E.T. is Atari's biggest mistake

The year 1983 was a pretty big year in geekdom. That was when IBM introduced their XT computers. It was also when the DeLorean Motor Company, maker of the iconic DMC-12 car/time machine used in the Back to the Future trilogy, ceased production. And who would forget Return of [...]

Last January, my white 40GB PlayStation 3 played its last game. It was Bionic Commando Rearmed. I’ve just defeated the large-wheeled boss that launches grenades at the top of the Area 05 construction site when my television screen suddenly went blank. I thought this was just a reset quirk.

Well, it wasn’t a quirk. It [...]

Nintendo is actively moving digital. After recently announcing that New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS will be sold as a downloadable title, the Kyoto-based game company also revealed that the Wii U will also have downloadable games as well—the Nintendo-published games, at least.

The digital Wii U games can be downloaded through [...]

If you haven’t purchased your copy of Mass Effect 3 for one reason or another, like you’re concerned about the ending or you’re just short on cash, then great news.

You can buy Mass Effect 3 at half the price in Amazon. Yes, it’s now worth $29.99 for all platforms (i.e. Xbox 360, PS3 [...]

In the history of multiplatform games, ports have sometimes been met with some skepticism. If the game was originally for the consoles and was ported to the PC, its developers were sometimes accused of not considering PC controls. If the game is a PC title and was ported to the consoles, it would be called [...]

Max Payne returns after a nine-year hiatus.

Would the real Max Payne 3 release date please stand up? During its earnings report, Take-Two Interactive announced that Max Payne 3 will be launched on the Xbox 360 and PS3 on May 15, 2012. The Max Payne 3 PC release date is scheduled on May 29, [...]

Postal 2 is the definitive example of a game that children shouldn't play.

It all began in 2005 when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that banned the sale or rental of “violent video games” to minors, effectively treating it like pornography. According to the bill, “violent video games” are games “in which [...]

Blizzard is thinking about making Diablo III for consoles.

When asked a couple of years ago if Blizzard would bring Diablo III to consoles, lead designer Jay Wilson said the company didn’t have any plans. Twenty-nine months and millions of consoles sold later, it appears that things have changed. According to the Diablo III [...]

Heavy Rain's visuals are one of the PS3's best so far.

The ability of video games to elicit strong emotion from its audience has long been discussed since Final Fantasy VII started tugging the heartstrings of gamers everywhere. Heavy Rain seeks to do the same with its brand of “interactive cinema”, which hopes to [...]

PS3 users will soon get Hulu Plus.

According to the PlayStation Blog, Hulu Plus will lift the invitation-only availability of its ad-supported streaming video service. Hulu Plus was originally exclusive to “select” PlayStation Plus subscribers, but beginning this week, the service and its application will be accessible to all PlayStation Network subscribers.

Hulu Plus’ [...]