Our Favorite Co-op Games(Post)
Gaming has had a long tradition of bringing friends and family together for great match-ups and team-ups. It’s always great to see customers coming in together to find the games they will be playing w
Flashback Friday: Midnight Resistance (Genesis)(Post)
One of my favorite games on the Sega Genesis was a co-op, run-n-gun shooter called Midnight Resistance. For those of you that might not have played, or even heard of Midnight Resistance before, you ha
Flashback Friday: Ghosts 'N Goblins (NES)(Post)
Welcome to our first Flashback Friday post. Every Friday we will be taking a look back at a classic retro-game that holds a special place in our hearts. We will be sharing our memories and thoughts on
What Gamers Need To Know About Vampire The Masquerade Before Swansong's Release(Post)
Remember when the world was crazy for vampires? Shortly after the initial zombie craze, amidst Twilight-laden parody and ridiculousness, vampires had their time in the spotlight. There's still a ve
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Hands-On With The Heroic Legend of Arslan at TGS(Post)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan is the latest Dynasty Warriors game from developer Tecmo Koei, based on a popular anime, manga and novel series of the same name.Originally supposed to launch in the middle
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 Odin Sphere Leifthrasir At TGS(Post)
Odin Sphere for the PS2 is one of my favorite games ever, with its interesting story, intertwined characters, and art that can only be described as luscious. It put developer Vanillaware firmly on my
This Is Why Konami Killed Its Console Games(Post)
When I first came to Japan six years ago, the thing I noticed was that the portable industry was king here. Everywhere you went people were using a DS or PSP. However, since then, the smartphone has q
Import Review: Dragon Quest X Online (Wii)(Post)
If Japan was going to have an 'official national game', it would definitely be Dragon Quest. Dragon Quest is really, REALLY popular here. How popular, you ask? The Japanese Government at one time had
A Great Way To Display Your Boxless Game Boy & GBA Games(Post)
Finding a boxed copy of an original Game Boy or GBA game is becoming harder and harder. While the hardcore collectors out there will continue to persevere until they find that rare gem, the rest of us
Resident Evil 7 At TGS'16(Post)
The Tokyo Game Show demo of Resident Evil 7 is an expanded and updated version of the E3 demo. And just like the E3 one, you can download the demo from the PlayStation store and experience it for your
Gravity Rush 2 At TGS'16(Post)
While it may have been conspicuously absent from E3, Gravity Rush 2 is prominently featured at this year's Tokyo Game Show.If you've played the original on either Vita or PS4 you know what you are in
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
LEGO NES Coming August 1st(Post)
Nintendo and LEGO are continuing their partnership with the announcement of a LEGO replica of the iconic NES. According to the press release: "The LEGO Group today announced a LEGO® Nintendo Entertain
Hands-o With "The Order 1886" At TGS(Post)
Well after an incredibly tiring TGS, loosing my bullet train ticket, and then catching the oh so fun after expo plague I'm finally ready to give you all the run down on Tokyo Game Show 2014.For those
Lost in Localization: Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)(Post)
All of us have fond memories of playing great games in our childhoods. Well, did you know that someone in another part of the world might have played the exact same game, but it was entirely different
The Microsoft Booth At TGS (XB1)(Post)
For the first few days of TGS, I was feeling kind of sorry for Microsoft; PlayStation had wait lines two hours long, while you could literally walk up and play just about anything at Microsoft's booth
NPR: "How 'Streets Of Rage 4' Reimagined Gaming's Most Iconic Rave(Post)
NPR has an in-depth write up on Streets of Rage 4, here is just a sample of the entire article. CLICK HERE TO READ IT IN FULL.At the turn of the '90s, the attention of the video game industry was lock
Hands-On With PlayStation VR At Tokyo Game Show(Post)
Over the past few years at Tokyo Game Show, Sony has been slowly showing off their evolving VR technology. At last year's show, the then named Project Morpheus was the hit of the show. Sadly, we weren