Monthly Archives: September 2009

The original Ninja Gaiden 2, while a solid game, could have been better: inconsistent pacing and brutally cheap moments weighed down an otherwise fantastic experience. With Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, despite the absence of former director Tomonobu Itagaki, Team Ninja … Continue reading →

In Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble, an action game from Spike being brought to North America by Atlus, you play a “yankii” (or “yankee”); a gruff, authority-hating teen with powerful fists and a striking hairdo. Real-life yankii have been around for … Continue reading →

Pre-release demos have become de rigueur in this modern age of downloadable content, but one of the biggest games of the year will be forgoing the seemingly standard process: Infinity Ward has tweeted a message saying they won’t release a … Continue reading →

In what is always a good news, bad news situation, BioWare today opened registration for the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta, and received overwhelming response from fans… which eventually crashed their website. Once normal operations resume, you will eventually … Continue reading →

For me, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the perfect movie. It doesn’t feature an Oscar-bait story about issues or feelings, nor does it feature a stunning performance from a mute Norwegian captured on 16mm black-and-white film. It just shows … Continue reading →

Left 4 Dead 2 might be just a little over a month away, but that doesn’t mean Valve isn’t continuing support for the first Left 4 Dead. Just as promised, the Crash Course downloadable content is now available on both … Continue reading →

As they often do, Nintendo has once again released a system update killing homebrew support for the Wii today, bringing us to version 4.2. Unfortunately, the benefit of updating isn’t particularly great, especially if you’re into the homebrew scene — … Continue reading →

We’ve nearing the point where it’s time to start shopping for holiday gifts, and Microsoft knows it. That’s exactly why today they announced two new Xbox 360 bundles for the holidays, one featuring an Xbox 360 system, and an Xbox … Continue reading →

You don’t need to be a hardcore gamer (for that matter, you don’t need to have ever touched a controller in your life) to realize that Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey lives up to its name. Just look at the … Continue reading →

The upcoming remake of Earthworm Jim for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and iPhone will feature a few enhancements, including a level from the special edition, reports GamerBytes. The game’s code is being reworked from the ground up to … Continue reading →