Hardcore Gaming :: Classical Music
Hardcore gamers are going the way of the Classical Music aficionado; I should know, I belong to both groups. Don’t worry, it’s far from dinosaur levels of ‘extinct’, but you will have to get used to the market not giving a rat’s ass about ...
We Did It! Microsoft Relents on Terrible Policies
Microsoft officially announced today a broad stroke of changes to the Xbox One after letting the console dangle in the wind since E3. Finally realizing that their policies were severely hamstringing Xbox One sales compared to the PS4, Microsoft announced the removal o ...
SchmameReviews: Animal Crossing New Leaf
Animal Crossing is a game like no other. That phrase gets bandied about a lot in the gaming press, usually referring to the slight differences between this modern military shooter and that modern military shooter, but for Animal Crossing the cliche is completely true. ...
Ellie Removed From Last Of Us Promo Shots
Here we go again! Many (not all!) gamers and members of the media seem to have a problem with women being gamers, or being in their games (outside of sex objects to be rescued, anyway). Case in point? Gaming magazine Gamereactor scrubbed main character Ellie from The L ...
Books About Classic Games, Kickstarted
I’m always a fan of seeing more literature being produced about video games. As the importance of video games keeps rising, so too does the importance of analyzing why we love the games we do and chronicling them for the sake of history and discoveries we can use ...
PSA: Do Not Update Your PS3!
Don’t update your PS3! The newest firmware update seems to be causing mass bricking of consoles. Disable your internet functionality and stay safe. It’s not universal by any means, but the reports of bricking are widespread enough to cause worry. The timing ...
Schmame Over Bonus: Paul’s Rising
Paul serenades us with beautiful Arkansas trained voices from the future! Past! Uh, whenever he recorded it I suppose. Did you know that Paul likes to talk more when he’s drinking? What else do you think they have to do in Arkansas? Plus, Paul gets his own cool ne ...
JJPE Episode 14: Top 5 Favorite US Presidents & Top 5 Most Underwhelming TV Series Finales
JJPE Episode 14: Top 5 Favorite US Presidents & Top 5 Most Underwhelming TV Series Finales The boys have gone international! Poor planet! Also they discuss zippering, Adam’s excellent geography skills, chat about their most anticipated video games, fight each ...
Pikmin, For the Hardcore Only
The Nintendo Universe is one pockmarked with black holes. The Nintalker-downers constantly complain about the sunshine-laden lands that are the many Nintendo franchises, always chiding the games for kiddy-approaches and not having a drop of darkness. And it’s hard to d ...
A Day in the Life of Boshi
This is an entry in our series A Day in the Life, delving deeper in the lives of video game characters. I hate these pipes. Why isn’t there a better way to get to Yo’ster Isle? Maybe our economy wouldn’t be based entirely around racing if we could actu ...
Time To Buy An Oculus Rift
It was inevitable. Like when Google Glass was revealed and our first collective thought was “Ooo, a new way to watch porn on the go!” so too did game developers decide that the Oculus Rift needed a sex game. Wicked Paradise is the name of the game, though I ...
David Wise returns for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
I know some of us were a tad disappointed at the news that Retro wasn’t making another game in the Metroid Prime-esque vein, instead making another Donkey Kong Country installment, but take heart! David Wise, the composer for the original Rare Donkey Kong Countr ...