When it was announced the Final Fantasy XIII was going to be available on the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3, it was almost as if gaming’s very foundations experienced a minor tremor. After all, the Final Fantasy series have always been a staple on Sony’s consoles, (except for the handheld titles, of course) [...]
Even though, on the surface, the Microsoft Xbox 360 has been out for three long years already. Along the way, we’ve been able to enjoy such instant classics as Gears of War, Halo 3, and Left 4 Dead. However, the first batch of 360s is not the same as the ones that fill retail shelves [...]
Nintendo has traditionally topped the sales charts for games on its own systems, so when these numbers got released by the NPD Group, it’s not like they came out of left field. What you see above are the all-time top-selling games for the Nintendo DS and, as you’d expect, all of the top five consist [...]
New York Times Magazine photographer Robbie Cooper has a short video of young gamers doing what they do best: playing games. The twist here is that you don’t actually see what games they’re playing. Instead, there’s a focus on what their faces look like while they’re playing. I suggest you watch the clip first before [...]
The game may look a little quirky and a little kiddy, but it turns out that Ninjatown for the Nintendo DS is actually a really good game. In essence, it blends certain elements from games like Starcraft and SimCity, getting you to look over a, well, ninja town. You develop different kinds of ninjas, fend [...]
Chrono Trigger has been released for the Nintendo DS. How did it fare? Here’s the review: GamesRadar (100/100) “If you’ve never played Chrono Trigger, you owe it to yourself to finally give this gaming touchstone a whirl. And if you have played it before, you can play it again, for no other reason than to [...]
I kind of sensed this intuitively, but it’s good to see some hard numbers confirm my suspicions. When the first Microsoft Xbox hit the market, people were a little skeptical about picking up Microsoft’s first dedicated gaming console. At the time, the Sony PlayStation 2 was sitting at the top of the heap and it [...]
The Last Remnant. It’s an RPG from Square Enix. Why is it a big deal? Because it’s not a Final Fantasy title. Is it really that different? Is Square Enix actually capable of starting a new franchise? The video will take a while to load, but here’s one thing that this review and others have [...]
World of WarCraft? Check. The Burning Crusade? Check. Wrath of the Lich King? Check. Ozzy Osbourne? Wait, what? The Prince of Darkness (since 1979!) is one the new stars of a series of celebrity-filled commercials for World of WarCraft. He plays as an undead warlock, of all things, but his avatar looks convincing enough. My [...]
Some people got pretty excited about Metallica’s Death Magnetic being offered as DLC. Other people are looking forward to some Smashing Pumpkins action for their favorite band-based rhythm game. And then there are those who prefer their hearts to go on with Canada’s premiere songstress. For some reason or another, Sony Computer Entertainment feels that [...]
