Games

Are You Ready For LEGO Dimensions? by Derek McCaw (04-09-15)
A new player enters the toys-to-life game genre. If they make you build it, will you play?

Disney Infinity 2.0: I Guess We're Getting Neverland! by Derek McCaw (06-12-14)
Rumors of Tinkerbell must be true... because we see this Toybox...

Disney Infinity 2.0: Spider-Man and More! by Derek McCaw (06-12-14)
It all looks so... shiny... and...

Disney Infinity 2.0: A Closer Look At The Avengers Playset by Derek McCaw (05-22-14)
If Hulk teaches children how to parallel park, it will have done a great public service...

Disney Infinity 2.0: The Sneak Peek by Ric Bretschneider (04-30-14)
Ric screencaps and highlights the new features of Marvel Superheroes in your Toy Box...

Disney Infinity 2.0: The Official Launch by Derek McCaw (04-30-14)
Disney Interactive just explained why you will be giving them all your money this Fall...

Disney Infinity 2.0 - First Tease And Guesses by Derek McCaw (04-09-14)
Disney has leaked a teaser for Infinity 2.0, and it's Marvel-ous...

The BBC Revamps Classic Hitch-Hikers' Computer Game by Derek McCaw (03-12-14)
"Completely understandable, considering how enjoyable the game is..."

SDCC 2013: Disney Infinity ROCKS by Derek McCaw (07-19-13)
Comic-Con attendees can get a chance to play the game that's everything and more...

Game Review: Telltale Games' Poker Night 2 by Derek McCaw (05-30-13)
Eager for The Venture Brothers? Well, Brock Samson needed a night out first...

Game Review: Temple Run OZ by Derek McCaw (03-07-13)
An avatar of James Franco pursued by screaming winged baboons? We're in.

Disney Infinity Will Leave Skylanders Eating Dirt by Derek McCaw (01-15-13)
Because, you know, Disney just wasn't getting enough of my money already...

Videogame Review: Darksiders II by Justin Bretschneider (08-15-12)
To redeem War, Death needs to bring humanity back to life...

iGeeks Assemble! by Rich Pizor (05-23-12)
Three superhero games for your iOS, while you're joining Nate in line for Avengers a 4th time...

Getting Your Avengers Gaming Fix on a Budget by Justin Bretschneider (05-11-12)
Becoming an Avenger...

Videogame Review: Twisted Metal by Rich Pizor (03-22-12)
If you've always wanted to drive a weaponized ice cream truck that turns into a robot clown...

Game Review: League of Legends by Justin Bretschneider (03-03-12)
World-class online gaming that won't cost you a cent!

Game Review: Skyrim by Justin Bretschneider (01-24-12)
60 hours and you're still having fun without completing the mission? Worth the price!

Journey To Arkham City by Derek McCaw (02-16-11)
A whole new set of screenshots to whet the appetite...

VIDEO: DC Universe Online: Fractured Future by Derek McCaw (02-10-11)
Who is the mysterious Fracture and why can't we play him?

PAX East 2010 Game Preview: City of Heroes Going Rogue by Jason Burke (05-06-10)
Will you lead your hero into a fall from grace?

PAX East 2010 Game Preview: Prince of Persia by Jason Burke (04-05-10)
Journey to the Forgotten Sands ...and zombies.

PAX East 2010 Game Preview: Dead Space 2 by Jason Burke (04-05-10)
Because we can't just let the dead stay dead, can we?

A Fanboy Searches For PAX In Our Time -- PAX East 2010! by Jason Burke (03-31-10)
One of our own ventures to the East to find the latest in videogame goodness!

Reviewed: Lego Batman: The Videogame by Derek McCaw (11-03-08)
It's disturbingly cute, but it's also the first great Batman videogame...

Videogame Review: Lost: Via Domus by Mario Anima (08-13-08)
A little something to tide you over until Lost returns...

City of Heroes Gets Customized by Jason Schachat (05-23-08)
Meanwhile, back in Paragon City, an old game is about to get new life...

The Iron Man XBox 360 Demo by Michael Goodson (05-02-08)
Strap on the armor for yourself, bucko...

Playstation 3: The View From Japan by Mish'al Samman (11-15-06)
One Fanboy Planeteer braved the madness to get YOU the story...

Game Reviewed: Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales by Michael Goodson (10-19-06)
Well, you won't hear US calling for the peg boy at 4 in the marnin'...

Game Reviewed: Super Dragonball Z by Derek McCaw (10-09-06)
Could the Dragon grant us world peace?

The Flash Takes On Gorilla City In Justice League Heroes by Derek McCaw (08-01-06)
Just in case we've all stopped getting excited, here's the Flash in action...

If Life Were Like World of Warcraft... by Jason Beymer (06-07-06)
I shall send a brave warrior in quest of my comic books...

Game Review: Auto Assault by Michael Goodson (05-31-06)
Build a car, crush mutants and cyborgs...it's every man's dream...

