“Lack of evolution” has hurt the JRPG genre, says BioWare co-founder
The current forerunner for western style RPG development, BioWare, has weighed in on the state of the JRPG. When asked about the genre’s current decline, co-founder Greg Zeschuk said, “The fall of the JRPG in large part is due to a lack of evolution, a lack of progression…They kept delivering...
Activision looks to circumvent consoles
It’s a commonly accepted idea that if you want to play a game, you need a game console. But such common knowledge may not hold in the future, says Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. At a recent technology conference in San Francisco, the gaming executive stated that “you should expect to see many of our...
EA and analysts on Xbox hardware
Sony recently announced the PlayStation 3 Slim and is about to launch the new console to the world in just a couple of days. With it comes a new and reduced price tag that puts the PS3 Slim at $299 on retail shelves, which is a $100 drop from its previous one. Some days later, Microsoft sunk the price...
Need For Speed: Shift – Nissan Skyline 2000 GTR Screens
It’s nice to see that the current generation systems are being used to more of their potential than the first generation or even second generation of titles that have released so far. Developers are finding new tricks to pull off graphic genius and still being able to immerse gamers into games that...
Dammit Game of the Week: Crush the Castle
I will admit that I only play Dammit Games at work or during class.  They’re my sanity break after dealing with people who can’t figure out a scanner or a Microsoft product.  I never bring them home with, until now.  I have a gaming PC and consoles to play at home and what was I playing?  The...
Review: Let’s Tap (Wii)
At first glance, Let’s Tap looks like typical shovel-ware.  Who hasn’t tried to push out a few mini-games and turn a quick buck with the Nintendo Wii?  Sure, the console’s innovative controls make it so simple to pick up and play that just about anyone can jump right in. However, there are a...
Screens: G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra(PS3)
The Rise of Cobra is on its way to our consoles, and the latest PS3 screens look rather amazing! We can’t wait to get our hands on some GI Joe action. Call it nostalgia, or whatever you want, GI Joe looks like it could stun us all and we can’t wait for it.
Crysis 2 is coming to consoles because..
..apparently the people at Crytek couldn’t handle the constant ‘When is it coming to consoles?’ nagging anymore. Crytek CEO and prez Cevat Yerli explains: “It’s a question of more than economics. At the end of the day we’re paying salaries and we all have to live, but that’s one side of...
Tales of scans dates Vesperia PS3 for Japan
Good news for PS3 owners who’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Tales of Vesperia on their consoles. The port of the critically acclaimed Xbox 360 RPG has received a date for Japanese release. September 17th marks the end of the shutout of Tales of games on the PS3, and judging from Vesperia’s...
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