Mega Man 9 provided a rush of nostalgia unrivaled by much else in the current gaming spectrum. Retro reboots or remakes are great, especially when they’re as close to the source material as a game like Bionic Commando: Rearmed, but nothing else crafted by modern design could reach out and touch my childhood like Capcom’s 2008 reissue of their Blue Bomber. Waxing nos...[Read More]

And there is nothing that makes me happier than hearing how pissed off people get when they play these games.  I love almost nothing more than old-school Mega Man, although one thing I definitely love more is laughing at other people who can’t measure up to my badassness when assuming the role of the Blue Bomber.  Oh yes.  You heard me, Eric; that is me calling you out.  ...[Read More]

So the other day I was discussing with fellow editor and sibling Greg Schardein the prospects of an online Heroes of Might & Magic experience.  We both came to the agreement that, while it would probably demand massive amounts of time as well, it’d be incredibly awesome.  We doubted we’d ever see it, however.   But somebody out there is reading minds, apparently, as ...[Read More]

Note: I originally wrote this last October, then emailed it to myself and forgot all about it. While playing Fat Princess: A Fistful of Cake for most of the evening, I unexpectedly rediscovered the consumerism-pangs for the PSP Go and remembered I wrote this silly little article. It’s out of place and damn late, but still valid in terms of how my brain wants something I absolutely do not nee...[Read More]

When the Wii was first unveiled, and the Wiimote shortly thereafter, I was enticed with Nintendo’s promise of a revolution. Little did I know that that revolution would have little to do with me, the loyal lifelong gamer, and have more to do with the player who hadn’t picked up a controller in decades, or even those who never picked one up in their entire lives. This “revolution&...[Read More]

There is a tab  in the administrative back end called ‘Add New Video’   click on that, then Remote, then put in the amazon url (like  http://video.digitalchumps.com/karatekid.flv ) Fill in the title, category and all the other required 411 and save it.

Quick Start (remove spaces from the { and the hwdvs) { hwdvs-player }1{ /hwdvs-player } This inserts a video player with a single video (video id:1) into the article. { hwdvs-related }4{ /hwdvs-related } This insert 4 related videos into the article. { hwdvs-category}4|cat_id=25{ /hwdvs-category} This inserts 4 videos from a single category (category id:25) into the article. Insert a Video Player ...[Read More]

When you think of Nintendo what comes to mind? Is it the originality in their mascots; the range of players they reach; or is it their continued focus on innovation? I like to think it’s all three. Whether it’s the fifth million Mario game that never fails to disappoint, or the Dual Screen handheld that took the world by storm – Nintendo shapes the gaming landscape with each and every idea that co...[Read More]

Amazon is offering a rare promotion where you can preorder your copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2 and in return you will receive:   Free launch day shipping (receive the game the day it’s released) $20 off a future videogame purchase at Amazon.com   This effectively makes the price of the game $30.  GOGOGOGOGOGOGOOGOGOGO

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is going to cause the universe to explode. I don’t mean that in terms of the game’s (science?) fiction, I’m actually talking about the physical solar system in which both you and I are sitting here staring at a computer monitor. The cause for this cataclysm is obvious; Nintendo, a corporation and game developer with the most loyal fan base post-Segapocaylpse,...[Read More]

(Note: the following only makes sense if we pretend I never touched Persona 3/4, or Nocturne, all of which I love dearly) Japanese RPGs used to be my favorite genre of videogames. Weeks, months, and occasionally years (hello, Lunar 2) were devoted to exploring every last inch in games that prided their mammoth 40 to 80 hour play time. In the past, my JRPG anticipation and consumption levels were o...[Read More]

Zeno Clash (Live Arcade, April 21st)  Using the Source engine for a weird first person melee combat is intriguing, but then wrapping that around weirdass art direction that, from media I’ve seen, looks like an Oddworld + Fable mash up, and it becomes entirely different animal. It looks different, and it seems to be taking a reasonable number of risks – something we don’t typ...[Read More]