As of late, the games industry has somehow found itself in a rut of numerous minor upgrades having the price tag of full retail games. In terms of consoles, the PSP Go and DSi are the worst offenders. As for software, the recently released Halo 3: ODST is the first that comes to mind. So [...]

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.  That’s how I feel about the upcoming sequel Left 4 Dead 2.  With a $50 price tag I feel as though Valve is taking gamers for a ride, again.
Last year I wrote about how I thought the original Left 4 Dead was overpriced, [...]

Welcome to GameOnn’s new monthly column featuring my personal pick on the best indie game developer. As August is coming to an end I thought it would be nice to give credit to the fine guys at Twisted Pixel for making  games that are built upon such a simple concept, yet deliver on so many [...]

It’s no secret the iPhone has solidified itself as being a legitimate gaming platform. Once a place where independent developers could show off their work, the App store has gotten the attention of big developers and publishers such as EA and id who release smaller games at an affordable cost. So what about mobile gaming [...]

We all know times are hard these days. A lot of people are out of work or had to serious cut back on their spending habits. We gamers are no different from anyone else when it comes to the all mighty dollar. We need every dime we can get and those dimes that we do [...]

Answering the question in the title I know I’m certainly not suprised that Blizzard has delayed Starcraft II.  In fact I’m actually a little releaved.  Blizzard, the company behind the the #1 RTS and MMO games in the world has always been know for its delays.  However after the merger with Activision, a company that’s [...]

Reading through a particular video game’s forums is like rubbernecking at a car accident: it’s ugly, but you cannot help looking. There are posts praising the game, posts that nitpick on certain aspects of the game; posts in which someone is asking for help, and posts that offer help. Bickering is the norm in video [...]

We are a few years into this generation of consoles and history has once again repeated itself. Much like the old NES and PS1 days, the most successful console is also the one that is less powerful and less expensive. For the first time since its jump into the videogame industry Sony is struggling to [...]

These days we need more bang for our buck. We need games that last well after the plastic seal on the case is broken. With digital distribution we now have the opportunity to keep playing the games we love while avoiding the temptation to trade them in for newer titles. Today we’re going to share [...]

Every once in a while a game comes along and sets a precedent that future games strive to live up to. Halo 2 ushered in a way to successfully play online competitively on home consoles and Grand Theft Auto gave us a vision of how an open world can extend the shelf life of single [...]