I’m a huge fan of games that have tactical combat. I’ve been playing these types of games since Ultima III, Ogre, and Pool of Radiance. But other than Dragon Age: Origins, I haven’t seen a game with good strategic combat in years. Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics was released four years ago, in 2007. But having […]

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Not long ago, Kris Johnson wrote an article over at The Secret Lair in which he espoused shame for playing casual games. While Diner Dash and Happyville may not be my own choices, I do believe that casual games have their place. So often, I’ll have fifteen minutes at the end of an evening, and […]

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So I’ve been reviewing the “Playstation Customer Appreciation Program”, which is really just a giant apology to everyone with a PSN account. We’re sorry we let somebody steal your credit card info from us; here, have a really old game. Everything’s okay now, right? I’ve got a whole bunch of thoughts on this, but let’s […]

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I could list a number of reasons why I just bought a PSP. I could say that it has to do with the announcement of the NGP. The PSP is never likely to get cheaper than it is now, and there is never likely to be an iteration of the handheld beyond the PSP-3000. I […]

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I’m a self proclaimed pack-rat and collector, but if I ever had to sell my gaming collection to feed my family these are the games I’d hang onto. If my wife let me, anyway. Valkyria […]

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Last week I had a $25 GameStop giftcard burning a whole in my pocket and wanted something new for the PSP. I’d read some quickie previews of Half-Minute Hero, it was within reach and my spending limit, so I picked it up on impulse. This has quickly turned out to be the most fun I’ve […]

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Handheld games are generally the least expensive on the market. Some sell for as little as $20 when they’re brand new. But as technology advances, prices increase. Today, it’s common to see handheld games going for $40 or more. Luckily, there are still plenty of bargains out there. This week, we’ll be looking at Sony […]

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Ok, so not all game designers. Hell, I’m sure that most of them are fine, upstanding, young men and women, but lately, I’ve been playing some games where the design choices are so infuriating, that I feel the need to round up the various designers and smack them. At the very least I’ll voice my […]

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