Until earlier today, I wasn't at all interested in owning a PSPGo. I might've been able to come up with, say, five reasons why someone might want one - and couldn't really say if any of them applied to me. But then I saw that someone is p...

Despite some unhealthy workaholism, I managed to play quite a few games last year. Many I finished; some I didn't; and several, I only tried the demo, which may not even be worth considering. Nevertheless! Every game I played, even if on...

As unearthed from a closet while visiting my parents for the holiday Connectix Virtual Game Station is a Mac application for emulating the Sony PlayStation. I used this to play Final Fantasy VII (and later, Final Fantasy Tactics) on my i...

Re: Why do we use review scores? I completely agree that review scores are easy, painless, and extremely convenient, even if they are an imperfect metric of a game's worth. I myself put non-trivial stock in Metacritic averages, and will s...

Every time I read my news feeds, I mark items that strike me as good blogging fodder. But lately I've been tied up at work and haven't had much chance to delve into a lot of these. So here are my brief, dumb opinions on some news from t...

In which I spoil the entire plot of Bionic Commando (2009), and your life becomes worse for it, as has my own. From 8- and 16-bit classics whose entire plot fit in a single paragraph, to Japanese RPGs translated into English by someone who...

Recently, a high-profile game has come under fire for using realistic settings and events to depict a bloody conflict. The game's makers - whatever their intentions - are so short-sighted that they've completely ignored the history and ima...

Both Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) and Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008) have fairly, let's say rich ancestry. The original Golden Axe is an unforgettable classic that you might still dick around with in the company of two friends and cheap be...

On Monday (that's ... today!) the Federal Communications Commission is expected to lay out some official rules regarding Net Neutrality, a hot-button issue for Slashdotters and other super-nerds over the past few years. Everyone from the C...

Source images fair-use-stolen from Codemasters, Marvelous, Nintendo I was talking with a co-worker earlier about Overlord, which I'd finally gotten around to starting yesterday, and am in love with. He recently started playing Little Kin...

Source image from the IGDA website, still not updated to reflect his departure Tim Langdell is kind of a dick. As kind of a dick myself, I should know. Now, I may never have incited a legal tussle over the word "edge" - but, I've also n...

I needed a few minutes to cool off at work today - unfortunately there was no liquor nearby - so I dove into the Joystiq source for Matthew Razak's story on the SouthPeak/Gamecock/owed-monies scandal from the other day. It is an interestin...

I'm really excited about Visceral Games' upcoming remake of the classic medieval game Dante's Inferno, bringing modern technology to one of the most entertaining games in history. I know some people are claiming that the new game takes som...

There are a lot of games I'm terrible at, from shoot-em-ups to RTSes with plenty more inbetween. Usually when a game defeats me, I either man up and keep playing until I can conquer it, or let it go and move on. Wii Fit is different. Wii...

As a nerd, I am frequently irritated by minor technical inaccuracies, like hard drive labels and Ted Stevens. Recently a game called Bit Boy!! hit WiiWare, and it is GEEKING ME OUT because it perpetuates the myth that "bit" counts are rela...

I recently watched the exchange between Mr. Burch (may I call you Mr. Burch?) and Mr. Jaffe (fuck it, I'm doin' it) regarding games that aren't necessarily fun. I also recently played Assassin's Creed, and I think these two great tastes wi...