Square Enix announces episodic novelization as a prequel to the events of Final Fantasy XIII
The SideQuest Episode #116 – Ryan-iv Podcast v.2 Edition
Welcome to the SideQuest, your semi-weekly podcast devoted to gaming, culture, and gaming culture, with the occasional tangent. Episode 116. Dali bails on the troops, failing to even show up for the program. The result? A surprisingly fantastic episode. Who knew that planning a podcast agenda would actually work out, eh? The boys talk about…
Gran Turismo 5 to Release Dec 29th?
[Edit: The December date was originally published on Amazon back in August, with an update to the page recently pushing the date back to the 29th. We’ve contacted Amazon for comment.] There it is, on Amazon. Gran Turismo 5. December 29th. Granted, this is just one page on the internet for the game, but with…
Big Daddy Costume-maker Builds Fallout 3 Laser Rifle
Harrison Krix of Volpin Props, the same fine prop-maker that created the ultra-unbelievable Big Daddy costume a few weeks back, has set his sites on another dystopian gaming world.
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…
Avatar: a Stereoscopic preView
Have you ever heard of Avatar? No, not that game that Dali played to feel better about his gamerscore. No, its the new James Cameron movie-stravaganza which is also being pitched as a triple A video game… IN 3D!
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…
New Final Fantasy XIII Video Shows FMV, Battles, Hotness
This update from Japanese news program “News Fine” updates viewers on the latest Final Fantasy XIII news, and shows some terrific in-game video of the characters in battle, as well as some of the game’s EXTREMELY HAWT fmv cutscenes.
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