Nintendo: Leading the Way Since 1985

Other companies pussyfoot around and gently introduce concepts over years of testing the water, baby steps and half arsed innovations. Nintendo kick down your door and slap you across the face with new technology and ways to play. They make falling in line with their way a necessity, not an option, hence the current impending flood of motion control devices from Sony and Microsoft.

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Wed, August 18 2010 » Articles, Features, iRate » 2 Comments

Everybody Loves Lists: Episode 1

In the world of videogames there really is no more sincere compliment than copying. In fact, you could go as far as to say that the industry thrives on one developer using the ideas of others. If this were the practice in any other industry, there would be a number of lawsuits flying about the [...]

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Wed, May 26 2010 » Articles » 4 Comments

Games about Games: Playing the Video Game Industry

It’s more than obvious when browsing a local games retailer’s shelves that games encompass a myriad of genres. Fighting games, racing games, sports games, first person shooter titles, and that is only the tip of the iceberg. Games about the games industry though? You’d be hard pressed to find a game with a plot like [...]

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Thu, April 22 2010 » Articles » 11 Comments