Can you recall which game sucked you in the hardest (if you’re the type that actually cares for reading)? For role-playing gamers the answer is probably a hard one – because you have options, but for the casual gamer it may take some thought. Recently I was disheartened after learning that the majority of Mass Effect and Dragon Age players were skipping through the dialogue to get to the end. Knowing that we are in the age of “tl;dr”... 

One of these days I am going to be able to bring up an MMORPG in conversation and it won’t descend into a discussion on Star Wars Galaxies, Dark Age of Camelot, or Ultima Online.  I really, really wish we could bury these fossils and leave them out of conversation when dealing with newer games on the horizon. My fellow keybinders, can we please change the song on that broken jukebox already? Come on we all know the pattern and the tired dance... 

Think about it, all of our friends and family give bonuses and negative effects to our lives very much like a power-up in a video game does. Am I the only nerd to think of this? I want you to sit back and think of your immediate circle and what it is that they bolster in your life and make you better (we aren’t doing negatives this round). Pull out some paper and do the equation like this… The Girlfriend: (Classic Carebear) +5 to Empathy. Friend#1:... 

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 every game in the... 

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 the Year The Elder... 

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 like The Walking... 

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 has reigned supreme,... 

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 (read: review) and... 

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 was like a... 

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 of finding...