Part third-person shooter, part brawler, part shmup, The Red Star is one of the most underrated action titles to pop up on the PlayStation 2. Based on the the sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel of the same name by Christian Gossett, it made quite an impression on action fans who appreciated the game’s big guns, large explosions, and [...]
Indie game journalism is booming. It seems that I stumble across a new site that brings fresh takes on news, reviews, and multimedia to gamers looking for unique twists on the typical bits and bytes coverage. The NYC area has a concentrated shot of indie journalism that give the Joystiqs, IGNs, and Kotakus a run [...]
If you’re a fan of the Metal Slug series, then you know what it’s like to have all the odds stacked up against you. Whether it’s dodging zombie vomit or getting stuck in absurd crossfires, running with guns blazing into the impossible has never lost its appeal… until now. Metal Slug XX for the PSP [...]
Kick-Ass, the movie based on the popular Mike Millar comic, hits theaters April 16th, so it was inevitable that footage of the tie-in video game made its rounds to the public. WHA Entertainment announced the upcoming release of Kick-Ass for the PS3 and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, which will be released a day before the film is [...]
Anime conventions, comic cons, and other assorted nerdfests are often stigmatized as places for socially awkward geeks to drool over attractive ladies, wear heinous costumes, and funk up the joint due to a lack of deodorant. There is a real for this: all of the accusations are true. The Other View, in preparation for PAX [...]
Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo of Japan let slip a press release that detailed the that the company is planning to release a 3D-capable verions of its mega-popular handheld (with an [...]
When our friend Wiil at Aggrogate decided to go comic book hunting in NYC’s Jim Hanley’s Universe, he unearthed some rather choice booty. No, I don’t mean back issues of Dakota North (I confess, I had the entire mini-series—WHAT?), but a series of sweet retro gaming ads within those 20 year old comics. Will’s scans [...]
Gamers like to do three things: play video games, eat, and drink (be it alcohol or Mountain Dew). That triple threat makes PAX East 2010 a prime destination for journies and consumers alike who are looking to stuff their faces, engage in digital warfare, and pow wow with like-minded folk.
It’s finally here. After much waiting, the beloved 2004 freeware PC title Cave Story debuts on WiiWare for a 1,200 Wii Points. If you’ve been gaming from under a rock, Cave Story allows you to play as the amnesiac android Quote, who traverses an unknown land only to discover an evil plot that threatens rabbit-like [...]
If Dungeon Fighter Online or FreeStyle Street Basketball plays more to your gaming sensibilities than, say, high-end 3D games like Far Cry 2, the Acer AspireRevo R3610-U9012 may very well be to your liking. The $329 mini-desktop is a slick PC about the size of a hardcover book that features a solid Nvidia GPU that’ll let [...]
