This Christmas season is jam-packed with a few very interesting titles and sequels to some of the most popular games already on the market for both the PC and console game systems. Here are our recommendations as a guideline which games you can expect to appear on most wishlists of gamers...
With some games, ESRB ratings can be either too damning, or not restrictive enough. Mass Effect gets an M rating for fictional alien violence, but Call of Duty doesn\'t? If the ESRB wants to properly police video games in the future, we have a batch of NEW ratings that should be implemented immediately. Too bad, these 10 ESRB ratings don\'t exist yet
Things are changing in the Mortal Kombat universe. The game has been through quite a few iterations over the last 15 years, but the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will be the most jarring: It adds superheroes, and eschews the game\'s traditional Mature branding.
Video games may still be seen as a hobby for the young or the young at heart, but what happens when games try to tackle truly mature subjects? Ars digs into the games that try to say something, and finds that not every princess can be saved.
Straight out of Microsoft\'s keynote address at the Tokyo Game Show comes confirmation of the new Halo 3 campaign. The expansion, Halo 3 Recon, will cast new recruits int he stell-tipped boots of an ODST recon marine.
Work on the next class pack is gearing up, a little slower than we\'d like. In the meantime, I thought I\'d post some answers to the common email questions we receive.
Yes folks, it\'s October, which means that the crazy end-of-year games rush has begun. A boggling number of games are due out over the next few months, so let us guide you towards the titles we really think you should be keeping an eye on. Remember though, most of these recommendations are based on previews.
The game play is said to be similar to those of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, but the player uses a turntable controller to play the game. The controller, called the \"Scratch Deck,\" was created by Numark, the world renowned DJ equipment manufacturer.