Flashback: Final Fantasy XIII sends mixed messages

The series that's anything but final has returned to consoles with its thirteenth numbered installment. Over 5 million copies have been sold [at the time of writing], so why all the fuss?

Flashback: Killzone 2 delivers

Killzone 2 has been one of the most anticipated games in the PS3's future for years. It was announced years ago, even before the PS3 was released. After all that anticipation, [Sony] delivered a solid shooter.

Flashbacks

I've got some older content, and I thought I'd share.

Americans like free games, go figure

A new report by NPD Group, a leading market research firm, states that free-to-play games are becoming wildly popular with Americans, and turning into a profit, to boot.

Take time, make time

I've written previously about how hectic life can be, and how important it is to find gaming time despite that, but I think it bears repeating.

Assemble!

So, The Avengers is coming out in less than a month. This thing has been building since 2008 when Iron Man first came to theaters, incorporates four major comic book characters with their own origin movies, two of which already have sequels. Needless to say, I'm fairly excited.

"Family values" groups continue anti-gay campaigns against EA and BioWare

BioWare, and its owner EA Games, have been the targets of more than one email campaign by organizations that are outraged that same-sex romantic relationship are available in some of their games. In the past few years, games like the Dragon Age series, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Mass Effect 3 have had these possibilities.