Posted by The Portlandian on May 17, 2013 | No Comments Top-10 Retro Consoles #4 SNES Join GameGavel’s Top-10 Extraordinaire, The Portlandian, as he takes you through his list of Top-10 Best Retro Gaming Consoles  of all time and explains in detail why each of his picks is on this list.  Each...

Posted by David Giltinan on May 17, 2013 | No Comments ReasSESSment: Next Xbox “Rare&... Ubisoft game tropes? BORING! Let’s instead tackle the fan question from the latest Sessler’s Something… on 3D platformers being a part of new console launch lineups and, by extension, the possible...

Posted by Mike Kennedy on May 15, 2013 | No Comments Karateka Classic in iOS App Store   Heads up!  Jordan Mechner’s Karateka Classic is live in the U.S. App Store NOW!  This was one of the first fighting games that utilized a life bar, something commonplace in every 2D fighter of today.  ...

Posted by Mike Kennedy on May 14, 2013 | No Comments Nolan Bushnell’s Axlon Andy Ro... Many of you know Nolan Bushnell as one of the founding fathers of the video game industry as we know it.  With the help of Ted Dabney, he launched Atari way back in 1972 after the introduction of the first...

Posted by David Giltinan on May 14, 2013 | No Comments Doing Away with Escorts: A Modern Ga... So few gameplay elements in past titles would aggravate me more than dealing with helpless escorts. One example I always refer back to is Ashley in Resident Evil 4. Her double whammy character traits of being a...