A few days ago, Ethos presented us his favorite video game girls, and it was a fine, fapable list. However, his focus on JRPG girls has left quite a few hotties under-represented. Today, I wanna show some love to the hotness that exists beyond the narrow confines of Japan. No real preferences, just showing off more »
Nothing quite irritates when playing a team-based game like a team member that doesn’t hold his or her weight. Whether it is a cooperative game or a team-based deathmatch or a sports game, it is the ultimate buzzkill when an idiot or two ruins the chances for the team’s victory. Whether it be from selfishness more »
It was an inevitability. With the depressing sales of the game on the Nintendo DS, there was absolutely no way it would remain exclusive to the platform. Yesterday brought us confirmation that, yes, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is coming out on the PSP this fall. While it looks to be fleshing out the story more »
Today, the British Board of Film Classification was stripped of its jurisdiction over video games. The United Kingdom’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport has decided to turn over the duties of rating video games in the Empire to PEGI (Pan-European Game Information), a ratings board focused solely on video games that serves most of more »
As Xbox 360 owners struggle to put up with systems that are falling apart, a new obstacle has been placed in front of them. Yesterday, Microsoft told Joystiq that they are no longer sending boxes out to people wishing to send off broken Xbox 360 consoles, although they are still paying for shipping of said more »
When the rumors started hitting about a new Microsoft motion controller, most thought it was going to be a ripoff of the Nintendo Wii. However, Microsoft seems to be going in another direction, choosing instead to create a far fancier version of the PlayStation Eye. With full-body recognition and voice input support, Project Natal promises more »
Most would agree that World War II is one of the most overused settings in video game history. However, many might not realize just how overused it is. In counting the World War II games listed on Wikipedia, I compiled the following statistics: seventy-four shooters (including The Outfit which is listed in “other”); thirty-six RTS more »
With my recent purchase of Klonoa on the Wii, the question must be asked: Is there a place for games like this? No, this is not about Klonoa being a 2D platform-jumping game, though that is a question that is certainly worth asking. The question is whether there is a place for a youth oriented more »
It seems like forever since Duke Nukem Forever was announced all the way back in April 1997. Before the recent closure of 3D Realms, many gamers no doubt gave up on the game, or even forgot about it altogether. Now, with any hope of the project’s completion gone, we get this unprecedented deluge of footage, more »
He aims carefully. Very carefully. He measures just the right angle to take the shot, right down to the centimeter. He analyzes the level, carefully planning not only the shot to take, but when to take it. He fires the ball, then prays to the Lord that it goes well. In most cases, it does more »