Combat Crazy

Difficulty is always a thorny issue in video games. One gamer's crushing slog through a dungeon is another's…

I've had many people tell me over the years that shooters are "dumb," because these people believe that shooters are…

There's a long-running joke amongst gamers and developers: it's not a bug, it's a feature!

Jeez, it only took decades, but two of the finest space combat games - not to mention best Star Wars games - of all…

Fantasy Life, released today by Nintendo for 3DS, is not so much a video game as it is a to-do list. Playing this…

Few people admit to buying modern military shooters for their campaigns, and it's not hard to see why. The Battlefi…

I am a long-time fan of the Fatal Frame survival horror series—despite my aversion to scary things. And while…

Borderlands is an island. In its center, there's a breezy mix of ridiculous firefights and even nuttier guns.…

A whir, a pop, and then the head explodes. Ceases to exist, really. Ropy tendrils of gray-black goop spiral…

We normally think of game ratings as little more than a useful marker of where we'll be able to buy a game, or…