Author: Todd Hargosh

Todd's columns have appeared in many publications such as GamePro, Electronic Gaming Monthly, PC Gamer, and Electronic Games. Todd is a founding member of GiN and speaks from an "old school" gamer's perspective. Embracing the notions of all classic gaming, game soundtracks, and the original "hardcore style," he also shuns the trends he feels are ruining the game industry, such as the embracement of 3D, the over-saturation of MMOs, and misleading game advertising.

New Games And MAGFest Fun

Not content to just hang out in the studio all the time, this week the Geeks go out and relive the MAGFest show with host Nicholas Marinelli. And they talk about some of the amazing titles causing gaming nirvana.

Once More Into The Sea

Bioshock 2 takes place ten years after the fall the Rapture, and lets you explore the fallen undersea utopia again in all its creepy goodness. Expect new surprises from the dying underwater metropolis.

The Terrible Twos

Todd is beginning to see a pattern. Games that end in "2" have horrible endings. Bioshock, Gears of War and even Modern Warfare have followed this pattern. Can we go right to three?

Snowshock 2

After getting hit with back to back blizzards, Todd wonders if the delivery people will ever be able to get his copy of Bioshock 2 over to him. Regular mail has been down for days, and there’s not a FedEx or UPS truck in sight.

The 2010 Hardcore Bowl

For the past seven years, Hargosh has predicted the outcome of the Super Bowl using Madden Football and an Xbox 360. Will his streak hold? Find out if the Saints or Colts will go all the way this year.

Goodbye VGXpo, Hello MAGFest!

Ace GiN reporter Todd Hargosh covered the recent MAGFest show, filming interviews with Sid Meier and having a heck of a good time. The MAGFest show gets our highest possible recommendation.

A Better Beatdown

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 improves the series in a lot of ways from easier to use controls to realistic damage when you smack the senses out of your opponents.

The Cobra Lives

The Cobra Command arcade laserdisc game makes a valiant return on the iPhone as a downloadable application. Who would have thought that phones would resurrect arcade games?

Geeks Picks For The Year

Not wanting to wait for the official game of the year contest, Todd and Kelly make their picks for the top games of 2009. And as a bonus, they also pick the worst of the bunch.

Fantastic Fierce Fighting

Tekken 6 continues the glorious fighting tradition that the other games in the series offered, and does it for the first time on the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3, with 42 fighters ready at startup.