The Future is Now - Vuzix Virtual Reality Headgear Reviewed
by Dan Landis on April 30, 2008

If you don’t get this picture, please leave now.
If you are anything like me, you spend a great deal of time visiting virtual worlds, i.e. playing videogames. If only there were some way to more fully immerse yourself in that world and have real life just disappear. Enter… the Vuzix! (please pretend you just heard some dramatic kung-fu music and perhaps a gong). Read more…
Sony Responds to Microsoft’s LithGoW Announcement with… LithGOW?
by Dan Landis on April 24, 2008

Shorty after Microsoft announced what is sure to be the greatest game of all time, Sony (in typical Sony style) announced it’s very own videogame rip-off of someone else’s idea. We present to you now — LithGOW. Read more…
Microsoft’s Next Blockbuster Videogame Epic Revealed — LithGoW
by Dan Landis on April 23, 2008

A little birdy let slip that Microsoft has a brand new franchise in the works, and it’s a doozy. In an attempt to capitalize on what has already been a proven success, and combining that proven success with a big-name actor, Microsoft came up with this: LithGoW. Read more…
D3 Had a Baby and Its Head Popped Off (AKA Ripten’s Review of Dark Sector)
by Dan Landis on April 13, 2008

After a solid two weeks with Dark Sector, I feel fully qualified to make this statement with absolute certainty: I played Dark Sector. That’s honestly as objective as I can be, but if you want to know my true feelings of the game, please continue. Read more…
World of WarCraft Coming to Consoles!
by Dan Landis on April 1, 2008

Blizzard announced today that its overly-popular MMO, World of WarCraft, is headed to consoles in a spin-off entitled “The Molten Core”. We here at Ripten are excited about the possibilities of this concept, and I’m putting my money down that this is going to be the best game ever created. Find out why. Read more…
World of WarCraft Patch 2.4 Officially Up
by Dan Landis on March 25, 2008

World of WarCraft’s latest patch, dubbed “Fury of the Sunwell”, is alive and kicking as of right now. Jump on your epic mount and find out what’s new. Read more…
Battlefield: Bad Company Multiplayer Beta Testing Begins NOW!
by Dan Landis on March 25, 2008

If you’re lucky enough to have a working Xbox 360 in your home, and you’re also a quick responder to the call to arms that is this article, you just might be playing Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer in a few hours. Read more…
Mass Effect DLC Now On Marketplace
by Dan Landis on March 11, 2008

Bioware has just unleashed “Bring Down the Sky”, the first of supposedly many downloadable expansions to the Mass Effect universe. It is currently available in English — sorry, “Galactic Standard” — from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Read more…
Wireless Guitars Now in Special Edition Rock Band Bundles
by Dan Landis on March 10, 2008

Upon a recent journey to my local Wal-Mart, I found myself in the electronics section like I mysteriously always do. What I found, however, was a slight surprise - a Rock Band Special Edition bundle with an included wireless guitar. Read more…
Indie MMO, SAGA, Goes Live Today
by Dan Landis on March 4, 2008

These chicks are basking in the hotness that is SAGA’s release
We previously reported on the open beta for SAGA, but now it’s the real deal. Silverlode Interactive has just released the world’s first fully persistent massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game — and you can go download it right now. Full press release follows. Read more…