Justice League Heroes Screenshots page 3! by Derek McCaw (05-23-06)
The Emerald Archer in action! That's right -- we can pretend we unlocked Green Arrow!

Justice League Heroes Screenshots page 2! by Derek McCaw (05-22-06)
It's not easy being neerg...

Justice League Heroes the Screenshots! by Derek McCaw (05-21-06)
Starting off with a look at how well Batman and Superman play together...

E3 2006 Gallery Five: The Women of E3 by Jason Schachat (05-19-06)
Another look at the people that almost distracted us from videogames...

Justice League Heroes at E3! by Derek McCaw (05-18-06)
We got to sit down and play the game with game animator Randall Ng...

E3 2006 Gallery Four: The Women of E3 by Jason Schachat (05-18-06)
Admit it, this is what many of you were waiting for...

Feeling Desperate, Housewives? Bring It To Your PC... by Derek McCaw (05-18-06)
E3 offers us a preview of BVG's upcoming Desperate Housewives: The Game...

E3 2006 Gallery Three: The View From Schachat's Camera by Jason Schachat (05-17-06)
Some licensed characters, some just flat out bizarre visions...

Notes From the Floor of E3 2006 by Derek McCaw (05-15-06)
Returning from the swell of humanity and sorting through the pictures...

E3 2006 Gallery One by Derek McCaw (05-15-06)
This one's for your darker side...

E3 2006 Gallery Two by Derek McCaw (05-15-06)
The family friendly side of E3...except for that cute killer alien from Destroy All Humans 2...

Who Voices Justice League Heroes? by Derek McCaw (05-05-06)
Warner Brothers Interactive announces actors and Green Arrow as unlockable character...

News From Paragon City: Destiny Manifest by Jason Schachat (04-14-06)
Schachat knows way too much about Cities of Heroes and Villains and what's coming next!

The Inevitable HORRORCLIX! by Derek McCaw (02-03-06)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the game shop...

Videogame Review: True Crime: New York City by Michael Goodson (01-09-06)
You can play good cop/bad cop, but we couldn't figure out the good cop thing...

Videogame Review: Stubbs the Zombie by Michael Goodson (12-27-05)
At last, a zombie with style...(warning: graphic but sickly fun images within)

Confessions From the World of Warcraft... by Erin Frost (10-24-05)
How one woman learned to stop hating MMORPGs and embraced her pointy-eared self...

Videogame Review: Ultimate Spider-Man by Michael Goodson (10-17-05)
Yes, parents have always had an uneasy relationship with Venom...

Videogame Review: Fantastic Four by Michael Goodson (09-15-05)
In between diaper changes (not his own), Michael plays Mr. Fantastic...

City of Heroes: Issue #5 Is Alive... by Jason Schachat (08-04-05)
An in-depth look at the latest major update for our favorite MMORPG...okay, our only one...

Videogame Review: Alien Hominid by Michael Goodson (05-10-05)
Hey, this is why we like side-scrollers in the first place!

Videogame Review: Doom 3 by Michael Goodson (05-02-05)
Goodson straps on a diaper and gets to demon-killing on the ol' Xbox...

City of Heroes: Michael Goodson's Journey to Level 50 by Michael Goodson (04-25-05)
How one man gave up his vacation for the sake of pixelated justice...

Activision Wants You To Be Fantastic... by Derek McCaw (03-07-05)
Preview images from this summer's Fantastic Four videogame...

As Winter Descends On A City Of Heroes... by Jason Schachat (01-13-05)
These snow creatures still aren't as scary as Michael Keaton in Jack Frost...

Who's the Hero of City of Heroes? Santa! Santa! by Jason Schachat (12-30-04)
Our favorite online game got a massive dose of Holiday cheer...

City of Heroes: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Jason Schachat (12-22-04)
A mysterious benefactor spreads comfort and joy throughout Paragon City...

City of Heroes: The Fifth Column Takes On...The Council! by Jason Schachat (12-14-04)
To break into the German market, the pseudo-Nazis are gone...but not without a fight!

The PSP Hath Landed ...In Japan, Anyway... by Mish'al Samman (12-13-04)
Our Asian Bureau Chief got his hands on the hottest techno-toy of the year!

Game Reviewed: Shadowfist by Michael Goodson (12-09-04)
Beware the frumious Marmojet...

Game Reviewed: The Incredibles by Michael Goodson (12-01-04)
You want to take the movie home? For now, this is how you do it...

Marvel Mad at Heroes by Derek McCaw (11-17-04)
Is City of Heroes a threat to Marvel's intellectual property? Or does it just rock?

Still More Legends To Tell, Bub... by Michael Goodson (10-21-04)
The best X-Men videogame ever officially becomes a franchise...

Reviewed: X-Men: Legends by Michael Goodson (10-11-04)
You can bamf and snikt away to your heart's content...

The Tokyo Game Show Photo Album by Mish'al Samman (10-04-04)
Mish'al had some extra photos, so why not share them with you?

