Microsoft reveals next console: The Xbox ONE

Microsoft finally reveals its new console, the Xbox ONE. Multimedia home entertainment powerhouse. It also plays games!

Microsoft reveals next console: The Xbox ONE

Microsoft finally reveals its new console, the Xbox ONE. Multimedia home entertainment powerhouse. It also plays games!

The Evolution of Etrian Odyssey

Etrian Odyssey is a dungeon-crawling portable RPG created by Atlus that recently released its fourth entry in the series. Let's explore the series.

Next Generation Consoles: Where is Microsoft?

Just a few months from E3, and we still don't know Microsoft's plan. What gives?

EA Senior Engineer calls the Wii U 'crap'. Internet explodes

In a funny development of Twitter quotes from gaming folks (see Adam Orth) EA has now gotten in on the fun.  A senior engineer for EA took to Twitter to call the Wii U 'crap'.  Some folks agree, some don't, but regardless the comments have exploded at IGN.

Posted 5 days ago

Geek Chic on 5/17 episode of Shark Tank

Some of you may have seen Geek Chic at PAX East.  They make awesome gaming tables.  Well they were on an episode of Shark Tank on Friday 5/17 and it is On Demand and should be online in a little while.  Check it out!

Posted 5 days ago

World of Warcraft subscriptions continue to decline

World of Warcraft is in no danger, but free to play continues to exert pressure, reports Rock Paper Shotgun.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Deatils on next Gran Turismo game could be on the horizon

Polygon reports the Gran Turismo website has a trailer and teaser for an event at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit on 5.15.2013. Dusting off my PS3 wheel as I write this......

Posted 2 weeks ago

Diablo 3 gold duping bug causes chaos

The release of patch 1.0.8 for Diablo 3 yesterday introduced a gold duping exploit that left some folks with TRILLIONS of gold, reports Polygon.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Sony says they "Never considered always online DRM" for PS4

Sony's Shuhei Yoshida claims that always online lockdowns were never discussed during PS4 development.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Nintendo themed jewelry at Etsy

Looking for something unique for your special geek in your life?  Well check out the necklaces, earrings, cufflinks, and rings over at Oh My Geekness.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Rating the value of Xbox Live Gold vs. Playstation Plus

This isn't the first list of its type, but they all tell the same story. The value of a Sony subscription is significant compared to Xbox Live Gold.

Posted 3 weeks ago

The Quest for the 17th Colossus in Shadow of the Colussus

Eurogamer details an 8 year quest to uncover all of the secrets in the world of The Shadow of the Colossus. Even a 17th Colossus?

Posted 3 weeks ago

2012 Best selling games and the violence in them

If you're looking for a pretty awesome interactive chart that shows you the top selling games of 2012 and the correlation of violence contained in them check it out over at The Guardian.

Posted 3 weeks ago

Paul Miller unplugs for a year, was it good for him?

Paul Miller at The Verge unplugged from the internet for an entire year and he didn't exactly become a better person. A few weeks a year might be a good idea though...

Posted 3 weeks ago

Super Mario World the best Wii U Game? Chris Kohler thinks so

Chris Kohler at Wired offers telling thoughts on the state of Wii U, Virtual Console and the utter lack of new games

Posted 3 weeks ago
Buy two Kirby games, get one free
Posted on May 24th 2013 11:46 p.m. by Murph

Like that little ball of pink fluff? Enjoy his classic games? Well time to save some moola on some old skool Kirby titles thanks to Nintendo.

Nintendo Direct coverage (5/17/13)
Posted on May 17th 2013 3 p.m. by Murph

Satoru Iwata is back with another Nintendo Direct. Is your body ready for this? I know mine is!

TMNT: Out of the Shadows = a great TMNT game?
Posted on May 14th 2013 7:50 p.m. by Murph

There hasn't been a tremendous amount of good Ninja Turtle games in a long while. It's time to change that with this downloadable title.

Disney lets you turn yourself into a Stormtrooper
Posted on May 14th 2013 7:20 p.m. by Murph

For those visiting Star Wars Weekends in the coming weeks/months, you can get a statue of yourself as a Stormtrooper for $99.95 plus shipping.

Google celebrates Breakout's anniversary
Posted on May 14th 2013 7:01 p.m. by Murph

In true Google fashion they have taken a classic and brought it back to life. Google celebrates Atari's Breakout's 37th anniversary in a unique way.

JCPenney forgets how the Internet works
Posted on May 10th 2013 5:39 p.m. by Murph

Result? Thousands of free hand towels and bath towels and any other order totalling $10. Can't beat free!

The Evolution of Etrian Odyssey

Etrian Odyssey is a dungeon-crawling portable RPG created by Atlus that recently released its fourth entry in the series. Let's explore the series.

Nimoy and Quinto: Spock vs Spock, Mercedes vs Audi
Posted on May 7th 2013 at 10:08 p.m. by Colin

Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto star in a viral Audi ad that hits all the right geek buttons

EA acquires Star Wars games license
Posted on May 6th 2013 at 10:31 p.m. by Murph

EA not only has the NFL exclusivity, they have reached an agreement with Disney to create the next Star Wars games exclusively as well.

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time teased and dated
Posted on May 6th 2013 at 8:40 p.m. by Murph

The sequel to one of the most popular tower defense (lawn defense?) titles of all-time is coming soon. Here are the latest updates.

Club Nintendo Update: May 2013
Posted on May 6th 2013 at 8:15 p.m. by Murph

Don't own Super Mario RPG for SNES / Virtual Console? Stop reading this now and download it immediately.

Nintendo censors Fire Emblem DLC
Posted on May 4th 2013 at 10:06 p.m. by Murph

Apparently seeing a cartoon character in her bikini is a little too racy in Nintendo's eyes so they are censoring the Summer Scramble DLC.

Madden NFL 25 not coming to Nintendo systems
Posted on May 2nd 2013 at 7:57 p.m. by Murph

It seems like EA Sports not only decided to have a monopoly on the NFL license, but they are now deciding which systems to release Madden on.

Next Generation Consoles: Where is Microsoft?

Just a few months from E3, and we still don't know Microsoft's plan. What gives?

Retro games with achievements
Posted on Apr 27th 2013 at 11:50 a.m. by Murph

Sadly the Virtual Console never added any challenges or achievements but that doesn't mean we can't imagine a world where old games have achievements

Nintendo will not have an E3 press conference
Posted on Apr 26th 2013 at 4:10 p.m. by Murph

Well not in the formal sense... it is replaced by two smaller events: a media event and a partner event before the LACC opens

Windows 8 bringing back the Start button and what I learned from Jensen Harris
Posted on Apr 23rd 2013 at 11:52 a.m. by Matt

Microsoft announced that the Start button is coming back, and how that led me to a User Experience video from Microsoft PM Jensen Harris

Phil Fish, the king of bad PR
Posted on Apr 23rd 2013 at 10:10 a.m. by Matt

Phil Fish, outspoken independent game developer and creator of FEZ is biting not only the hands that do feed him, but even ones that want to.

Nintendo Direct coverage (4/17/13)
Posted on Apr 17th 2013 at 10:16 p.m. by Murph

Satoru Iwata presents a new Nintendo Direct with guest stars Mario and Luigi. Let's a go!

Xbox Live Outage comes at worst possible time
Posted on Apr 17th 2013 at 10:43 a.m. by Matt

The April 13th - 14th Xbox Live outage only fuels the fire of why 'always online' is angering so many.