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Prince of Persia gets Nickelodeon makeover
“Kid-friendly” isn’t a term you would normally use to describe the Prince of Persia franchise. On the contrary, the most recent titles in the long-running series have fallen very solidly under the “T for Teen” rating. For whatever reason, though, Ubisoft is out to change that.
The latest entry for Nintendo DS, Prince of Persia: The [...]
What do you think of fighting games?
After wandering around gaming related videos on YouTube I came across the above video.
It’s got a nice number of views and one hell of a lot of angry comments. It shows some guy pretty much completely bashing all fighting games.
I feel he makes some really good points but he does tend to go overboard on [...]
Overachieving: Is there such a thing?
Microsoft’s latest game console, the Xbox 360, has been out for more than two years now. Most of us here own this super system and have grown familiar with its ups and downs. But there is something MS has pulled off quite nicely and that is to implant obsession amongst its faithful followers. That obsession [...]
Just a customer…
Since January 2008 “child accounts” on XBL have been unable to download “M” or “Pending/Unrated” content because of a little rule the ESRB set up. This is not a law enforced in any U.S. state or country internationally. Microsoft has decided to follow this rule and update the marketplace to restrict child accounts from downloading [...]
Fear and Loathing in Liberty City
I hate days like this.
Days where one new title on the gaming landscape hits the market, and the world stands still while it attaches itself to you, ramming it’s ovipositor down your throat and laying it’s eggs in your chest. You can fight and struggle all you’d like; but it’s a futile effort.
The game [...]
Retro backlash from fickle gamers
When a new media device comes out like a Blu-ray player or even when CD players came out back in the day, people were excited about the addition of better looking movies and cleaner sounding music to their libraries. Along with the newer movies and music, people are also excited about getting some of their [...]
Sorry, I thought this was an interactive media
It seems like the later into the Xbox 360’s life cycle we get, the less that developers have a need to justify their games to us. Just a thought here, let me run with it.
Let’s turn back the clock. Nov/Dec 2005 at the Xbox 360’s launch there were 17-18 launch titles (North America/Europe), all [...]
X360 Girl - Where did it all go wrong?
Every once in a while, the world of gaming presents a scene that triggers my irrational anger. For instance, the sight of perfectly healthy and capable people begging for my hard earned money.
Abandoned kittens, starving children, and homeless grandparents; these are some things that make a person want to reach out and lend a [...]
Open source gaming… pointless or the savior of the industry?
I was browsing through my feeds from the past week trying to come up with a column topic, you know, so the good folks at Gaming Clarity don’t fire me on week two, when I ran across a very interesting Ars Technica review on an import only, open source handheld game system.
Emulation Station [...]
Is Wii Fit just another accessory title?
Nintendo has officially announced pricing for the much anticipated Wii Fit, well, at least for their Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Plaza. Coming in at $89.99 for the package that gives you the game, the Wii Fit board, and a free t-shirt may be a little too up there for a niche title that [...]
