Interview: 4 Questions for Mike Kennedy, Senior Producer of Unbound Saga

Interviews can be unpredictable beasts. One  may suffer from incessant marketing speak, while the next may be  littered with all manners of awesome – – the latter is the category in which I place the words of Mike Kennedy, senior producer of Unbound Saga, the upcoming PSP brawler. There are three things that you should keep [...]

Sega Re-Enters the Hardware Business (Kinda) With the Retro Gen

It’s said that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes, but I’d like to ammend that statement with an extra category: an annual Sega hardware rumor. Since the premature exit of the beloved Sega Dreamcast, the rumor mill gets a-grindin’, churning out a small dose of hope to which fanboys and retrogamers cling [...]

Macross Ultimate Frontier Coming to Japanese PSP; No Chance for America

If you were to ask me to name the biggest influences on my life, Macross would rank just behind, Mama Wilson, MLK, Thomas Paine, and Chris Claremont. It may seem odd to place a melodramatic cartoon aimed at Japanese teens as such a powerful factor, but it was my first exposure to serious themes and circumstances [...]

New King of Fighters XII “Triumph of Combat” Video Looks Great; Are You Stoked Yet?

Another week, another fine piece of King of Fighters XII media. At this point in time, you’re either overflowing with anticipation for the title’s July release, or simply wishing that the gaming gods would end it all, swiftly and painlessly. Still, the clip showcases the marvelous (and much-needed) facelift that Ryo, Terry, Athena, and the [...]

The Greatest 2D Sports Videogame Athletes: The Fat Guy Edition

The first two entries in this retrospective (Little Mac, Starman) have proven to be a Nintendo love-fest and rightfully so; “The Big N” has crafted some of the most enjoyable and memorable titles ever to grace gaming. How appropriate is it that the third profile in the series, and thus completing the Nintendo Hat Trick, [...]

R.I.P., Mike. Keep Moonwalkin’

Worms 2: Armageddon Comes to XBLA: Fun Romp or More of the Same?

The sad truth about Team17′s Worms series is that it is somewhat stagnant. At one time, it was a fun, innovative turn-based strategy game, but I can’t recall being particularly excited about the series at all since Worms Armageddon. In the ten years since then, seven Worms games (nevermind the spin-offs) have been released, and [...]

Hands On With the PSP Go: One Nicely Designed Portable

Life can be quite the playful minx. I was unable to attend E3 this year (the reasons for which goes far beyond the scope of this blog), so I didn’t get a chance to get my lion paw-like mitts on the PSP Go when it was officially unveiled a few weeks back. Thinking that I [...]

Review: Shadowrun (Genesis)

I missed out on a lot of great games, growing up. Either because I didn’t have the right console or because I was a stupid kid and was way more interested in miscellaneous crap. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of excellent games that I have never even touched – – I don’t think I’m [...]

GameBone Pro Gives Your iPhone Dedicated, Physical Controls, But You Probably Won’t Own One

I had my reservations in the beginning, but the Apple iPhone/iPod touch has proven itself a surprisingly robust gaming platform. The only problem? Not all titles are conducive to touch inputs. Enter the GameBone Pro, an 8-way D-pad with 4 face buttons and 2 shoulder buttons that looks to give gamers true tactile sensation – – [...]