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Battling Gaming’s Double Standards

Addiction. It’s a dirty word for good reason. Gambling addictions leave people bankrupt. Substance addictions destroy lives. However, it’s often misused to put down certain games and the people that enjoy them.

The Zombies Can Have My Brains

While everyone has been talking about Mass Effect 3, and I’ve got recent releases like SSX, Kingdoms of Amalur, and Final Fantasy XIII-2 on my shelf begging to be played, I’ve been sitting here, at my computer, playing Plants vs Zombies on my Vita… and loving it.

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack! Review

I’m so glad the downloadable game market exists. Thanks to it, there’s no shortage of great games out there for around $10 that likely would have never been made. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is such a game.

ModNation Racers: Road Trip Review

There are certain expectations to be had when a game comes from the home console to a handheld device. The game almost certainly won’t look as good, some features will be missing …

Uncharted: Golden Abyss Review

Giving you a full console experience on a handheld is a hard thing for developers to try and do. Uncharted: Golden Abyss delivers the console experience, but is hindered by the forced inclusion of some of Vita’s features.

Livin’ La Vita Loca: Playstation Vita Impressions

With less than a week away, the official launch of the Playstation Vita in the US and UK is almost upon us. I say the “official” launch, because if you’re crazy (like myself), you can go out and buy yourself a First Edition Bundle right now.

Diving Headfirst and Fresh into Final Fantasy XIII-2

As a long time lover of the Final Fantasy franchise, the 13th in the series was somewhat of an oddball to me. Even though I found it painfully boring in the six

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