Assimilate!
Longtime Mac fanatic Todd Hargosh is unimpressed with the iPad 2, and finds himself gravitating away from Apple in favor of games, music and open source on the Android platform.
The Top 10 Most Artistic Games
The Smithsonian is creating an exhibit celebrating computer games as art, and they need your help. Chella weighs in on what games should be honored, including a few snubbed by the museum.
When Guitar Hero went wrong…
Although much has been written about how great Guitar Hero was, Todd says the series was pretty much doomed by moves it made following the release of the third game.
RIP Guitar Hero
Chella plots the demise of the Guitar Hero franchise and finds that it’s a bit more complicated than just competition from Rock Band that did the game in. RIP Guitar Hero.
Hardcore Bowl 2011 Preview
Every year Todd works his magic and predicts the Super Bowl with surprising accuracy using the Madden game. And this time, we’ve got video of the whole event.
Games Go Noir
With games like L.A. Noire picking up on the film noir theme, Chella lays out the ten style rules that absolutely have to be followed for a shadowy gangster game to be successful.
MAGFest 9: The Second Coming
From sleeping in his car to drunken debauchery, elevator parties and Discs of Tron, Hargosh barely escapes the madness of MagFest 9 with his life. And he loves every minute of it.
Holy MMO, Batman!
Holy MMO, Batman! DC Universe Online launches and Chella finds a game with a lot of firsts, like being able to fight alongside real superheroes, and letting PC and PS3 gamers play together.
Chella’s Wonderful Wish List
Whereas 2010 started off slow and finished strong, 2011 already has its fair share of "can’t wait to see" games like Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 and Journey.
The Hardcore Awards 2010 Edition
With the year winding down to a close, Hargosh gives out his infamous awards. Who will take the badass of the year title, and what game earned the STFU moment of 2010?