In other news, Microsoft is late to the party AGAIN. (I know it’s a lame analogy. At least I didn’t say “LAN party.”)
The HD DVD player for the XBox 360 is “officially” $50. Not recommended unless you have the shelf-space to buy one of every “limited edition”, made in China toy and keep it in […]

We at Engamer seek to ask the tough questions, so I’ll get right to it: Which aspect of the Mario Bros. would you most like in real life? The poll is posted after the jump.
So far, giant gold coins are winning by a good margin, of course, but that’s because people voted without thinking very […]

There must be more than 20 versions of Street Fighter II by now. If you’re hungry for some classic 2D fighting gameplay and managed to scoop up a Wii in the past year, then the new characters in Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers might be just different enough to make this interesting for […]

Now that the Xbox Live version of Goldeneye has been halted the first leak in the wall of secrecy is above. Maybe some developer or laid-off game tester is ticked off that their work will never go live - maybe some fanboy just wants to screw with all of us. Regardless, we’re posting […]

Bionic Commando is a classic 2D-scrolling shooter (and puncher, thrower, bionic armer…) from the 8-bit arcade and Nintendo consoles. Just announced by Capcom is the 3D Bionic Commando Reloaded on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network. Still a side-scroller, the gameplay looks sweet and the 3D maps and characters are killer.
Check the video preview […]

It’s always a good day to see a playable Super Mario Bros. hack, but not many days are as good as this one. James may think Halo 3 overrated but putting Halo characters in Super Mario Bros. 2/3 is ingenious. Gameplay looks smooth and the level isn’t too easy, like most hacks are. The hack […]

File this under: Things to Do While Wasting Time at Work. Game Trailers is running a 13-part video retrospective on the spectacularly popular Final Fantasy series. The videos explore the central themes, characters, plot lines, and music of all of the FF releases, including the ones that never made it onto American […]

Ah, local newspapers: Here’s an article about a hardworking couple who launched a company that remakes 1980s arcade games.

Their venture, Dream Arcades, builds classic full-cabinet arcade games such as Pac-Man, Asteroids and Tempest (“Avoid Spikes” – always good advice).

Dream Arcades caters to aging Gen Xers with disposable incomes who want to spend up […]

Ever wanted to brain someone with a rock, log, or missile without all those pesky legal consequences? Your silence says it all. Now you can, with Poy Poy for the Playstation! Actually, you’ve been able to for more than 11 years, since 1997 when Poy Poy was released. This multiplayer action game pits four contenders […]