City of Heroes Costume Contest: Reality Didn't See It Coming by Derek McCaw (09-29-04)
Dress up as your character, walk around in public and win lots of cool stuff!

Japan Gets All The Cool Stuff First by Mish'al Samman (09-29-04)
Platforms and games so cool you hardly notice the booth babes. So they work harder...

You're About To Suffer A Series of Unfortunate Events by Derek McCaw (09-28-04)
Can a virtual Jim Carrey be defeated using know-how and small children?

Sony Unveils New Half a Playstation 2 by Mish'al Samman (09-21-04)
Just in time for Christmas, it's lighter, smaller and easier to convince your wife you need...

Games: Meet The Mayor of Paragon City by Derek McCaw (08-24-04)
The Lead Game Designer at Cryptic Studios, Jack Emmert, unveils some secrets...

Get Your Mutant On... by Michael Goodson (08-16-04)
Having played the demo of X-Men Legends, Goodson tries to make you drool in envy...

A Sneak Peek At X-Men Legends by Michael Goodson (07-28-04)
Become the mutant you've always wanted to be...

Are You Ready For Total War In A Toga? by Michael Goodson (07-27-04)
Activision gives us a sneak look at their new real time strategy game, Total War: Rome!

City of Heroes: Here Come The Praetorians by Derek McCaw (05-28-04)
NCSoft and Cryptic Studios are about to add a whole lot of menace to your game play...

Reviewed: City of Heroes by Michael Goodson (05-21-04)
The first online multiplayer superhero role-playing game is, well, SUPER!

E3 MADNESS! The Wrap-up by Jason Schachat (05-18-04)
Slept and sober, Schachat reviews the highlights he can remember...with screenshots...

E3 MADNESS! THE FLOOR REPORT! by Jason Schachat (05-14-04)
Trapped on the planet of the booth babes, Schachat bravely touches base with us...

E3 MADNESS! THE FLOOR REPORT! Part Two by Jason Schachat (05-14-04)
More from a land in which guys don't know whether to watch screens or ogle women...

E3 MADNESS! THE FLOOR REPORT! Part Three by Jason Schachat (05-17-04)
How long could Jason go without sleep in order to see the coolest video games?

E3 MADNESS! THE FLOOR REPORT! Part Four by Jason Schachat (05-17-04)
Fighting on to the bittersweet end...

E3 MADNESS! DAY TWO! by Michael Goodson (05-13-04)
Frost and Schachat may be lost, and can you blame them? Today, we've got looks at Transformers and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude! Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and The Punisher! Legends of Wrestling: Showdown and Pirates!

E3 MADNESS! by Michael Goodson (05-12-04)
We've got Erin Frost and Jason Schachat on the show floor, but until they report in, we've got game previews! Spider-Man 2 and 100 Bullets! The Red Star and Fight Club! WWX: Rumble Rose and X-Men Legends! Knights of the Old Republic II and Playboy: The Mansion!

City of Heroes: Lo, There Shall Come A Tutorial! by Michael Goodson (04-21-04)
Walking through Paragon City's "Outbreak" of crime...

City of Heroes: Enter ...Fanboy Planet by Derek McCaw (04-06-04)
Goodson has finished designing our corporate mascot ...and he's flaming!

City of Heroes: The Adventure Begins... by Michael Goodson (04-05-04)
Goodson takes you through each step of the computer game for fanboys...

Preview: City of Heroes by Michael Goodson (03-30-04)
NCSoft and Cryptic Studios have teamed up for THE team-up of the year, starring YOU...

Reviewed: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time by Erin Frost (03-26-04)
A classic game finally gets a worthy sequel for modern platforms...

California Extreme Presents: Timewarp! by Marin Carpenter (07-31-03)
How can it be extreme if the worst that can happen is carpal tunnel syndrome?

Chris Garcia's Top Ten Timewarp Tips! by Chris Garcia (07-31-03)
Garcia loves the pinball. Ladies love the pinhead.

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis by Mish'al Samman (06-26-03)
What does Jurassic Park have to offer the SIM genre? Dinosaurs, baby, DINOSAURS!.

Enclave by Michael Goodson (04-15-03)
There's a certain charm about a game where you can play as a snotling...

Spyro Enter The Dragonfly by Derek McCaw (01-30-03)
The purple dragon returns, still smoking sheep...

Robotech: Battlecry by Tom Hamill (01-03-03)
Soldiers in armor -- what could be better?

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City by Michael Goodson (12-11-02)
Proving there's a reason the publisher calls itself Rock Star...

The Two Towers by Mish'al Samman (12-03-02)
You can be a Tolkien fan and still thirst for Orcs' Blood...

Kingdom Hearts by Mish'al Samman (11-25-02)
When you get right down to it, Captain Hook only looks foppish...

The Fellowship of the Rings by Michael Goodson (11-21-02)
When facing off against a Dark Rider, a hobbit may not be your best defender...

Preview: Aquaman: The Game by Derek McCaw (08-23-02)
He's coming back to comics while debuting on your game system...unless it's a PS2.