The PlayStation Vita is Sony’s biggest gamble yet — a pricey, piano-black, hockey-rink-shaped gaming handheld tricked out with dual joysticks, motion and touch controls and a gorgeous widescreen aimed unapologetically at …
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The 7 Most Promising PlayStation Vita Launch Games
New system launch games are usually pretty dismal — look at what happened to the Nintendo 3DS — but the PS Vita’s looks unusually promising. Here’s a rundown of the seven Vita games we’re most looking forward to (and why).
Everything You Need to Know About Sony’s PlayStation Vita Launch
We’re just a few weeks out from Sony’s U.S. PlayStation Vita launch, so now’s a great time to review what it is, how it works, what it’ll cost, what’s under the hood and what you’ll probably need to buy a la carte. Ready, …
The Used Games Debate: Kingdoms of Amalur Locks Up Content
Let’s talk about the entitlement mentality. No, I don’t mean welfare, tax incentives, or a national healthcare system. I’m talking about video games — used video games, to be precise — and the publishers and development …
5 Reasons Final Fantasy XIII Worked
Final Fantasy XIII was “too linear.” That, amidst effusive praise for its gameplay, was the main charge critics leveled at the game. Linear. Sequential. Undeviating. Straight as an arrow. Not “two roads diverged in a yellow …
The 7 Coolest Gaming Ideas of CES 2012
Another CES has come and gone, so in case you missed all the hullabaloo, here’s a look at seven of the coolest gaming ideas from the show.
‘iCade Mobile’ Wraparound iPhone Gamepad? Yes, Please!
Let’s face it, the iPhone’s touchscreen sucks for serious 3D gaming: Dead Space, Grand Theft Auto III, Minecraft, Aralorn: Sword and Shadow — small as the iPhone’s screen is, who wants to obscure half the picture (often …
5 Game Stories to Watch in 2012
Goodbye 2011, you tumultuous, fickle, lovely year — hello 2012, another 365-day stretch full of promises, disappointments, and with a little luck, a few pleasant surprises as well. While we’re recovering from Christmas candy …
10 Pieces of Star Wars Swag to Ring In BioWare’s The Old Republic
BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic arrives today, December 20, squaring off with Blizzard’s seven-year-old 800-pound gorilla, World of Warcraft. While we’re waiting for the dust to settle, here’s a list of intergalactic odds …
The 10 Games I Want to Play Most in 2012
Nintendo’s Wii U: Why It’s Time to Stop Fretting About System Specs
Heard the latest scuttlebutt about the Wii U’s system specs? No, I don’t mean the one about Nintendo’s next console being 50% more powerful than a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. That one dates back to June—ancient history in gaming …
The 10 Coolest Skyrim Mods
If you’re playing the console version of Skyrim, I’m afraid this story isn’t for you, or rather it is, if only to illustrate how much cooler playing Skyrim on a PC can be. Here’s a look at 10 of the best reasons, by way of some …
