Tag: video games

Brett Douville, lead programmer for one of LucasArts most beloved and fondly remembered titles, Star Wars: Republic Commando, was kind enough to chat with me about his experience at LucasArts and dive deep into the heart of what the game work.  Come inside to check out my full interview!

The new subscription box for video games, Loot Gaming goes on sale today!  Read on for more details on the first box you can buy and when you'll be getting it!

The papers are signed and the ink is dry, 343 Industries and Mattel have signed a monster licensing agreement and are set to ship out a massive Halo toy line! Come inside for all the details.

Udon Entertainment has released new Hardcover Editions for their tribute books featuring some of Capcom's beloved video game franchises!  Take a look!

If you're a fan of Blizzard's World of Warcraft, you'll be happy to hear about the new comic collection from Dark Horse, which will expand on the mythos of the world in beautiful hard cover collections.  Come inside to learn more about it, and see when you can pick up Volume One.  

If you're on the hunt for some wireless headphones for your gaming or mobile needs, then you'll want to take a gander at this new pair from AfterShokz, that use bone conduction rather than having anything in, or sitting on, your ears.  Come inside to learn more! 

With the deluge of video game releases this time of year, finding time for gaming can be hard, epsecially with family based holidays looming ahead.  It's even MORE difficult when you throw kids in the mix, as evidenced by this week's comic!

Hitman: Agent 47 is coming to a store near you or earlier if you want a digital copy!  We have all the details below!

With Star Wars Battlefront releasing this month and ushering a new era in Star Wars gaming, I reached out to former LucasArts creative director Haden Blackman to discuss a pair of the biggest releases from before the Disney takeover: The Force Unleashed. 

When The Force Unleashed 2 brought back the character of Starkiller, some fans were confused (and still are), especially when the adventure turned out to be so short. That story wasn't always the plan, however, and the original ideas for TFU 2 would have feature new characters and an entirely different story.  Come inside to learn more of what could have been.

Ever wondered what The Force Unleashed 3 would have been about, had the developers gotten the chance to make it?  While talking with former LucastArts Creative Director Haden Blackman about the games, he revealed what could have been in store for the franchise.  Come inside to see his remarks.

Take a peak around any gaming community these days and you’ll find complaints in abundance about the recent trend of video game remakes/ports to new consoles. I hate to break it to you, but it’s not a new trend.  Let’s talk about the history of gaming remakes and why they serve a more important purpose than pissing off people. 

One of the most popular and critically acclaimed Star Wars games ever released is over a decade old now, and for the last few years many fans have been clamoring for an updated version of the game for current consoles...Well guys it looks like next year you'll be getting your wish.  Come inside to learn more!

Finding time to "get your game on" while living in a housefull of kids is never easy to do, and today's new Focal Point breaks down exactly why.  Come inside to take a look!

The Harvest Moon series, known in Japan as Bokujo Monogatari, has been capturing the hearts of its fans with its simplistic gameplay style for nearly twenty years. The series originally launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996 and fans have been losing their lives to the time sink that is Harvest Moon ever since.

In this week’s episode of TFGP, the cast discusses the current state of Nintendo’s Wii U and what they hope the future holds for the legendary game developer.

It’s Love Week on TFGP! (belated)

In this week's episode we celebrate nerd and geek love and discuss our favorite couples in gaming, movies and TV. As well as breaking down how we stay in a relationship with our hobbies and hearts still intact.

I always knew that one day, I would write a tribute to my favorite game of all time in the form of an article. There’s no better time, as it’s Nintendo Exclusives month in Gamerlinx town and I’m pulling in, parking my rhino, and telling you why I think Donkey Kong Country 2 was one of the greatest Nintendo exclusives to grace this earth.

With whispers of a “shocking announcement” around the corner for the past week, The Pokémon Company and BANDAI NAMCO have collaborated to reveal Pokken Tournament which resembles a mash-up between two popular game series, Tekken and Pokemon.

All sorts of new and amazing games are springing up on Steam Greenlight and Kickstarter.  These are great tools for game developers to present new ideas to the masses, and provides gamers the chance to try out something different. Not all games have a fairy tale ending, however, and sometimes gamers get burned on the promise of something intriguing, only to be completely ignored and cast aside after helping to fund the project.  Such is the case with The Stomping Land, and we decided to look into it.