Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
PlayStation Portable
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is a remake (with some new content) of the PlayStation One’s turn-based tactical game rooted in the well-known Final Fantasy universe. It's an enjoyable game, but only if you have patience, dedication and a lot of free time on your hands.
Dead Head Fred
PlayStation Portable
Bet you'd cuss the wallpaper off a wall if someone cut off your head and someone else grafted it back on... minus the skull. As it happens, so would Fred.
NBA 08
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
If you're in to basketball, this year's offering of NBA 08 from Sony has got you covered no matter what your preferred PlayStation. And rather well covered at that, mostly due to the otherwise superfluous supplemental content, like reliving games of the week, living the 'Life,' and dodging the Murder... ball.
Worms: Open Warfare 2
Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
Chris Hudak has a thing for worms. Always has. He's funny that way. He gets a little teary-eyed when talking about them, but that just might be from the mortar fire...
DFC Predicts Console Wars Winner
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Remember the good old days when the videogame industry had clear leaders and definitive winners? While echoes of Sony's domineering PlayStation2 still reverberate today (the old-gen system is still selling like hotcakes... or warmcakes at least), the future of videogame system supremacy isn't nearly as clear cut. DFC Intelligence forcasts.
Jeanne D'Arc
PlayStation Portable
Jeanne D'Arc for PlayStation Portable (PSP) doesn't overhaul the role-playing game (RPG) genre and doesn't need to; it's a solid and extraordinarily well-presented game as well as a fresh, tasty and much-needed delivery of RPG Mana for Sony's PSP.
Game Theory 101: Guns And Butter(Balls)
PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Chris Hudak recently endured yet another Sony media event chock full of too much booze, quite a bit of insider face time, a few faux terrorists (terroristas, if you will), and not nearly enough sleep. This particular hype fest covered the forthcoming extravagance of two big-time Sony games, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and SOCOM: Tactical Strike. Read all about it.
The History of Videogames: The Video. Watch it now!
GameCube, Handheld, Hardware, Legacy Systems, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Videogame, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
On Networks is feeding us 'Play Value: A Virtual Primer on the History & Relevance of Videogames,' which you can watch here, right now. Go on, watch. You'll be smarter.
Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost LEGO
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
LucasArts and TT Games crack the whip, build new LEGO game with Indiana Jones. How cool is that?
PlayStation Canada to hold nationwide racing tournament
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Canada is offering both serious MotorStorm racers and casual gamers -- even Karaoke hopefuls -- the chance to compete in various venues across Canada for cash and prizes. PlayStation Player's Cup challenges will be held at various venues nationwide, culminating in a final showdown in Toronto this September.