A new documentary is focusing on the lives (and loves, and lost jobs) of MMO fanatics. The seven profiled players are a mix of styles, from the hopelessly addicted, gold farmers, those who have moved on, and the casual players. Thankfully, from the trailer, it doesn’t look like it’s condemning the players even though it [...]

The industry rebounds after the dreck released last week with another batch of excellent releases. The beginning of February is the new end of January is the new middle of November!

Pick of the Week: Turok
First-person Shooter | 360, PS3
Turok promises to be the best game in the Turok series, but given the quality of [...]

Steam, Valve’s digital distribution system, has passed the 15 million user mark. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s 5 million more users than Xbox Live! And only 5 million more users than World of Warcraft.
Recognizing a good opportunity to toot their own horn when they see one, Valve was quick [...]

Funcom’s official Anarchy Online community site has the first details on the game’s new tiered pricing scheme. The basic sci-fi MMORPG remains free from level 1-200, but players can now opt to subscribe to just Shadowlands, the game’s first expansion, for 5 USD/EUR a month before taking the plunge and subscribing to the game’s [...]

Yes, that’s the (very blurry) final Super Smash Bros. Brawl roster, fresh from some kind Japanese player’s digital camera; no Photoshopped fakes here. As you can no doubt see, Luigi, Captain Falcon, Falco, Ness, Gannondorf, Jigglypuff, Marth, and Game & Watch have all returned from Melee, despite never being officially revealed by the [...]

When Halo 2 launched, it immediately became the top of the original Xbox Live pack as the most played title. To date, it’s still there and hasn’t moved. Unsurprisingly, the same situation happened again when Halo 3 hit the 360. It took over the top spot formerly owned by Gears of War. Many, including this [...]

EA loves some casual gamers. After releasing things like Boogie, maybe they have a chance of drawing those new players in with a freebie.

Battlefield Heroes hits in the summer, and promises cartoony visuals that are a distant change of pace from the gritty, real world style the games have been known for. The best part? [...]

This week can only be described as disappointing, especially after last week’s unexpected lineup of excellent titles. We can’t wholly recommend a Pick of the Week or Runner-Up this week, but we’ll keep you informed just the same.
Available this week:

Bomberman Land
Minigame Collection | Wii
Not even honored gaming legends are safe from publisher’s desire to transform [...]