Editorial: WAGs

By Ginia
Which end do I plug in? Tee-hee!

As I have stated on recent Podcasts, I have re-entered that life-sucking, gaming black hole that is World of Warcraft and joined my third large raiding guild. One of the things that struck me about my new guild, aside from the fact that our GM sounds like Tony Soprano’s secret lovechild, is the sheer volume more »

Editorial: Guitar Hero 5 v. The Beatles Rock Band

By Bup
Kitten loves Cobain

With the recent release of Guitar Hero 5, there is a bit of controversy over the inclusion of both Johnny Cash and Kurt Cobain as playable characters.  The fact that the player can use either of these characters for whatever instruments they want has made some fans of the two a bit disgusted.  Representatives of more »

Editorial: Roll 'Em Up.

By Thea
katamari

Katamari. Despite a curious lack of hamsters, I love this game. What isn’t to love, really? Katamari features colorful, beautifully developed and engaging levels, interesting up-beat music and is not particularly demanding on one’s time. It really is, everything I could want in a game. The newest installment in the series, Katamari Forever, will be more »

MAP Episode 31: Voices in My Head

By Lusipurr
Schizophrenia for Dummies

Produced 2009.09.13 With new recording software ready so as to avert the potential danger of further lost podcasts, a new question arises: what happens when Lusipurr is distracted by the sound of his own voice? The answer is contained within.

Editorial: Joe Q. Public Crits Gamers

By TheFallenSun
Gamers get their own horror movie now! How fun!

The gamer. Fat, 35, depressed. Or so says a study of 552 adults in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Contrast that with the traditional stereotype of the gamer, a pale, basement-dwelling orc, scrawny and unfit for polite company. Which stereotype is worse? On the one hand, the new definition seems to be fat-phobic and insensitive to mental more »

Editorial: Gaming Addictions

By Ginia
World of Rainbow Brite

The majority of North Americans play video games. Exact numbers are difficult to define as each study seems to present slightly different numbers, but as of 2007, approximately two-thirds of North Americans own and play video games. Among North American teenagers the numbers are higher, with most studies indicating that 75-90% of North American teens more »

Review: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

By Bup
Bup (left) and Lusipurr (right) look on in horror at Oliver Motok

Level-5 adds to the already stellar Nintendo DS game library with the recent release of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. This iteration of the Layton series has the player controlling Professor Layton and his assistant Luke as they try to solve the mystery of the Elysian Box and why it kills all who come more »

Editorial: Okami for the DS?

By Thea
okamiden

When I first heard that Capcom would be publishing a new Okami game, I immediately transformed into a giddy high school fangirl. This happens to be one of the very few PS2 games I own, and I adored every moment spent in the magical, artistic world of Amaterasu. However, when I heard later that it more »