
Playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 with the wife right now, doing co-op throughout the entire campaign. I didn't expect much more than a complete rehash of the first game, but I have to admit I'm a little surprised at how lackluster it feels...

The Style is in the DetailsHIGH Finally glimpsing the lost city of Shambhala.LOW Quickly dying ten times during a chase sequence before getting a hint as to what I should be doing.WTF"Don't you love how the water makes your jeans all squidgy?"read more

This week we challenge commonly held assumptions about criticism, writers, review scores, finishing games and much more. So much more, in fact, we had to split the episode in half. Plus, if you're a Borderlands fan, get ready to hate us. Our quick hit is less than flattering...

In this case, the length is a good thingHIGH It's a real JRPG, except it doesn't waste your time.LOW The Knight 30 mode could have used a little more work.WTF Why is nobody talking about this game?read more

The Brainy Gamer blog featured a terrific post today directed at Infinity Ward's questionable "FAGS" advertising campaign, in which Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels decries grenade spam...

With the release of Left 4 Dead 2 just around the corner (it streets on November 17th for the PC and Xbox 360) expect to start hearing more about the game...

Sometimes even an umlaut isn't enoughHIGH The world is metal.LOW Almost everything else isn't.WTF "Everybody thinks I'll betray them someday. Now gasp as I betray you!"read more

MadWorld comes closer to the kind of inherently "ethical" gameplay that Miguel Sicart (The Ethics of Computer Games) associates with the voyeuristic gorefest Manhunt...

Stranded (and bored) in the wastelandHIGH Millions of guns to choose from, theoretically...LOW The "adventure" is pure contrivance, utterly lacking a soul.WTF Where's the onscreen minimap? Why do weak guns auto-equip?read more

Bland name, tasty gameHIGH A new, predatory twist on puzzling.LOW The difficulty of the final third feels haphazard and unrefined.WTF Rainbow-colored regurgitation.read more

Spoiler Alert for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 fans!!This morning on Twitter, I saw a link come in mentioning Modern Warfare 2...

Many video games are escapist in one sense or another and have to deal with the maximum agency afforded to the player, and in most cases we're talking about agency in the idealized, physical sense...

Over the past week or so, it seems like the issue of race in gaming has been picking up steam. I've come across two great posts on the subject, one from Paul Tassi and a sardonic take over at the Play Like a Girl blog...









