Gamertell

This week Important Importables continues the whole fan-creation theme. Last week we looked at video game doujinshi, which are fan-made comics inspired by video games. This week, we’re moving onto video game fan-art, the other way fans can express their devotion to a particular game. In particular, we’re going to… Continue Reading »

It’s another insanely eclectic week on Nintendo’s downloadable game services. WiiWare is boasting a new Sega game,  fighting kitchen appliances and rainbow islands, DSiWare has your ripoff clock and calculator needs covered, and the excellent Arcade version of Space Harrier wraps up the pickings. Personally, I’m all for the toaster,… Continue Reading »

While E3 is a time for the major companies to make their important announcements, lesser known and independent developers and publishers also use the event to publicise their latest endeavors. Simple Lifeforms is one of those companies, and it’s chosen E3 2009 to announce it’s casual, free online game Spell… Continue Reading »

E3 2009 is always an active period filled with all sorts of video game related announcements. Mac users should be pleased with >Gamersgate’s latest news. The digital game distribution site has just opened a Mac game store. No longer will Mac users feel left out, looking enviously at Gamersgate’s wide… Continue Reading »

Good morning, and welcome to the first installment of Casual Fridays! I’m sure it’s been a tough work or school week, but that’s all over now. It’s Friday! I’m sure you’re eager to relax, maybe with one of your favorite games. Casual Friday is here to help, as a weekly… Continue Reading »

If you’ve been paying attention to Sony’s free-to-play MMO Free Realms, you’ll have noticed that the company has implemented a rather novel way of aquiring unique items. While there are the typical giveaways, for example the special avatar cap given to beta testers or the Station Cash and avatar shirt… Continue Reading »

Get ready for the best news to come from Nintendo in quite a while: the highly anticipated Metroid Prime Wii-make will be combined with sequels Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and released for $50 this August. The first and second titles (which were originally released on… Continue Reading »

Unless you missed out on An Inconvenient Truth - or just about any piece of mainstream media in the last five years - you know that “going green” is not only “in”, but it’s essential. Though it’s rare that games let you save the world in the more realistic sense… Continue Reading »

Now that you are sick of reading the word “countdown,” here’s what the timer on the mysterious Kojima Productions “Next” website ticked down to another timer. This one is set to expire roughly around May 30, 2009. This is why I love Kojima Productions. As soon as Lost ends, they… Continue Reading »

As we saw a few weeks ago, sometimes the best games are either created by fans or free. Since import games are typically a premium item for people, due to the fact they can cost almost double the price of a domestic game, it’s always nice to see a cheaper… Continue Reading »