Sometimes I hate friends. Being a nerd means participating in tedious conversations with friends who tend to delve into the mundane details of not only how things work, also why and what for, and why you need to know.  A common nerd problem I run into most of the time with friends is the fact I could care less about a Linux-based operating system running on a computer.  Some say I should send back... 

I’ll tell you a quick story to give you a rudimentary history of my brutal and inhumane struggles with the Rainbow Six franchise:  In 1998, I bought a video game titled “Rainbow Six” from Media Play who is no longer in business.  The game came on four CD’s and took over a half an hour to install on my cheap-ass Packard Hell (in part…it was modified to the teeth) desktop computer.  Rainbow... 

Every time I hear someone say “Hey, you play Hoard yet?”  I think of Warcraft.  Old habits die hard, I’m afraid. Hoard, as opposed to “the Horde,” is a simplistic and minimalistic game where you play a dragon breathing fire on sections of a village to steal their gold and battle other dragons doing the same.  The more gold you collect before the time runs out, the better you rate against... 

I’m surprised Blizzard hasn’t taken Perfect World to court.  After playing Forsaken World, the similarities between World of Warcraft and Forsaken World are too numerous to list here in this review.  The biggest similarity is play-style with Forsaken Worldcasting spells and effects by using the common leveling system between classes to defeat mobs and bosses.But I’m getting ahead of... 

The first time I installed Rise of Immortals, I didn’t know what to think.  The previews reminded me of Diablo-style playing with a fantasy element or twist involved.  It’s not even close. The consecutive play-through of Rise of Immortals had a bit of a strategy feel, without the game being strategy in any way.  A child can point and click their character and do what is necessary to play a game.... 

Do you like guns, cars, women in torn shreds of clothing and fast paced war-zone action? Welcome to Wasteland Angel, where you play the character aptly named “The Wasteland Angel,” who travels from town to town to defend those poor war-torn refugees from the devastation of gangs and others who wish to torture them. Wasteland Angel is a nod to the old 1941-style shooters in a 3D landscape where... 

I could jump up and down a few dozen times and tell you to stop asking me inane questions such as “Why?” and get Bastion. Download it for PC or Xbox, just get it. Stop reading this and go get it now. If you’re still reading this, you are one of the few intelligent people who wants to know the honest answer of “why?” and I’ll break Bastion down into three major categories for why you need... 

All of the games on this list are available at any GameStop for $5 or under. (You may want to call first to see if they have it in stock.) I’ve listed 15 titles, which are fun to play and will give hours of entertainment for a little out-of-pocket expenses. Each week during the slower game release seasons (or my laziness, whichever comes first,) I’ll create a “Cheap-Ass” section for... 

My children – not the newbie twins (yet) – love playing all types of video games. Up until recently, my son played many of these games by my side while adding his brilliant two-cents from his otherwise childish observations: “Why is she half-naked in a Jungle fighting tigers?” (Tomb Raider) “Do you have to swear to play on Xbox Live?” (Halo Reach and Modern Warfare) “Can we play... 

I have to confess, the first two attempts at writing a fair review for Limbo had me scratch the entire draft and start over. Limbo is a difficult game to describe, let alone fairly critique and attempt to draw mental images into your (the reader’s) mind due to the way the game itself plays tricks on the player as you progress throughout the bizarre experience. Limbo, at first glance, looks like...