Right now I am in the market for a new PC. I don’t necessarily need a gaming rig that can play Battlefield 3 on full settings, just something that can handle recent PC releases. One of my incentives, besides the fact that this article is being written on a 5-year-old laptop, is that Guild Wars 2 should be launching this year. Here is where being a conflicted gamer comes into play (No pun intended). Guild Wa ...

The website for the new PS3 exclusive The Last of US has been updated with two new screen shots which don’t do much to lift the fog surrounding the game, but what fun would it be to unravel the mystery at such an early stage? The first image is of a photo realistic view of foliage from either a forest or jungle. This could be a teaser of the graphical quality and general setting of the exclusive, showing us ...

This generation we have seen some pretty creative game features from Killzone 2 introducing a cover system in first person perspective, all the way to Mass Effect’s conversation system. Not all innovative game features were created recently, so join me as I take a look at five that introduced creative features from past generations. The Thing: Fear and Trust The Thing was released for the PS2, X-Box, and PC ...

When a developer or publisher reveals that their new game will have downloadable content to keep you busy after the game releases, I’m sure there are gamers out there that will buy every single piece of content their connection can download, won’t be bothered with it at all, or weigh in their options. This article really isn’t about sharing my definitive opinion about the subject, but more to get the reader ...

An Online Pass is a redeemable code that grants a consumer of a new game access to the multiplayer mode or other online modes of that title. The system is also a way for publishers and developers to make money from the used game market, which they normally didn‘t see at all. I can understand the use of this system because it is every studio’s right to earn as much money as they can from their own intellectu ...

Sony has recently revealed the PS3 can not offer their install base  Cross Game Chat due to memory restrictions. It took them a pretty long time to finally come clean, but the truth is now out there like Mulder and Scully chasing after aliens. It only does everything except Cross Game Chat, and quite honestly I couldn't care less. Cross Game Chat has always been a topic that was split down the middle. It wa ...