The Sound of White Noise: The Ubisoft Controversies
white noise noun 1 a : a heterogeneous mixture of sound waves extending over a wide frequency range b : a constant background noise; especially : one that drowns out other sounds 2 : meaningless or distracting commotion, hu...
The Top Five Worst Things of E3 2014
Now that everyone, including this site, has put up their respective “Best of E3 2014” lists and articles, I felt like talking about the worst things I witnessed from this year’s show. There was actually quite a lot to tal...
Looking Back at E3 2014: Good, but Not Great
Sean looks back at E3 2014 with a pang of disappointment mixed in with his excitement as he feels that not everyone brought their "A" game.
[Rumor] Mass Effect Trilogy Being Re-Released for Next Gen Consoles
The Mass Effect trilogy is making it to the next gen consoles (which makes me want a next gen console more than anything now.) Thanks to Neogaf member Rushersauce who spotted a listing of games for the PS4 on a Chilean retaile...
Transistor Arrives on PS4 and Xbox One on May 20
Science fiction action-RPG. It’s a much loved genre mix-up. Anything from the third person shooter Mass Effect series to the tactical turn-based RPG XCOM games. And it seems that Transistor is loosely following down the...
What Video Games Really Say About Women
Ah, yes. The old battle for gender equality continues to this day in the world of video games. Gender issues are not something likely to just go away, and you may find yourself asking, “Laura, what are you talking about? Look...
Stranded, or How I Learned to Love Video Games Again
I sat in my bedroom a few nights ago and stared at my TV. I was deliberating on which game I wanted to play. The options I considered were Bastion,  Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII,  Dead Rising 3,  Mass Effect 3, an...
Mass Effect Trilogy May Be Released on PS4, Xbox One
According to Bioware Edmonton and Montreal’s general manager Aaryn Flynn, the Mass Effect trilogy may be re-released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. When asked if a next-gen release of the Mass Effect trilogy was a po...
Top Ten Narratives of the Last Generation
Top 10 Remember when video games were just about chubby plumbers saving kidnapped princesses from killer turtle people? I do. Since the creation of video games the medium has been evolving with better graphics, hardware, gamepl...
Warframe Review
Uploading Boredom The last free-to-play game I played (and reviewed) was Ascend: Hand of Kul.  I enjoyed it; I’ve mostly forgotten about it, but at the time it was a decent distraction. A lot of people complain about mi...
SpawnFirst’s Favorite Games of all Time
I’m Buddy Acker and I love video games! I love them in all their forms, from BioShock to Animal Crossing  to Bejeweled.  If I had to make a list of my favorite games ever, it would be the Frankenstein of video game l...
Will Games Ever Get The Respect They Deserve?
In early November I was unloading a truck in the back of the Wal-mart where I am employed and found a box labeled “PS4 Hardware” coming down the line. I excitedly held up all my co-workers as I opened up the box and...
Bioware’s Getting Busy: New Mass Effect, Dragon Age, And New IP
Things are getting quite busy in the Bioware headquarters. Internal builds of the latest entries in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series of games are being tested and played as we speak. There is also a whole new IP they h...
Dragon Con 2013: Best of Video Game Cosplay (So Far)
I and my laconic but charming cameraman (my brother, Edward) set ourselves a task: find the very best of video game cosplay at Dragon Con 2013. Â Many came, few were chosen.* Check them out here. ELIZABETH AND BOOKER, BI...
Where Have All the Characters Gone?
Good or evil. Hero or villain. Paragon or renegade. Savior or conqueror. In the past few years, RPGs almost exclusively have involved a choice-making system. The level of choices and how those choices effect the story of the ...
