Darksiders (PS3) Review

Like a bout of flu in the office, God of War style gaming seems to be going around the development community.  This isn’t anything unusual – when a game gets it right and has great success, it spawns a lot of imitators.  Eventually they become so pervasive (see Mario style platforming, for instance) that [...]

Game Trading For Fun and Profit

Today’s gazillion-dollar gaming business has a much bigger pie than it had in any previous era, and hence room for many more platforms and a whole heck of a lot more great games to play.  10 years ago we might have talked about the “must-have” games of the year.  There are times now when [...]

Dante’s Inferno (PS3) Review

“Derivative” is a term that’s perhaps used too often in reviews. I would argue that a good 90% or more of modern day video games are derivative of something that came before. Rare is the truly original title, and rarer still is the truly original title that’s any fun to play. When it comes to [...]