Remember when a game of Risk took nearly three hours or more? Those days are over.

Many gamers of my generation spent countless hours battling the demons of Hell in the DOOM (Doom) games. I fondly remember firing up the ole 28.8 modem to connect with a neighborhood friend for some late night co-op fests. The original Doom has been available on XBLA for years, but only late last month did Doom II make itself available. That's certainly a welcome addition to the Marketplace, but t...[Read More]

Remedy may not create a lot of games, but when they do, they turn in stellar work. Their newest title -- in production for several years -- is finally available and you shouldn't miss it. Alan Wake's beautiful nightmare has begun.

Ubisoft's Prince of Persia series is back this week with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Expanding upon the original Sands of Time Trilogy, The Forgotten Sands is an all new adventure in Persia featuring the same acrobatic jumping and combat that gamers have come to know and love. Is this new adventure in Persia worth your time? Indeed it is, let's find out why.

My experience with skateboarding games is frankly thin, with my most recent virtual grind session coming from Tony Hawk: Ride. While troubled on many levels, I appreciated Ride for its interactive but very frustrating controller. But this isn't about ride. This is about Skate 3, the third title in EA and Black Box's series in as many years. Having not played Skate before, I was coming into 3 a tot...[Read More]

Let me paint you a picture. You need directions, so you casually stroll into the nearest bar. Upon entry, you see a cross eyed bartender telling an anthropomorphic pig he can’t consume any rooster blood, then you walk a few feet to the left and find what appears to be a man in leather pants and no shirt wearing a bucket on his head, which happens to be attached to a chain, the end of which h...[Read More]

Somewhere between DLC and sequel lies a certain type of release that always begs the question: is it worth it? Capcom's Street Fighter series is no stranger to such releases and their latest offering is an expanded version of Street Fighter IV. With ten new characters, new stages, new onlines modes and many other gameplay additions, Super Street Fighter IV takes the best fighting game from last ye...[Read More]

Sam Fisher is back and lets just say he's none too pleased with his former employer, the US government. For gamers, especially Splinter Cell fans like myself, we're happy and excited to see him back in action. After years of development, several delays and even a haircut scare, Splinter Cell: Conviction is ready for prime time.

Samurai Showdown from SNK is a long running series that I've always respected, but never really played much, for whatever reason. The series has finally made its debut onto current gen consoles with Samurai Showdown Sen. This newest entry isn't without its problems, but for passionate, patient, and tolerating fans of fighters, it may be worth a look.

Quick -- if you had $20 to spend on something gaming related right now, what's your best purchase? If you answered Deadly Premonition for the Xbox 360, you'd be absolutely right. Unless you're obsessive about having next gen graphics or can't deal with a few minor quirks, Deadly Premonition is an outstanding game that for most of us, came completely out of nowhere.

In Metro 2033, a novel turned video game, mankind's worst fear has been realized. Twenty years prior, in 2013, the apocalypse happened and the last remnants of humanity were forced underground. Earth as we've known it is no more -- cities are leveled, the air is poisonous, and violent mutants kill humans at every chance. As the player, you will control young Artyom, who was born twenty years ago i...[Read More]

I’ll give Sonic Team (Sonic Riders + Riders Zero Gravity) and Traveler’s Tales (Sonic R) credit for trying to take the kart out of the mascot kart-racing genre, but the truth of the matter is all of those games were sort of terrible. Kart racers featuring Diddy, Crash, Jak, and, of course, Mario are celebrated and beloved by the gaming community, where as Sonic’s cache of attempts have...[Read More]