Gamertell

Have you purchased at least one new Square Enix game in 2009? Fantastic. Quick, go register for the Square Enix Members program if you haven’t already. And hurry. Square Enix has just announced the first batch of Square Enix Members rewards! If you’ve purchased at least one Square Enix game… Continue Reading »

Gamers that have been trading in games to GameStop, Blockbuster and similar stores will be pleasantly surprised at some of the deals Toys ‘R’ Us is offering in its rookie year of game trading. A $60 game purchase commonly garners between $20 and 25 in trade credit if one were… Continue Reading »

It’s a particularly retro-fantastic week on Nintendo’s downloadable game services, with more toy-based titles and neon colors than you can shake an arcade joystick at. Since Nintendo opted not to put out its usual press release (usually with some inane attempt to eke out a “theme” from a disparate collection… Continue Reading »

Just a little while after I posted my review of Batman‘s latest adventure, I came upon this little gem. It seems that the game (which we reviewed very favorably) has set a Guiness World record for “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever”. Wow - you can’t make this stuff up. Continue Reading »

Facebook has already become a viable gaming platform, filled with all sorts of casual, browser-based games players can add to their profile and account and play as they wish. But what happens when Facebook users become bored of the casual games they’re playing? The casual games on Facebook are quite… Continue Reading »

Ankama, the force behind DOFUS, Wakfu and Dofus-Arena have decided to fully support GamesCom 2009 by attending the August 19-23, 2009 convention in Cologne, Germany. And when I say fully support, I mean fully support. There will be giveaways, playable games, Wakfu episodes in English and a special press conference… Continue Reading »

RPGs weren’t always glorious, lavish epics with cutting edge graphics, intense character development, voice acting and entire world to explore. No, they started out more simply. With pen, paper and people’s imaginations. Some people have sought to reclaim that nostalgic means of playing, by creating browser-based, free, online RPGs which… Continue Reading »

Everyone anticipating being able to suit up as a Big Daddy in BioShock 2: it looks like your second descent into Rapture is going to happen a bit later than expected. The game, which was slated for a release in fall 2009, has just slipped to “fiscal year 2010”, presumably… Continue Reading »

Today was not a good day to be a celebrity - not long after it was confirmed that actress/advocate Farrah Fawcett had died, the shocking news came that Michael Jackson (the “King of Pop”) had died suddenly. He was 50. Continue Reading »

Is there anything better than free games? I mean, it’s a rhetorical question, but when you have good, free flash games that you can play in a browser, it’s hard to complain. Today, GameFly (the generally excellent game rental service) launched Ponged, which offers “over 500” games, all free to… Continue Reading »