The Most Badass Weapons In Final Fantasy
As cool as the Buster sword and Gunblades are, they're not the only memorable weapons in Final Fantasy, you know.
The Best Games For Non-Gamers
If you know nothing about gaming, but you're curious, what should you play first? If you've played hours of Candy Crush and you're looking for something better, what's the next step? Here are some suggestions for the best "gateway games".
Tell Us The Best PS3 Game Of 2006. And 2007. And 2008...
Persona 5 just got announced for 2015. That means that there will be at least one game that's a strong contender for getting people to turn on their PS3s next year. If new games keep coming for Sony's previous video game console in 2015, the PS3 will have had a life cycle of at least 10 calendar years. Maybe even…
Tell Us the Game You're Unbeatable At
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Maybe it's through natural talent, maybe through hours of obsessively replaying something. Maybe it's speedrunning Metroid games, maybe hustling people in Street Fighter. Whatever it may be, what game are you best at, and how did you get that way?
What A Next-Gen Tetris Should Look Like
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Today brings news that Assassin's Creed and Rayman mega-publisher Ubisoft will be crafting a version of Tetris to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A next-gen Tetris needs some next-gen features, right?
The Amazing Conversations You Had About Video Games This Thanksgiving
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My fellow gaming Americans, Thanksgiving is a day when you can eat turkey, be lazy and answer questions from well-meaning but relatively uninformed relatives about that video game thing you're into.
What's The Story Behind Your Online Name?
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We've all been there before. Load up a game only to be met with a blank space asking what should be a simple question: What would you like to name your character? Or, even before you pop a game in, your GamerTag? Or your PSN ID? Your Steam username? Five hours pass and maybe you've come up with something cool.