Tweet Mainstream professional wrestling has more in common with the cast of Saturday morning cartoons then any television drama. Man’s best and worst traits are identified and amplified in the larger than life characters: the snob, the hero, the witty, and the racist. There’s no room for a personality of vague definition.

Tweet If Sonic fans are waiting for the hedgehog’s next great game (or even the first good racing game) then there’s bad news ahead: all Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity manages to do is scratch his legacy once more.

Tweet Sega’s invite to play games and eat cakes was too tempting, so Ripten arrived with pockets deep enough to hold a week’s supply of food, and pilfered enough grub to fill them. As well as the iced-goodness, Sega were keen to ram Condemned 2 down our throats. Fortunately, Monolith’s bloody, brutal horror also left [...]

Tweet Inside Sega’s Lair With The Club’s release imminent and Condemned 2 on the way, Sega invited Ripten down to their headquarters for a nice chat and an early look.

Tweet As well as announcing its website’s launch, Atari have released several screenshots of the new entry to the long-running survival-horror series Alone in the Dark.

Tweet Tight, controlled movement is at the heart of Bizarre Creation’s work. They produce score-chasing games that entice players with addictive self-improvement challenges. When driving, you must brake and turn perfectly. When shooting, you must move and attack flawlessly. It works, of course, especially when tied into online multiplayer and competition. Project Gotham’s ranking boards [...]

Tweet Zack and Wiki set off to save adventure in video games Monkey Island was a merry union of pirate and adventure; two familiar elements of much classic fiction. It was a challenging, light-hearted quest centered on the endearingly useless Guybrush Threepwood that proved successful enough to warrant a series of sequels. Now that series [...]

Tweet Earth’s got some new noisy neighbors in Universe at War Real-time strategy developers must feel particularly anxious when releasing a game: their product will undergo the scrutiny of thousands, if not millions, of skirmishes and campaigns. The slightest issue will be pounced upon by the internet’s forums. Communities will rage over a minor imbalance [...]

Tweet It’s said that war changes a man. Fresh-faced and eager, he works his way through training, and before long, is shipped off to battle – carrying boyish dreams of valour and glory alongside his new helmet and rifle. Then, he loses something. Midway through the fighting and bloodshed something is broken off from him. [...]

Tweet Cooper Lawrence, current internet hate-figure, has relented over her ignorant comments regarding Mass Effect, as issued in an infuriating Fox News broadcast.

Tweet Rockstar’s battle to get Manhunt 2 released in the UK has taken another turn, effectively resulting in the game being banned once more.

Tweet In a medium so focused on control, it’s refreshing to play a game that makes you feel so free. Nights: Journey of Dreams proves itself a true successor in this way, and despite working in a 2-D gameplay plane, flying is liberating. Sweeping through the sky as you deftly manoeuvre, surmounting each hurdle and [...]

Tweet Light gun gaming has suffered since the 90s. Arcades continue to struggle in the west, and advancements like high-definition are killing off the old technology behind the shooting mechanic.

Tweet Atari have announced that the next of Dragon Ball Z’s franchise of fighting games will be on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Follow the jump for the first screenshots.

Tweet The “reality” of professional wrestling is as shunned as it is guarded. Adam Ryland, Grey Dog Software designer, however, cracks this world open with a new update to his deep simulation, Total Extreme Wrestling, where fans are given the chance to tinker, crafting the industry into their own vision.