I have a confession. Whenever I hear that an older game is getting re-released in high definition, I usually let out a sigh that’s fueled by disinterest. These things seem like cash grabs to me most of the time. Granted, there are some genuinely good remakes, but others are hardly better than the original. When I started playing the HD remake of Guardian Heroes, I was pleasantly surprised to discover this particular Sega Saturn remake has aged well and looks even better.

When it comes to console wars, there are usually at least three factions (systems) involved. Right now, we’ve got the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 dividing gamers. Before that, there was the Dreamcast, GameCube, PS2 and Xbox. Today, we’re going to focus on what pretty much everyone considered the “loser” of the fifth generation of console gaming, the Sega Saturn. While it may not have been as beloved among gamers as the PlayStation and N64, the Sega Saturn was still a notable machine with quite a few interesting games. If you’re a collector, you should still keep an eye out for it and consider adding one to your collection.

A video game classic is getting a second chance, as Sega is revitalizing a Sega Saturn classic. The Treasure game Guardian Heroes is being revamped and released on Xbox Live Arcade this year. Well, in Fall 2011, if you want to be exact. Granted, it’s a little known classic, since the Saturn wasn’t one of the most popular consoles, but still. The fact that was made by Treasure should be enough to get some people to take a chance on the rerelease.

Guardian Heroes is a side-scrolling, beat’em up game with some RPG elements thrown in for good measure…

When animated series are successful enough, video game developers and publishers will try to cash in and create games that fans of the series will enjoy. While many of these games can fall under the shovelware umbrella, a few attempts stand out as truly entertaining and worthwhile endeavors.

This week’s installment of Important Importables is devoted to the best of the best, the anime games that were so good, even people who are unfamiliar with the original series seek them out. A few of them may seem incredibly familiar, as they even received worldwide releases. Rest assured though, the following 10 games and series are so good, you’ll enjoy them even if you’ve never even heard of the animes they’re based on.

Forget Trick or Treating and Haunted Houses, stay home this Halloween and play some frightening game with your best friends! Of course, it would be better if you knew the best games to play.

So here you are, a list of some particularly spooky games you can play this Halloween, assuming you can get ahold of them. These should be enough to tide you over this long Saturday. There of course are many more survivor horror games on the market, but these are some personal favorites. Perhaps you and your friends should wear a costume while you play, to really get into the spirit of the holiday…

Wired Magazine has posted a collection of 40 years worth of video game goodness, highlighting consoles through 47 images of hardware, ads and screenshots. Beginning with Baer’s Brown Box through the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, it includes body shot of most of the main systems including NES, Neo-Geo, SNES, Famicom, Sega, Intellivision, Colecovision… oh, more »