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Pre-Order incentives for Hitman: Absolution released

Recently announced by Square Enix is the exclusive North America pre-order incentive for Hitman: Absolution. Pre-order Hitman: Absolution through GameStop and receive the stand-alone Hitman: Sniper Challenge beginning May 15. Hitman: Sniper Challenge follows Agent 47 on an ... [read more]

Smashing records: Minecraft: Xbox360 Edition becomes profitable in an hour

With over 100,000 copies sold and over 400,000 unique player entries on the scoreboard, Minecraft: Xbox360 Edition on Xbox Live Arcade became profitable in just an hour of its release. The adventure game Minecraft: Xbox360 by Mojang was released on May 9 and broke the previo... [read more]

When good clowns go bad: Harley Quinn’s Revenge DLC trailer

If you think Batman had it rough at the end of Arkham City, wait till you see how Harley Quinn is taking it. ... [read more]

Latest Articles

"Not just another zombie game" Sandswept Studios talks about The Dead Linger

With the huge success of the Double Fine Kickstarter project that raised over $3 million, game developers flocked to Kickstarter in hopes that their game would become the next crowd funding success story. One such developer is Sandswept Studios with their game, The Dead Lin... [read more]

3 reasons why there's no need for story in fighting games

If you're playing a fighting game for the story, you're doing it wrong.... [read more]

From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?

Gamestop settled on a lawsuit regarding the sale of used games that are missing DLC. Is this lawsuit a win for gamers or will this cause more problems for gamers? ... [read more]

Latest Reviews

The Binding of Isaac Review

When was the last time you played a game that blew you away with craziness? It’s been a while? The Binding of Isaac is easily one of the craziest games that I’ve played with some of the most simple yet incredible gameplay I’ve seen. I’m not going to hide how much I l... [read more]

Skullgirls Review

As the fighting game revival continues to bloom, a small indie company is looking to shake-up the genre. Can Skullgirls, a fighting game for fighting game fans by fighting game fans, hang with the big boys?... [read more]

Sine Mora Review

Sine Mora is a side scrolling shoot'em up title that borrows heavily from past titles in the genre such as the cult classic Einhander. The premise involves war torn characters battling a bigger threat as you shoot down enemies and gigantic bosses in your little plane. Althou... [read more]

Latest Videos

The RPG Fanatic: dnd (PLATO) Creators Gary Whisenhunt & Ray Wood Interview

In the mid 1970s Gary Whisenhunt and Ray Wood created one of the earliest computer roleplaying videogames, dnd, which also happened to be one of the first "fan games". Although little known today, their work pre-dates much better known series like Ultima, Wizardry and Dragon... [read more]

The RPG Fanatic: Seiken Densetsu 3 Retrospect and Review + Operation Manafall

You might know this game as Secret of Mana 2, but this video is titled by the only name it was officially released as. This was a Japan exclusive game in the Mana series that many people aren't aware existed, but let's change that starting right now!... [read more]

From the Editor's Desk: Is the Gamestop Lawsuit Good or Bad for Gamers?

Gamestop settled on a lawsuit regarding the sale of used games that are missing DLC. Is this lawsuit a win for gamers or will this cause more problems for gamers? ... [read more]