The 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards recap

Dec. 18, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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The list and more

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II the game review

July 14, 2011   5 Comments  

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Potter’s gaming swan song disappoints.

Need For Speed Nitro teams up with cutting edge lifestyle brands

Aug. 13, 2009   1 Comment  

The new partnership will allow gamers to customize on numerous levels

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 released today.

Aug. 13, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Details on the retail/digital release of Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal review.

July 31, 2009   3 Comments  

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The swashbuckling pirate is at it again, but how does he fair this time around?

Velvet Assassin review

May 27, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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The new stealth game from Southpeak Games and Replay Studios is technically adequate, but falls short of its historical aspirations.

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad Review

Feb. 17, 2009   1 Comment  

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Babes, blades, blood and zombie hordes. What’s not to like? Quite a lot as it turns out.

The doctor is in

Feb. 2, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Gamer Doc hopes to launch three stores in the Boston area this year

Gamer Doc promises a different kind of video game shopping experience, with three local locations set to open this year.

Staff announcement

May 22, 2008   1 Comment  

Dear Staff,   I’m pleased to announce that Joe Sinicki will take over the long-vacant assignment editor duties for our technology section.   “Milwaukee Joe,” 23, has written for Electronic Gaming Monthly and GamePro and has served as senior editor for the Milwaukee Times. He has been a tech mainstay since our early days, putting [...]

Game creator makes his case

April 15, 2008   Leave a Comment  

I was 11 years old when my father came home with our first modem, a 2400 baud U.S. Robotics. I still remember that shrieking sound it made when connecting to a remote service. A few days later, I discovered The Sierra Network (TSN), later known as the Imagination Network (INN).

Activision and Blizzard merge, create $20 billion game company

Dec. 2, 2007   Leave a Comment  

The combination of Activision’s best-selling Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk, with Vivendi Games’ Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, and Blizzard StarCraft, World Of Warcraft nets the world’s largest video game company. [...]

Breaking News: Atari to restructure, ends game production business

Nov. 13, 2007   1 Comment  

Atari announced today that the company will re-focus its operations on publishing and distribution, completely ending its game production business. The company also licensed its Test Drive franchise to parent company Infogrames for a $5 million advance.

Game over?

Nov. 12, 2007   2 Comments  

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Atari is out of money. They don’t develop their games anymore. They’re fighting to hold on to DragonBall Z. Worst of all, they’re just the redheaded American stepson of European Infogrames. But I don’t think hope is lost.

Retro: Virus the Game

Nov. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

This review originally appeared on Reviewcenter.com and Sharewarejunkies.com in 1998 during the Golden Age of shareware gaming. The game (and manufacturer’s website) remain the same today as they were back then. This one stands out as a testament to the way the Internet once was. By John Guilfoil Don’t be scared off by the name. [...]

Retro: Hangsim review

Nov. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

This review appeared on Reviewcenter.com in 2000 during the heyday of PC flight simulation games, including a glut of combat games from Janes/Electronic Arts. Hangsim is a highly realistic flight simulation that was created to simulate flight in hang gliders, paragliders, and ultralights. This game is like flight simulators from around the world, but the [...]

PAX 2008 date set

Oct. 26, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Penny Arcade Expo 2008 dates announced after PAX 2007 attendance made it the number 1 video game conference in North America

Rock Band release date pushed up

Oct. 24, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Originally announced as November 23, the well-anticipated Rock Band will hit stores November 20, before Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Harmonix announced. Rock Band picks up where the amazingly popular Guitar Hero games leave off and is expected to sell amazingly well despite the $200 price tag on the special edition. (The game itself is $59.99 [...]