Anthony Burch thought he has some solid ideas about what it took to make a video game. Some imagination, a good team, and some passion. He slowly learned that, while actually developing a video game, that could not be further from the truth. He wrote about his experience for Kotaku and what he says will […]
Tekken was a colorful and wacky fight game. Between fighting bouts with Bruce Lee’s look-a-likes you would sometimes have to fight a tree or a panda bear. For real. But of all the characters who SHOULD’VE been weird, Heihachi was definitely one of the weirdest. Seriously, though, any guy who ties family members he is […]
As a gamer, little is worse than waiting on a game’s release only to find out it has all but vanished. The good part about that is you get something else and forget, and then when the game you wanted does appear, it is like a Festivus miracle. Think of this as a list full […]
American McGee’s Alice. They had me at American McGee’s Alice. [Image Via VideoGamesBlogger, List Via WatchMojo]
The Legend of Zelda series has always been an institution for gamers. Many of us grew up playing the series and have seriously found memories of almost every game from the series. Yes, even Wind Waker. And while most of us can say we’ve played most of the classic Zelda games, we need to remember […]
There are some games that have minor characters you cross paths with but secretly hope you get to spend more time with because they are so badass. On occasion, these NPCs get DLC down the road, but for the most part, they stay just that. NPCs. Here are ten very memorable NPCs from gaming. We […]
There is a great piece over at Kotaku today about how the new first-person mode in GTA V is so realistic, that experiencing car crashes is actually more jarring than anything the writer had ever experienced in gaming. The point is that the first-person mode in GTA has such weight and gravity to it, that […]
Here is the general rule about ‘pain in the butt’ bad guys (from movies, TV, and gaming). True villains never die. They never really go away. They may vanish for a bit or lull an audience into a false sense of security, but that’s their job. The reality is, when you LEAST want to see […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Tetris master? I’m not talking getting a couple hundred lines. I an talking about being a zen master at the overall game of Tetris. For the first time, we have a glimpse into the life of a man who has spent his passion […]
Prey 2. All I need to say is Prey 2. As an avid gamer, I will always drool at the Blade Runner aesthetic and potential of what that game that could have possibly been. That is just one of the many heart-breaks mentioned on this list of cancelled video games (most of which we wish weren’t […]