Meet Obi-Wan Kenobi, an average Jedi with an above average brain. Obi-Wan defeated a Sith Lord prior to becoming a Master… When Obi-Wan fought against Anakin Skywalker, an overpowered crybaby who was given every tool possible to be great in life, Obi-Wan flawlessly destroyed him and forced him to live with a respirator for life. Do you know why? Obi-Wan used his brains and skill instead of dwelling on his limitations! For... 

Well if you happened to check out Spike TV’s Videogame Awards this year, you could definitely say that it was a huge moment for video games. Overall there were so many great nominees to choose from. This is due to the fact that 2011 was the year for huge releases. Although many were nominated, only the crème de la crème were chosen in their respective categories. Let’s take a look at some of this year’s winners. Game of... 

Well the VGA’s were on this weekend and amongst all of the bad jokes told by people who pretend to be geeks their were a few gems, one which happened to be a survival horror game by team Naughty Dog (Uncharted series developers). The trailer showed a young woman who looks very similar to Ellen Page  and an older man who favors Drake from the Uncharted game series. The zombies that come at them aren’t slow and lethargic... 

I strongly disliked The World of Warcraft back when it launched, not because of the story, not because of the gameplay and not because of the company – seriously, I love Blizzard, being a huge Diablo / Diablo II player with a serious jonesing for 3 when it finally releases. What turned me away after burning away 40 levels with fellow MMOer Shinzo was the art and the easy mode feeling it had. Now so many years later after the game... 

As a rule the internet seems to universally hate hipsters. Yet that same internet complains about things that cater to the mainstream, reminisces on things in the past that only a few would know about and gives praise to things titled “indy” or “underappreciated”. This internet that I am alluding to is the same world that has dominated the vocal areas of our gaming family. Go to any opinion piece on a game... 

If developers haven’t realized the importance of the internet hype machine by now then then they may as well throw in the towel. I picked up Skyrim on Steam yesterday, not because of the excellent ads and that one badass live-action commercial where the dude faces a screaming dragon like a bawse! No I picked it up because literally everywhere I looked I was being bombarded with Skyrim screenshots, positive feedback and just, ugh! It... 

Dear fighting game developers, I would like to thank you first and foremost for continuing to provide gens for a tiny genre in the grand landscape of gaming. Although I play fighting games extensively and periodically check out the guys grinding them out at a higher level, I would like to ask for one more thing that would help us home players greatly. We need in-game profiles with unique Joypad configurations. Here is why: The problem... 

Personally I am not, being that I watch a ton of anime and have a rather easy time figuring it out… well unless the character in question is some sort of animal/human hybrid like that damn lancer Freya in Final Fantasy or that dude Kuja… wait is it a chick? Who cares really, oh ya that’s right, most American gamers care. The disconnect between the Japanese developers who build these boys that look like not-so-cute chicks thing... 

Games and gamers have always been unfairly targeted for violence, witchcraft and whatever else stirs the pot in conservative conversation. After all we’re just a bunch of fat, jobless losers right? We learn to kill, rape and jack vehicles from video games right? Of course not, but we have learnt a few tricks from games even when we don’t acknowledge it. Have you ever sat back and thought about what practical skills video... 

We knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time and gamers were wondering whether it would even happen after the mega success of Red Dead Redemption. Well Rockstar Game’s website has the above logo plastered on the front with the words “Trailer 11.02.11″ beneath it. Now this means that we have 7 days of sweating before we get a glimpse as to what city we will be wreaking havoc in next. Strangers to the franchise,...