Back in Time: Chrono Trigger Style

Let me pitch you a game idea? A game where you play a mute spiky hair guy that happens to bump into princess at a big fair near your hometown. You crazy sci-fi friend, yeah her invention goes haywire and some kind of extra dimensional portal opens up... 

Brutal Legend: MTV Games Don’t Want Me, I’m St

I really feel for Tim Schafer, he seems to have really bad luck when it comes to his great games being published. What with the less than stellar publishing of Psychonauts by Majesco and the dropping of Brutal Legend by Activision. Apparently, from The... 

Lionhead explains how Fable 2 & Pub Games Interact

Tomorrow is August 13th, 2008. On the Xbox Live Arcade will have two games released. One of those games are going to be Fable 2 Pub Games, either for 800 Microsoft Points or free if you reserved a copy of the special edition. I was searching all over... 

Nintendo: Miyamoto’s Personal Thought Police

The year is 2008, famed game creator Shigeru Miyamoto lives a life of silence. Silence brought forth by his taskmasters at Nintendo. According to secret information smuggled by special agents from The Times Online, Miyamoto is banned from publicly speaking... 

Rockstar Games: Source of Societal Woes

When something happens that is out of the ordinary, say like random acts of violence and property damage. Often popular entertainment is to blame. It has happen to comic books, movies, television, and now it is video games. After tragedy that was the... 

Warner Music Opinion: We Need More Money

Music based games have grown hugely popular over the years. They were mostly a niche genre when I started playing Dance Dance Revolution back in 2000. As the Bemani craze was rooted in DDR, many gamers sought out the other Konami games, like Beatmania,... 

360 Price Cuts: New Slasher Movie This Fall… Maybe

There are people out there. People who know stuff and people who don’t. Apprently, a mole from Ars Technica states there will be across the board price cuts for Xbox 360 SKUs.  There should be a price cut of $50 for each SKU as shown below. Early... 

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm Review

Game Review: Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm Released: June 25th, 2008 Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd. Publisher: SEGA of America Available Platforms: Xbox 360 Players: 1 MSRP: 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00) ESRB Rating: Mature Website: Happy Tree Friends:... 

Bungie’s Pulled Announcement Explained

The gaming world was stunned, well most of it, when Bungie stated they were no longer going to reveal their surprise for E3. Surely, there must be an explanation why such events took place. LA Times was able to clear this up with Dan Mattrick, Xbox Senior... 

Bungie Surprise Announcement Nullified

Vash, from the Platform Nation forums directed me to the announcement by Harold Ryan, President of Bungie about how plans have changed concerning a big announcement due to the publisher. Fans who went to the Bungie website were affronted with the message... 

Harmonix Clears Up Possible Rockband 2 Confusion

Recently, Harmonix released the full track list for Rockband 2, stated that 20 additional songs would be released as free DLC. In addition, they stated most Rockband songs from the disc can transferred to the hard drive. This should reduce disc swapping... 

EA: Rockband Goes International

Rockband has enthralled gamers since November 2007 in the US, Late May 2008 for the EU. It has been announced for future Japanese release. Electronic Arts has announced that in late July 2008, Rockband will be released in more European countries. Rock... 

E3: How Netflix Works on Xbox 360

E3 news is assaulting like a storm with torrential rains. One of the bigger announcements was the partnership between Microsoft and Netflix which was revealed at the Microsoft E3 press event. Details have been revealed to X3F and others at a community... 

Pre E3 Snack: Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 60GB System

While the whole gaming industry gears up for E3, including our own Steve519, Desz, and Edie from the Platform Nation community. Microsoft confirms the introduction of a Xbox 360 60GB system while dropping the price of 20GB systems while supplies last. Redmond,... 

Square Enix E3 Showcase: Joyous Cries of RPG Gamers

Mere days before the big week of E3, Square Enix has decided to release what they will be showcasing. Some games will have playable demos and some will not. This is quite an impressive list and should satiate the hunger of gamers who love role playing...