Evidence that Two Screens are Better than One
I admire that Nintendo is taking a risk with the Nintendo DS. I've been skeptical of the system but my skepticism has been replaced with more-full-fledged cautious optimism, at this point. I know... The Definition of Gameplay
This evening I received an email from a GameSpot user who's apparently working on a speech for a class he's taking. His speech, naturally, is going to be about games and what makes them unique as... Fortune Smiles Upon Thee, Thou Hast Found a Torch!!
One of the interesting things about games is that they're designed to make you feel as if you're somehow special. This is one of the ways in which games, as a medium, are distinctly peculiar. When... 14 Year Old Girls, Totally Radd!!
Trust me, it's not what you think. You've heard of the minibosses . Now hear this. I wanted to put in a plug for a couple of recent recordings that I think are decidedly interesting. Thanks to... NBA Bawlers
Just a brief note of acknowledgment: Apparently Take-Two and Visual Concepts didn't sit idly by when, suddenly, the release date of EA's basketball game moved up by a week and its price dropped... TGS Aftermath
Times like this I'm damn proud to work under the same roof as my colleagues. While I'd love to attend the Tokyo Game Show at some point, with coverage like this , I'm in no rush. As icing on the... Savage, Vol. 1
We live in what appears to be a polite, civilized society. However, primal and territorial behavior still frequently occurs--this is most obvious in cases involving violence, but subtler... Relaxing Times
This here is what I consider to be a Busy Week. For the past five years or so, whenever one of my few acquaintances outside of the workplace (such as a member of my family) has asked me, How've... Red Dawn
Playing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is primarily what I'm doing this weekend. I'll save the commentary for my review, but suffice it to say I'm really enjoying the game for the most part, in... Good Gravy
A couple of years ago, we gave a Most Improved Sequel award to Hitman 2: Silent Assassin , a game that's something like a hundred times better than the original. This year, one game that deserves... Like the Old Time
I've experienced first-hand some of the complaints about online lag and problems getting connected to other players with the new Guilty Gear X2 #Reload for the Xbox, but I've also played... Treasure Trove
My review of Gradius V is up . In it, I argue that the old-school shoot-'em-up is still a viable format for a game in this day and age, but then, I come from a background of having played and... Memories, Annotated
The memories of my life are all largely centered around which games I was playing at any particular time. Since I've been playing games for as long as I can remember, and I've been playing games... How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
Step 1 : Be a game publisher. Step 2 : Produce a perfectly good game. Step 3 : Set your revenue goals high--you've got a perfectly good game to sell. Step 4 : Ship your game on the same exact... "I Work Late"
"I work late." With these words, Hephaestus, the ugly Greek god of the forge, convinced the unspeakably beautiful goddess of love, Aphrodite, to marry him, of all people--and gods. Or so I heard... Our Highest-Rated Game of the Year (So Far....)
This is why we're "tough" on games: So that there's plenty of room in the upper portion of our rating scale for the rare games like Burnout 3 to stand, rightfully, head and shoulders above the... According to Plan
September all of a sudden is bringing tons of promising new releases, after several months of near-drought. It's interesting just how quickly the new games piled on, and it's definitely... A Farewell to Acclaim
My most recent editorial summarizes my thoughts on the recent events surrounding Acclaim. In short: The death of Acclaim isn't exactly the most tragic news of the week , but relative to our own... "The Jerk Store Called..."
This evening it was my pleasure to meet Ron Gilbert, who worked on such games as Total Annihilation and the Monkey Island series. When he's not making games, Ron updates Grumpy Gamer , which... Presenting GameSpot Journals
We're very pleased to present a brand-new feature available for free to all registered GameSpot users: your very own personal journals. Your journal is for you to share or explore your thoughts...