Video Games

Shao Kahn remains my biggest video game rival, as I literally had to quit playing Mortal Kombat 9 after losing to his cheap-ass tricks fifty times in a row. I’ve never encountered a more brick-wall…

Few upcoming games have me more excited than Destiny, out in just a few weeks now from the creators of Halo. I’ve spend probably 30 hours with the shooter MMO across the alpha and beta…

What could make Halo, beloved video game shooter franchise, even better? Why, Nicolas Cage, of course. Some intrepid modder has taken it upon themselves to insert Nic Cage’s face into as many places as possible…

1986 was a pretty phenomenal year for video games, and if you don’t believe me, check out the tribute art from Nuri Durr above. That’s right, Metroid, Kid Icarus and The Legend of Zelda all…

Video games are supposedly a relaxing pastime but damn if they aren’t sometimes stressful, too. Some of the best games ever made can also be some of the most remorseless, jamming the player into a…

I used to think that last fall was the most exciting time in video games in the last five years. With the arrival of new consoles, who wouldn’t feel excited about video games last November?…

Am I supposed to have some sort of deep explanation as to where there are 152 Pokemon in alpaca form above here? An explanation other than “well, this is the internet?” I didn’t think so….