Heeeeeeeey youuuuuuuu guuuuuuuuys. Between Shaun’s post about it and the new link that appeared in the sidebar, you may have noticed that a new project called Geek Force Network started up this week. As such, we’re producing some exclusive content … Continue reading New Game On series on GFN
This column originally ran on January 25, 2010. Call it a fad, a ruse or a hoax. Call it a shallow game for kids. But you’ll also have to call Pokemon the highest-selling portable franchise in gaming history. With DS … Continue reading Checkpoint: Pokemon
This column originally ran on January 18, 2010. In 1995, Square released the best birthday present Chris could ever ask for: Chrono Trigger. The SNES title would later set records for sales in Japan and make a gigantic impact in … Continue reading Checkpoint: Chrono Trigger
We haven’t done a full review of Fire Emblem Awakening yet on this site, but I think I can speak for Shaun and Jason when I say that it’s a fantastic experience. The three of us have all beaten the … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Fire Emblem Awakening
Word seems to have trickled out over the weekend that Tales of Xillia finally has a North American release date: August 6th. Considering that Xillia’s release has been listed as “summer” for the better part of eight months now, this … Continue reading Tales of Xillia: August 6
What better way to start a series about characters fighting to the death than by pitting two warriors with the same name against each other? The impetus for this battle was set up on Twitter, with an exchange about how … Continue reading Deathmatch: Kratos vs. Kratos
Blue Dragon was a victim of its own expectations. When the game was released in the States in 2007, word had already spread about some of the members of the development team who had worked on this project. Many gaming … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Blue Dragon
This column originally ran on October 8, 2009. Tales of Vesperia came out a couple years ago for the Xbox 360, the 10th “mothership” (aka major) title game in Namco’s series. With a PS3 release in Japan last month and … Continue reading Checkpoint: Tales of Vesperia
Here’s what we know about Persona 5: Series director Katsura Hashino will return to put the game together Composer Shoji Meguro will be back to come up with a ridiculous soundtrack Shigenori Soejima will design the characters again That’s it. … Continue reading Where is Persona 5?
This column originally ran on September 24, 2009. Final Fantasy VI. Some call it the greatest game of all-time. Others get confused by the American numbering system and can’t remember if this is III or VI. Checkpoint takes a look … Continue reading Checkpoint: Final Fantasy VI
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