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 »

There’s great news out of Japan today, direct from Hideradio! Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Platinum Games’ unique and pretty well received installment in the Metal Gear series, is getting a port. I know what you’re thinking and no. Sorry, but this isn’t news of a Wii U port. Go back to playing that Rayman Legends 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 »

Good morning everyone! Did you catch the latest Nintendo Direct? No? Don’t worry. The world won’t end. In fact, you probably just made it easier on yourself. Instead of trying to focus on all that news so early in the morning, you can read our tidy little summary here. I watched it and I’ve got 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 »

Sit down, you’re going to be here a while. This week’s Nintendo eShop update is pretty large. Much larger than usual, in fact. There are 10 new 3DS, DSi, Wii and Wii U games available. Your eyes just popped out of their sockets, didn’t they? That’s okay, it happened to me too. The exact breakdown more »

There’s news in the world of retro games today. Sonic the Hedgehog has made it onto iOS and Android devices. “But wait,” you say. “I already own Sonic the Hedgehog on my iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.” Ah, but this is a better, remastered version of Sonic the Hedgehog and means you’ll need to update your version, so more »

Another month, another Nintendo Direct. I guess I was right about Nintendo not needed an E3 2013 press conference. Look how often they do this! This month’s conference will be held at 7am PST on May 17, 2013 and, as usual, can be viewed either during or after the event on the Nintendo Direct website.

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 »

In a rather shocking moment of humility, Electronic Arts has decided to discontinue its Online Pass system. EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed this news with GamesBeat today. The reason for this decision is supposedly based on player feedback. “Initially launched as an effort to package a full menu of online content and services, more »