Way, way back in 1999 I received what I consider to be my first major RPG for Christmas: Final Fantasy VIII. Needless to say, that game blew my 11-year-old mind, and between summoning giant fire monsters and trying to kill the sorceress I found myself wishing that I could have adventures the like that...

E3 is perhaps the biggest gaming trade show of the year, with tons of developers all over the world coming to Los Angeles to show off their latest and greatest creations. And because E3 is so awesome, there’s always that the passes for it are always sold out months in advance. Luckily, if you’re...

Earlier in the week NVIDIA announced that they were releasing the NVIDIA Shield in June, their own entry into the handheld market dominated by the likes of Nintendo, and intended to give gamers a bit of a different choice. After all, the Shield isn’t just another old handheld console: it’s got...

If for some reason you’re still playing SimCity then you might be glad to hear about the latest bit of DLC coming to the game. Called the “Amusement Park Pack”, this bit of DLC will allow you to build a park and lay it out as you wish. In other words, it’s like adding Roller Coaster...

I’m not a guy who likes commercials. After all, they’re trying to pander to me, to try and get me to buy something I don’t really need, and usually they insult my intelligence while they’re at it. That’s why I liked theInjustice: Gods Among Us pre-order commercials, featuring a...

With over 70 million copies sold across the series, Gran Turismo is the most successful PlayStation franchise ever. Featuring tons of cars, locations, races, what-have-you, the series has always attracted the car aficionado from its early days on the original PlayStation. It’s no surprise to see that...

Major publishers have had a problem with used games for awhile now. After all, if a game is sold as used by a store like GameStop, the publishers don’t receive a single penny of the sale. One of the ways they’ve tried to combat this “loss” in revenue is by including free...

It’s pretty easy to say that 2013 could be considered the year for new consoles. From the PS4, to Microsoft’s next console, to the OUYA and the Steam Box, this year is absolutely jam-packed with new hardware releases, and that can lead to some hard choices. Should I get the cheap, $100 OUYA that...