
Hands On With PlayStation VR Demo Kitchen At TGS(Post)
For our thoughts on the actual VR headset check-out our previous post.The demo starts with you tied to chair in a typical looking horror movie kitchen (grunge, grim, blood and bodies), with a video ca
Import Review: Beyond the Labyrinth (3DS)(Post)
Beyond the Labyrinth (Labyrinth no Kanata) is a dungeon-crawler released January 19th for the 3DS here in Japan. We mentioned it once before in a 'This Week in Famitsu', but we finally got the chance
An Introduction To Chiptune(Post)
Nerd influenced music has seen a substantial rise in popularity over the past decade, mostly due to the ever expanding community surrounding it. Nerdcore hip-hop has dominated for years as the most we
Hands-on With "Bloodborne" At TGS(Post)
Bloodborne comes from the original creator behind both Demon Souls and Dark Souls. It is the true sequel to the "Souls" games, as Dark Souls 2 felt like a "more of the same" cash grab then a real sequ
The Games Of July(Post)
Week Of 7/1Red Faction Guerilla ReMarstered (Switch): Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighte
The Designer Of The NES Dishes The Dirt On Nintendo’s Early Days(Post)
[READ THE FULL & ORIGINAL ARTICLE ON KOTAKU]When discussing Nintendo’s rise as a digital dreamsmith in the ‘80s, game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi get most of the limelight. But it
Import Review: Arslan - The Warriors of Legend (PS4/XB1)(Post)
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend is a Dynasty Warriors game from Koei Tecmo, based on the anime series The Heroic Legend of Arslan. The anime itself is based off of a series of Japanese fantasy novels f
An Interview With the Makers of Siegebreakers(Post)
Being based in the Bay Area, we've been lucky enough to get to know and become friends with a lot of great independent game developers like Gaijin Games and Team Meat. But what is even nicer is to mee
The Sony Booth At TGS (PS4)(Post)
KnackKnack is a simple platformer that has you playing as a creature called...well, Knack, which can make itself bigger and stronger from the pieces that fall off of things it destroys. When you take
Import Review: Fire Emblem Warriors (Switch/3DS)(Post)
Fire Emblem Warriors is a new game from Tecmo Koei coming out October 20thfor Nintendo Switch and 3DS. Like many other 'beloved franchise' meets 'Dynasty Warriors' games that have been released in the
Import Review: Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)(Post)
Fire Emblem is one of the longest running tactical RPGs ever, if not thelongest, and I've felt that it never got quite enough of the recognition it deserved. Hiding in the shadows of other, more famou
Have You Seen GameCenter CX?(Post)
Living in Japan for the past few years, I have seen some really “interesting” television shows. Some of them have have been fun, some almost painfully boring, and others just down-right strange. Among
Hands-On with Metal Gear Rising Revengeance At TGS(Post)
At this year's Tokyo Game Show, I was thrilled to be able to play the demo for the newest spin-off of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. I admit it wasn't so much for the
Setting World Records One Video Game at a Time(Post)
The video game society’s language of buttons tapping, aliens exploding, and fireballs hurling didn’t flicker to life on TV screens overnight. The gaming culture fed off the crunch of Doritos and the s
Hands-On With DmC At TGS(Post)
I've talked before about what a huge Devil May Cry fan I am, and I've also mentioned the reservations and downright displeasure I've had regarding the newest game in the series, DmC. I'm happy to say
The Games Of January(Post)
Week of 1/1Fitness Boxing (Switch): Get off the couch and get moving with fun, boxing-based rhythmic exercises set to the instrumental beats of songs by popular artists. You can personalize your worko
The Games Of June(Post)
Week of 6/2Warhammer - Chaosbane (PS4/XB1): Role-playing game set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. Roam the Old World in a universe of heroic fantasy with millions of fans, solo or in co-op, and fig
The Games Of December(Post)
Week of 12/1Gang Beasts (PS4/XB1): Welcome to Beef City. Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal mêlée fight sequences, and absurdly hazardous environmen
Fatal Frame Fan Group Operation Zero Interview(Post)
A short while ago we talked about a new soon-to-be-released game in the fan-favorite Fatal Frame series. However, despite being planned for release in Japan, Europe & Australia, Nintendo has no plans