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NEW SPY VS. SPY GAME TEASED

  Warner Brothers may have sent Joystiq the above image teasing a new Spy Vs. Spy game but they sent me a nice little present in turn. Regardless of actual quality I have fond memories of that game and hope that this new one can live up to any impossible nostalgic standards I may have [...]

Nyan Cat Fever: Exclusive interview with 21st Street Games

Cats are an integral part of our shared internet heritage. One developer here in New York City has been doing their darndest to make some of the craziest cat related games that you can imagine. 21st Street Games’ first foray into felines was Techno Kitten Adventure. Like Robot Unicorn Attack there are addictive techno songs [...]

Johnny Tigs’ Top 5 Favorite Games to Play Wasted

Alright, so here I am drinking alone in the hotel bar of the Columbia Courtyard Marriot in Maryland, talkin to Alex, McShane and Rafe on gchat when Alex gives me the brilliant idea to write a drunk post about my favorite games to play wasted. So Ill continue to drink as I write this, hopefully [...]

I totally missed this trailer for Bit.Trip Runner 2

Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip series is some of the best retro inspired gameplay we’ve gotten over the last couple years. It should come as no surprise they are coming back with Bit.Trip Runner 2 it’s called… wait for it… wait for it… Runner 2! Ok maybe that part isn’t revolutionary but they have changed the art [...]

The Mass Effect FPS that almost was

OK as if more weird things couldn’t have happened with Mass Effect it would revealed in Geoff Keighley’s Ipad app The Final Hours of Mass Effect there was at one time a team based FPS created in the Mass Effect universe. It was called “Mass Effect Team Assault” and you’ll  never have your hands on [...]

First teaser of Telltales Walking Dead game revealed!

IGN yesterday revealed the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Telltale developed Walking Dead game based upon the comic by Robert Kirkman and the AMC TV show. We have yet to see much any gameplay (that gets revealed Monday) but we get a look at it graphically ( seems cell shaded and a little comic [...]

Mess Effect: Do we have the right to ask for a new Mass Effect 3 ending?

  Over the last couple months Bioware has gone from golden boy to internet whipping boy. We’ve seen the harassment of a Bioware employee, outcry over same sex relations, anger over day one DLC and now outcry to change the “Mass Effect 3″ ending. Currently the “Retake Mass Effect 3″ online petition has put its [...]

Touched and went our seperate ways: The Journey Review

When I was in the desert first getting my bearings I had a stranger run across the sand and signal for me to follow him. I was new here and lost but he looked just like me so I went.  Thus we not only started thatgamecompany’s new psn exclusive “Journey” we also began our own; [...]

Griefed! Podcast #7: Co-op

Join Alex and Tigs for a discussion about co-op in games, Tigs doing terribly at game trivia, Tony Hawk, pirates and much more on this episode of Griefed! Recorded on March 7th, 2012 and featuring the song Badwy by Lightning Crabs.

Griefed! Podcast #6: Survival Horror

Join Alex and Tigs for a discussion about Survival Horror in games, Tony Hawk, SSX, Asura’s Wrath, the PS Vita and all things Johnny Depp on this episode of Griefed! Recorded on February 29th, 2012 and features the song How It’s Supposed To Be by Modern Major Generals.