For those that didn’t snatch a pricey $350 special edition PS Vita last Wednesday, cheaper versions of Sony’s powerful gaming portable will launch in the U.S. tomorrow (technically midnight tonight) along with the final launch …
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Here Treasure, Treasure: Uncharted Golden Abyss Review
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is Uncharted on a 5-inch screen, and that’s the worst I can say about it, despite the fact that it’s the first one not made by series creator Naughty Dog (in their stead, Sony’s SCE Bend Studio). It’s not …
Sony PlayStation Vita Review: Beautiful, Expensive and Worth It
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 …
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 …