For all the lack of story and simple gameplay, first person shooters (FPS) has taken up more of my computer time than any other genre. Things have come a long, long, way from early Doom, where you lucky enough to get a connection and you didn’t need to use a mouse to aim. Nowadays, a shooter always promises more graphics and more intense action, and every game says it’s better than the competitors. This is where E3 comes into play, as comparing one shooter to another is as easy as walking the distance between two booths. There are a handful I really want to see:

On this week’s episode of the GamerTell Cast, Jenni and I talk about our impressions of Level-5′s latest game, The Starship Damrey. In case you didn’t know, The Starship Damrey is a first-person point-and-click adventure game for the 3DS. It has no instructions and doesn’t really show you how to do anything. The whole point of more »

The Plants vs Zombies Adventures beta has begun! EA and PopCap decided to capitalize on the success of Plants vs. Zombies and social networking sites to bring a spin-off of one of the best tower defense games to the masses. While the beta is naturally geared towards making progression easy and doesn’t feature constant wallet more »

You know something is wrong when the most appealing thing in a Nintendo Direct is a launch sale on a Virtual Console game. Yet, that’s exactly what happened to me. I’m watching the May 17, 2013 Nintendo Direct, partly because I want to and also because it’s my job, and I’m not feeling “wowed.” Instead, more »

Hey everyone. Sorry for the massive Important Importable delays, as some tragic Lada family happenings this month meant I had to prioritize real life over virtual ones. Even so, today’s informational organization of Hyperdimension Neptunia will be more trunicated than usual. I’m still going to go over every Hyperdimension Neptunia game, both immediately available and more »

We had a lot of fun going over the 10 Vita Games we want to see at E3 2013, so it seems only fair to do the same with 3DS games. After all, the 3DS is the more popular of the two handhelds and it as a number of highly anticipated games coming out in more »

After the premiere of Ender’s Game‘s first trailer, I began to worry about something. Regardless of how promising it looks, they all run into the same problem. It’s the problem of the interpretation. It is also part of the reason why I’m wary of the film adaptation. I love the book, due to its interesting portrayal of more »

Nintendo has taken issue with Let’s Play videos on YouTube. Let’s Play videos is a name given to videos that feature extended gameplay with commentary. According to a Facebook post from YouTuber Zack Scott, Nintendo has placed ID content matches against several Let’s Play videos on YouTube in order to acquire the money earned from more »

Google revealed a new set of developer APIs today that help make up Google Play games services. These APIs allow any interested developer integrate cloud saves, achievements, leaderboards and online multiplayer (Android only) in their Android, iOS and web-based games. When this information was first leaked, it was an exciting moment. It seemed like Google more »

Earlier today, I mentioned how excited I was about Girls’ Fashion Shoot and lamented the fact that I’m probably one of the only ones. The fact is, fashion games don’t get much respect in the gaming world. They’re typically deemed “games for girls” and shuffled off to the side, recommended or purchased for kids. People more »