Fatal Frame II – Keisuke Kikuchi Scares Us Again
Some people like their horror sprinkled with zombies, while others like their horrific video game experiences taken with more abstract monstrosities. Still others prefer a much more subtle, more...
View ArticleNinja Gaiden – Tomonobu Itagaki Works His Ninja Magic
Ninja Gaiden. Two simple words that summon up images of nostalgia, swordplay, and those horrible, horrible birds. This holiday season Tecmo will be returning to its roots with the long awaited release...
View ArticleBlizzard North
In June 2003, the gaming community was shocked to hear that four of Blizzard North’s founding fathers- Bill Roper, David Brevik, and Erich and Max Schaefer- decided to leave the company they helped...
View ArticleLa Pucelle: Tactics – Sohei Niikawa and NIS Get Strategic… Again
With the success of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NIS has gone from a veritable unknown for many western gamers to being a real emerging powerhouse in the SRPOG scene. Now with one critical success under...
View ArticlePhantom Brave – NIS Talks Ghosts and Strategy
Recently we were given the unique opportunity to speak with Nippon Ichi, developers behind some of the most critically acclaimed strategy games on the PlayStation 2 console. With Phantom Brave on the...
View ArticleSly 2: Band of Thieves Interview
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus snuck onto the gaming scene in late 2002 and quickly stole the imaginations and TV spaces from gamers worldwide. Blending an impeccable art style with a truly...
View ArticleAlien Hominid Interview
In an age of 3D gaming, it is perhaps more than a little ironic that games that manage to hold onto their 2D roots garner so much attention. It is as if players have a love affair with these games as...
View ArticleNice Guys Finish First!
Anyone with an MBA will tell you that there’s only enough room at the top for one. Competition is meant to separate the winners from the losers, and if you want to be a winner, you need to grab as much...
View ArticlePhantom Dust – Yukio Futatsugi Makes a Budget Title Shine
Successfully released in Japan where it has earned a coveted score of 34 out of 40 from Famitsu magazine, Phantom Dust is an anime-inspired game set in a post-apocalyptic era where chaos has forced...
View ArticleDungeon Lords Interview
There are certain people within the industry who define its shape and direction with each and every breath. Some of these names you know by heart, so much so that the whisper of said name conjures up...
View ArticleMakai Kingdom – Nippon Ichi Talks Strategy
Nippon Ichi has quickly become a company that many equate with being one of the best in the console gaming industry with regards to creating strategy titles. Ever since Atlus published Disgaea: Hour of...
View ArticleAtelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ – NIS Prepares Something Completely Different
Atelier Iris ~Eternal Mana~ is a bit of a break from what players have come to expect from titles released under the Nippon Ichi label. Instead of a game that is easily identifiable as one of pure...
View ArticleSilent Hunter III Interview
In the world of submarine simulations, the Silent Hunter series has consistently proven itself to be at the top of its game. Now in it’s third incarnation, Silent Hunter III is again proving to be the...
View ArticleAge of Empires III – Greg Street Speaks Out
While Microsoft has always been something of a software juggernaut, the games studio wing of it always seemed like a kid brother always lagging behind his much larger and more capable sibling. Flight...
View ArticleBone – TellTale Brings Bone to Life
The prospect of taking one subject matter that is intrinsic to a certain medium, say comic books, and transplanting it into a decidedly different medium is both an exciting and trepidacious...
View ArticleInterview: Liam E. Hislop (Full Sail)
[author]Snowcone[/author][i]Editor’s Note[/i]: As games become more mainstream there will always be people asking how they can get into the industry. Most of the time these people are interested in...
View ArticleThe Suffering: Ties That Bind – Surreal Software’s New Nightmare
The Suffering: Ties That Bind is an uniquely American action-horror experience that surpasses the original in every way. You are Torque, armed with a deadly arsenal and your last shred of sanity,...
View ArticleKingdom of Paradise
Owners of Sony’s PSP platform have been clamoring for original and engaging titles to play every since the system’s release. While these experiences have been few and far between, both Sony and...
View ArticleGhost Recon Advanced Warfighter Interview
If you missed out on the IRC chat regarding Ubisoft’s upcoming Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, then I sure hope you took the time to at least read our blog of the thing. You can also read this...
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