Gamertell

In the great internet debate of pirates vs. ninjas, pirates just got a little boost. 1up has a very funny little feature on the 5 worst ninja games ever made, calling out everything from the abysmal PS1 title Ninja to last year’s butt-of-every-Wii-joke Ninjabreadman. As much as lists can be… Continue Reading »

Coming right off of this week’s announcement regarding the closing of Games for Windows magazine, EGM/1up.com editorial director Dan “Shoe” Hsu announced he will be leaving the company on April 25, 2008. Hsu has been with the group for twelve years (minus a short stint away from the magazine/site), and… Continue Reading »

The 1up group just announced that their flagship PC gaming magazine Games for Windows: The Official Magazine is moving entirely to the online world. In an announcement on 1up.com posted yesterday, site director Sam Kennedy stated that the magazine will “be transitioning from a print publication to an online-exclusive destination… Continue Reading »

If you’re looking for information on The Sims 3, which was recently announced by EA, then you better check out the latest issue of Games for Windows. There is an exclusive 12 page article, in which many new revelations about the title are brought to light to give fans a… Continue Reading »

Last week (February 7, 2008), Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu exposed the first details of the new Mario Kart game currently in development for the Wii. First is that the game will offer a choice between the regular go-karts and bikes, each of which handle differently.  Both types can now… Continue Reading »

According to the 1UP.com Network, Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) will be delivering an 11-page spread dedicated to Street Fighter IV (SFIV) in its January 2008 issue (available December 18, 2007). The feature represents a world-exclusive first look at Capcom’s latest installment in its popular fighting franchise, complete with hands-on impressions… Continue Reading »

1UP Network has just released the nominations for the 5th annual 1UP awards, inciting internet flame wars sure to last well into the new year. The nominations constitute a giant best-of list honoring the year’s best and brightest titles, and gamers can vote on their favorites from now until the… Continue Reading »

The news is flying all over the net - Midway has finally confirmed that the upcoming collector’s edition of John Woo’s Stranglehold for the PS3 will also contain the full-length 1992 film, Hard Boiled as bonus content. Here’s some great news for you Woo fans out there, and a nice… Continue Reading »

Sometimes you really can’t tell anything by a cover, except that maybe the artist was inhaling some strange substance that day. 1up has compiled a list of fifteen of their least favorite video game covers. Highlights from the list include: Phalanx “The Hyper-Speed Shoot-Out in Space” (SNES) - The cover… Continue Reading »