It’s a pretty light week for new releases, but at least one of these is guaranteed to keep you glued to your controller so badly,…
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I did my share of defending America’s (and Earth’s!) independence from giant insect overlords this weekend, but it turns out that was only the first…
Comments closedIf you’ve listened to Episode #11: Cartoon Animal Abuse, you’ll remember I talked about Southtown Arcade in San Francisco. Here are a few photos I…
Comments closedIt seems like the dry spell may be coming to an end for 3DS owners. We recently saw the opening of the 3DS eShop and…
Comments closedLong have gamers waited for this day. When Final Fantasy VII first arrived on Western shores in 1997, few could have foreseen the extent to…
1 CommentDid you miss us? It’s been a while since there have been any notable releases, but a few stalwarts have decided to be brave and…
1 CommentThere’s just too much incredible music out there to fit into one show! In an attempt to cover even a fraction more of it, we’ve each collected a few more songs we think are worth listening to. It was still nearly impossible for me to narrow it down so there’s quite a bit on here, but I hope you’ll take a few minutes to listen to a few of the songs here. Let’s start with a few songs from my all-time favorite game composers, in no particular order:
Comments closedIt’s time. No matter how hard the gaming draught has hit you this month, there’s something for you to play this week. Let’s start with…
1 CommentYou know it’s a light release week when the highest profile game coming out is a PSP game: It’s Patapon 3! The Patapon tribe continues…
Comments closedIf you’ve had a chance to listen to Episode 6, you may have noticed there’s something different about it. That’s right: New intro music! I’m…
1 CommentSomething really strange is happening in gaming right now. Just a few weeks ago, Konami and Arc System Works released their Contra-inspired sidescroller, Hard Corps:…
Comments closedThere’s just under a week left until the Nintendo 3DS comes to North America. Have you ventured out to your favorite game store to try…
Comments closedIt’s a good week to be a fan of games starring big-eyed characters with brightly colored clothes and/or hair. After a few weeks of big,…
Comments closedQ-Games’s brand new PSN game, PixelJunk Shooter 2, came out yesterday. If you haven’t played it yet, now’s your chance! We’re giving away a copy…
2 CommentsI’m taking a short break from being completely absorbed in Tactics Ogre to remind you that, yes, there are still more games coming out this…
2 CommentsThe February games onslaught continues this week! I’m still pouring hours into Test Drive Unlimited 2, but hopefully I can find time for a few…
1 CommentI have a confession to make: After doing my best to hype up Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 last week, I didn’t actually buy it. Grin’s…
2 CommentsWhile I was putting together my list for our 2011 preview episode a few weeks ago, I was horrified to realize that most of the…
1 Comment#5: Splinter Cell: Conviction
I’ve admittedly played very little Splinter Cell prior to Conviction, but it was still easy to see how much of a departure this game was from the rest of the series. Instead of the calm government operative he was in the earlier games, Conviction’s Sam Fisher is a free agent calling his own shots, and it has a huge impact on the gameplay. Everything feels very organic and on-the-fly, and without your support team chattering in your ear all the time, there’s a great sense that you’re really on your own. The main storyline is short, but it moves along so briskly that I had a hard time putting the controller down, expecting another shocking twist to be around the next corner. Also noteworthy is the multiplayer co-op campaign, which serves as a prequel to the main story and has one of the most memorable finales ever.
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