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FeaturesDiscussion / EditorialFeaturesThe Broke Man's Moral BurdenI haven't danced around or sugarcoated the fact that I'm broke at the moment. It hasn't been an entirely bad experience, because I've learned some very valuable financial lessons. I've learned that there's no shame in missing out on the... Click to read full story. Tough Times For AllIt's a shame that this whole economic crisis had to occur so close to the holidays when so many big-name games are being released. There are several games that have recently come out that I want, and more that are... Click to read full story. Xbox Oddworlds destined for Steam (If things go right)."Lorne has spoken to Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer and confirmed that the Xbox‐exclusive Oddworld titles Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee and Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath will be available as PC games from the Steam Network ‘in the not too distant future.’ In his... Click to read full story. In Response to the GameStop HateThere has been a large amount of GameStop going around the web lately. More than normal thanks to the videos created by an ex employee going by Zero Originality. Well after watching this entire series I did learn a few... Click to read full story. BEYOND GOOD & EVIL 2 TEASER TRAILER SHOWN AT UBIDAYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!I knew it would happen, I never gave up hope on it, But nonetheless it’s amazing 4 years after BG&E1’s release and with poor sales (for its budget), there’s a trailer for a sequel! This is just F****ing fantastic, Ubi... Click to read full story. Beyond Good & Evil's been in preproduction for 1 year.For the last few weeks there have been numerous rumors popping up across the Internet and published in various game magazines regarding a sequel to Beyond Good & Evil; For the most part a bunch of insubstantial information from questionable... Click to read full story. Abusive Behavior on LiveHave you ever been in a game of Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 and just been blown away by the behavior and the lack of vocabulary by most of the other people? Now I know that flaming and... Click to read full story. Backups: Should you have the right?Let me start off by saying that I will not go into detail on how to circumvent the security of consoles, so don't expect instructions on how to do so. Now, we all know that game backups/copies are a... Click to read full story. Discussion: Do you keep games sealed?I've been trading games like crazy lately, and I keep accumulating sealed games; many of which I've yet to open. It isn't for the sake of maintaining value, but more that I haven't had the time to play them yet.... Click to read full story. What is your favorite Game or gaming item?Having debated this question more, I've finally decided that my copy of Kingdom Hearts 2 is my favorite. I know the game itself isn't rare and can be found essentially everywhere, but it means a great deal to me on... Click to read full story. Super Smash Bros Brawl doesn't work on all Wiis.The hotly anticipated first party title Super Smash Bros Brawl, won't work on some Wiis, because the dual layered disk used for SSBB isn't being read properly do to "contamination on the lens of the disc drive". Thankfully Nintendo will... Click to read full story. UK TV Star says "ample boobs get in the way of gaming"Gemma Atkinson, UK celebrity, TV star, and co-host of Play.Com Live, a huge game expo at Wembley Stadium on March 15 and 16, says she can beat anybody on the Nintendo Wii according to a March 7 article on The... Click to read full story. Wii Freeloader releasedDatel, the company that makes cheat devices for systems such as Action Replay, etc., has just released Wii Freeloader for the Nintendo Wii. Wii Freeloader is a swap disc that allows players to play any Game Cube or Wii game... Click to read full story. Red Ring of Death on Xbox 360 demo unit at game conferenceVarious models of Xboxes are infamous for dying. Now it turns out that one of Microsoft's Xbox 360 demo kiosk units suffers the Red Ring of Death while on display at the Game Developers Conference. Personally, I don't have an... Click to read full story. Discussion: Favorite fetch/job/delivery type games?I was thinking today that one of my favorite game genres is the fetch/job/delivery (now on abbreviated as F/J/D) type game. I'm talking about where a major part of the gameplay is devoted to doing continually ongoing odd jobs, deliveries... Click to read full story. Discussion: What game are you playing right now?Just added is Discussions to the Editorials category. Please join in the conversation by posting in the comment box! And the first discussion: What game are you playing right now? For some people, you may have a small group, or... Click to read full story. An Open Letter to the Gaming IndustrySimplicity isn’t always a bad thing Minimalism is a style that the gaming world seems to ignore all too often. The nostalgic thought of “simpler times” can often bring a tear to the devoted gamer. Development costs are high... Click to read full story. Authors
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