The state of the industry as I see it...

23d ago ... I always wanted to be involved in the gaming industry in some way when I was younger. Whether that be a programmer, a level designer, a tester, or just a journalist of some sort for gaming related news. When I was growing up through the PS1/N64 days gaming was a magical thing to me. I'd go to the store with my family, see an awesome new game on the shelves and beg my parents to get it. Ever...

Video Game Pricing

23d ago ... What can be done with a video game by developers is astonishing. I never imagined that video games would offer the experiences that they currently offer. It’s simply amazing. Along with more sophisticated games come higher budgets leading to more expensive games. The current pricing model is that all games are created equal but this is simply not true. A game that reviews at a 5 out of 10 is pr...

Really, what's the point of another GTA?

23d ago ... I've come to the point of realizing that most gamers have their niche. Some of us love MMO's, some dig FPS games, alot of us go in for open world single player titles. The list goes on... But something else I've been realizing that some games aren't really evolving like others are. Take for example GTA V. From what I'm seeing the game has some beautiful graphics, intriguing storylines, and,...

Why I hate fan boys

23d ago ... In this article I will be talking about fan boys, (as the title suggests,) and why I hate fan boys. Before I continue I understand that there's a difference between opinions and a fan boy, someone who puts an opinion down respects other user’s comments and thoughts, a fan boy will start an all-out war if someone's opinion is different to theirs. My first point why I hate fan boys is becau...

Why mainstream games journalism is failing the gamer

23d ago ... This is a subject I have been wanting to talk about for quite some time. I feel its time I finally got this off my chest, on how the current state of games journalism is hurting the very audience that supports them ,the gamer. This is isn't a rant about somebody having different opinion than my own, its about how the gaming press close relationship with the game publishers and its public relati...

Rebuttal: Is the quality of games declining?

24d ago ... ⇌ Author's Note: Please note that this is not a personal attack of any kind. It is merely a respectful counter argument. Thank you. ⇋ It's not an uncommon opinion that the quality of video games today is declining and there have been a plethora of theories as to why and how. I've heard some people claim that developers would rather try to impress you with a cinematic blockbuster hit with lit...

Is the quality of games declining?

24d ago ... I recently finished Bioshock Infinite and I can honestly say it disappointed me. It just didn't feel like the game Levine was making it out to be. Sure, the story and atmosphere are amazing, but there was one very important element that left a sour taste in my mouth. What's that, you ask? The actual gameplay... I figured I was perhaps the only one to feel like this, so I discussed it with a...

Why all the hate towards EA?!

25d ago ... Lately I seen a lot of articles that has put a lot of hate towards EA, but really I want to know why? I believe that there are a lot worse companies out there and in this article I will be naming some companies and listing some games. The biggest game out there is the Call Of Duty series, (yes I have played them) and from my point of view it's just the same rubbish every year, the multipl...

What if the third Xbox doesn’t release this year?

26d ago ... Asking a ‘what if’ question is of course just a form of speculation but, as far as we know, the Xbox 3 might not make it out this year, the possibility exists is what I’m saying. The thought first occurred to me after observing the silence Microsoft has cast around their next gen efforts after the PS4 reveal. I wondered if maybe they saw what Sony had to offer and changed their plans in an ef...

Nintendo Has Most Certainly Won The Next Generation

26d ago ... Nintendo, the creators of the game industry have already won this new generation with the Wii U. With its clearly vast library of games and incredible exclusives like Halo 5, Final Fantasy XVII, Uncharted 7 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 8, it has already bested the test of time and has shown us what a next gen system is truly capable of, rendering the upcoming Nextbox and PS4 obsolete and dea...

Upcoming current generation games I am excited about

26d ago ... 2013 has provided some great gaming experiences. Games like Dead Space 3, Tomb Raider, Gears of War, God of War, Bioschock and Crysis 3 showcase there is still a lot of life left with the current gen systems. This year is off to a great start and there has not been any shortage of good gaming experiences. As this year is already 4 months in and with next generation systems on the horizon....

What happened to games being challenging?

26d ago ... Maybe it's just me, but I can't help but notice how games today are being engineered to be much easier than they used to be. You old-school gamers know what I'm talking about; working for a month solid to get through Zelda II: Link's Adventure. Busting your ass to work your way through Metal Gear Solid. It seems like the whole idea of gaming has become a quick "jerk off" effect of instant grati...

Survival Horror is making a come back.

28d ago ... It appears that Shinji Mikami, best known as the creative mind behind the Resident Evil franchise (par the bad ones) intends to use the T-virus in order to reanimate the practically dead Survival Horror franchise, so to finish this awkwardly phrased simile, will we get a brain dead Zombie or an unstoppable Tyrant? my bet is on a Tyrant right now, but as it stands it's anybody's guess. Now to...

Mario: So Monotonous, It's In Five Different Genres

28d ago ... May as well get this out of the way; if you believe Mario is the same with every game and gag like a cat with a hairball when you hear conflicting opinions, you probably won't like this blog post. The Mario franchise is probably the most well known video game name in the industry. With thirty years of history, the franchise has seen and done a lot of things. In the modern age, I see many N4G...

Nintendo loves leveraging their fans

29d ago ... The Nintendo Direct conference from earlier this week was packed with a lot of cool announcements. I gotta admit, I was clutching my 3DS with excitement while watching through the entire thing. A new Mario & Luigi RPG?!? Bravely Default officially confirmed for the West?!? A new 3DS Mario Golf (Don't laugh. I'm a big fan of those games)?!? However, this latest Nintendo Direct was yet another in...

DLC isn't all bad, but the bad's REALLY BAD.

29d ago ... I see a lot of heat from gamers like me over the whole DLC issue. It seems like so many game companies are releasing their games with the expectation of releasing DLC now. Many are offering DLC at release. It's easy to see why people are angry. You've just dropped $60 for the latest and greatest game of all time, and you find out that there's "extra content" you have to drop another $20 for. I...

(Parody) No BC: Why I Refused to Buy SNES, N64, the Gamecube, and Now PS4

30d ago ... I am absolutely outraged. Appalled! Another system has chosen to not have Backwards Compatibility. That is completely unacceptable and practically unheard of! The PlayStation 4 will not be playing copies of previous Playstation games. They make excuse after excuse, but we know better than the developers of the system, am I right!? A Ps3 chip would probably only cost them 3 cents to incl...

Top ten reasons why this was the best generation ever.

30d ago ... Next Gen is almost here but before we move on to the next one lets recap gaming's awesome accomplishments this gen. This is the stuff that made MS, Sony and Nintendo who they are today. In no particular order. 1. In the beginning there was light...a red light. Remember when the Xbox 360 came out? Yeah.. that. It was a mess, the red ring of death was like a plague killing gamer's consoles li...

Soul Sacrifice demo is the worst demo I've played in years

30d ago ... I'm a big fan of the Vita. I have Soul Sacrifice fully-paid on pre-order. I was so excited to play the game, I even converted a spare memory card into one that could be used to download the demo from the Japanese PSN store. I played the first three levels of that demo, loved it, and like many of you I was eager to download the English demo when it came out on the PSN store. And it's a really...

Preparing for the next generation!

31d ago ... Do you think you just have to buy a PS4 or Xbox 720 to enjoy the next generation of gaming to its fullest? Well that might not be so simple. Lets start out with the HDMI. HDMI is the connector that the next generation consoles will have. It is very common today and all HD tv:s and most graphics cards has this port. The problem is however, if you bought a Full HD-TV (1920x1080 resolution) a f...