Category Archives: Wii Gaming News

As if EverQuest dropping subscriptions wasn’t enough of a sign that the subscription-based MMO business model will eventually be replaced by free-to-play, Trion Worlds has announced it will begin allowing players to experience a good chunk of Rift‘s early game … Continue reading →

Before the demo from two weeks ago, all most people knew about Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was that it’s the first product of a studio that boasts a roster containing baseball legend Curt Schilling, comics and action figures guru Todd … Continue reading →

For all of its bugs, glitches, and issues, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is still a remarkable game. As I’m sure was the case for many other gamers, the promise of eventual mod support was in and of itself enough … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Gamasutra published a scathing criticism of Final Fantasy XIII-2 penned by our colleague (and occasional Retronauts podcast guest) Christian Nutt. Though contextualized through an extended comparison to Red Letter Media’s popular video critiques of the Star Wars … Continue reading →

PC gamers have become accustomed to being treated less than ideally as a result of DRM schemes like those which force you to have an active Internet connection to play or only provide you with a limited number of installations … Continue reading →

This week was not kind to video game publishers. THQ announced plans for 240 lay-offs amidst the board of directors and CEO giving themselves a 50% paycut. Meanwhile, Disney bought a controlling stake in India-based UTV Ignition — a publisher … Continue reading →

Players with a paid Call of Duty Elite membership on Playstation 3 will be able to snag two new Modern Warfare 3 maps, Liberation and Piazza, on February 28. Both maps launched for Xbox 360 Elite premium members on January … Continue reading →

Chances are, you’ve arrived here in one of two ways. Either you read Jeremy’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 text review and wanted to see him say those things out loud. Or, you’re coming in fresh and want some opinions on the … Continue reading →

As I’m playing a cooperative game of Rhythm Heaven Fever with a Nintendo representative during a private demo last week, I can’t help but get caught up in the beat of the music and the hilarity of our current objective. … Continue reading →

Nintendo made headlines last week when it announced something many felt it should have had in place years ago: the Nintendo Network. The details remain sketchy at best and, like with details on the Wii U, it is likely we’ll … Continue reading →