Hey gang!  It's been a while since I posted on here and it's high time I remedied that!  This will hopefully become a semi-regular column that touches on my experiences with the videogame industry and it's uses and abuses of ...

Usually, when I see that a game is going the route of free-to-play and including microtransactions as it's sole avenue of income, I grimace and expect the worst.  Typically, titles that have gone this route are rife with progress...

You know what I really, really miss?  Being able to enjoy videogames as an escape from reality.  These days, I'm constantly bombarded from all sides by friends, fans, and websites about some new scandal in the industry.  ...

Well, according to me anyway. I love fighting games.  I've been playing them my whole life.  One of my very first memories of playing games period is playing Street Fighter II in my local bowling alley.  It was mind...

Ok, ok.  Look.  I couldn't just choose one, alright?  It's like choosing your favorite puppy out of a litter.  Plus, it's not like I chose a different title in the Final Fantasy series.  Enough with the justif...

It seems almost expected that gamers around the world would, at the very least, consider a Final Fantasy title as their favorite or most-cherished game of all time. And, in truth, it feels almost cliche to choose one of the many title...

Off-brand is the worst brand. For almost every gamer who grew up in the 32-bit era, hearing the name "Final Fantasy 7" conjures up vivid memories of a special time in gaming.  Whether it was your first RPG, or just the first...

Well, it's interesting that this is going to be my first blog post EVAR on D-Toid. �I've actually been a long, long, loooooong time lurker and just joined yesterday! �Why did I wait so long? �Don't know! �I think it stems from having a lot ...