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Ultimate Scribblenauts Exploit Found!

Well, we knew it had to happen eventually.  The item exploits in Scribblenauts are beginning to pour in, but this one takes the cake for the most creative and the most “DUH”.  Discovered by a few intrepid individuals (via gamefaqs) the method to solving just about any of the action levels (get the Starite) involves…

Gaming with a Baby on the Way

In a little bit over a month from now, I’ll become a first-time dad.  Quite a heavy weight to take on, but I’m ready. My gaming habit, however, is not.  It’s obvious that I can no longer buy games at the accelerated rate that I was on, as the incoming cash flow will be geared…

Left4Dead 2 Banned in Australia? [Update]

Our friends over at Icrontic have a doozy of a bombshell for the Australian Left4Dead fanatics:  Apparently the OFLC, Australia’s media ratings board — much like our ESRB for games — has rated Left4Dead 2 as “RC”, or “Refused Classification”. What does that mean?  Well for one it means that it cannot be sold in…

Breaking Embargoes Ruins It for the Rest of Us

As a smaller gaming website (we’re not IGN… YET!) we often do our best to abide by the unspoken rules of the gaming industry: Don’t break NDAs, don’t break embargoes, do your best and the benefits will come. However, there are always a few “bad apples” that feel it necessary to break those embargoes in…

The Relevance of Classic Games

When did you first start playing videogames? Was it the NES?  PS2?  Or did you jump into the Hi-Def gaming world as your first experience?  I grew up around videogames, starting with the Atari 2600 and a Tandy 1000HX as its PC counterpart.  I’ve played 8-, 16-, and 32-bit adventures since as far back as…