2012 marked the 20th or 25th anniversaries for lots of big franchises: Nintendo’s Kirby turned 20, Capcom’s beloved but oft-neglected Mega Man turned 25, as did Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy franchise. You can find plenty of retrospectives and features on these series’ big anniversaries online, but there …
So a good chunk of the hardcore gaming community is pretty butthurt over Mass Effect 3’s ending, and rightfully so: as I stated in my review and my follow-up editorial, ME3’s ending really is pretty terrible. But instead of reopening that bitter wound, let’s talk about …
THQ isn’t the only big publisher facing a financial crisis — Sega just reported a whopping 47% drop in profits for the past fiscal year, and unfortunately, that means that the Japanese giant will have to institute some drastic cuts in its workforce. Sega also stated …
Sega recently announced a new HD port of cult classic Jet Set Radio, and while the first wave of Dreamcast HD ports was severely underwhelming, it’s hard not to get excited at the thought of being able to replay some of gaming history’s best and most …
Videogames force you to kill (or at the very least, brutally beat down) a lot of people. Whether you’re playing Halo, Skyrim, or even something as seemingly innocent as Mario, by the time you see a game’s ending credits you’ve likely killed more people/aliens/turtle-things than you …
Now that 2011 is done with, it’s time to stop reminiscing about the year that was and look forward to 2012, which is already starting to look like it might be a great year for games. With titles like Soul Calibur V and Mass Effect 3 …
