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[Game On] From Wii Speak to 'Final Fantasy,' E3 Lets Gamers Glimpse at Their Next Obsessions

Gaming's Greatest Hits: A look back at the best of 2007

[Game On] Atari's 'Alone In the Dark' Is Scary for All the Wrong Reasons

Gaming's Greatest Hits: A look back at the best of 2007

[Game On] 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' Give New Meaning to 'Rock & Roll Excess'

Gaming's Greatest Hits: A look back at the best of 2007

[Game On] Baroquen Spirit: Atlus' 'Baroque' Imagines Eternal Life in Gaming Limbo. It Isn't Pretty

Gaming's Greatest Hits: A look back at the best of 2007

[Game On] Paging Freaks: Guinness Writes the Book On Gaming But Doesn't Shatter Any Records

Gaming's Greatest Hits: A look back at the best of 2007

[game on] Point and Chop

No amount of sharpening can save this dull blade

Shred Cred

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Shred Cred: You wanted the best—you got the best: Guitar Hero III

Enter Poorman

Life's a (bikini) beach for KDOC's returning late-night host

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WEB EXCLUSIVE! Playing Dumb: Jackass presents the world’s biggest waste of time

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Persona Grata: Meet the last great RPG for PlayStation 2

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Mechanical Bull: A few more changes would’ve helped transformers

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It Takes a Village: The terrorizing townsfolk of Resident Evil 4 shamble onto the Wii

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The Appearance, Lost in Aurora (Adrenaline)

Olympian Gold

God of War II enters the pantheon of classic games

What Would Jesus Play

Racing to grace with the Bible Game

The Emperors New Groove

George Lucas in the post-blockbuster age

My Eight Marriages for the Mob

George Lucas in the post-blockbuster age

Santas Mailbag

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Bumping in the Night

Strange thrills in Silent Hill

A New Yoshinoya Opening in Orange With Fanfare! And A Personal Confession.

IGNI avoid eating fast food whenever possible.  There are times, however, when I cave in.  Usually when I fall off the wagon, it is because of those damned Jack-in-the-Box tacos and whatever banned substance is in them to make them so friggin' addictive.Yoshinoya, on the other hand, I don' ... More >>

Five Regrettable Music/Video Game Moments

​Motörhead are currently on tour (including a stop at the House of Blues in Anaheim), they also play a role in upcoming action/adventure game Brütal Legend, out next week on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 (we got a chance to play it at Comic-Con this year, it's a fun, straight-forward beat 'em up wi ... More >>

Admit it, These Video Games Made You Cry

There's nothing to be ashamed about, some video games make you cry. Unlike movies or books, games have a remarkable ability to do more than expressing a story to the viewer. They transform the viewer into an active member of the story, strengthening the link between the player and the fiction. Wheth ... More >>

E3 2010, Day One: Sony's Press Conference Wrap-Up

Chris Victorio/OC Weekly​Click here to see a slideshow of photos from Day One of E3!Sony Computer Entertainment of America just held their annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) press conference at the Shrine Auditorium earlier today, showing off the games and technology that they will have to ... More >>

PROS and CONS: Hands on impressions of the Nintendo 3DS

Peter Mai/OC Weekly​On the third day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, I was finally able to have a hands-on demonstration of Nintendo's newly announced 3DS hand-held system. Although the system exceeded the already high expectations that I had, there were still a number of issues that prevent ... More >>

The 5 Best Video Games...With the Worst Graphics

Gameplay or graphics--which one one of these characteristics is more important to create a successful video game? It seems like this debate has gone on for as long as video gaming has been around. One side claims that good gameplay is the most important aspect of gaming and the other believes that i ... More >>

"You Are Worthless and Weak!": Top 10 GAME OVER Screens

​Death is rarely a funny thing. Dying in the twisted world of video gaming, on the other hand, can often lead to hilarious results. The dreaded "Game Over" screen has been an integral part of gaming since they were first made, and if your failure isn't bad enough, some of the screens really like t ... More >>

The Five Most Badass Japanese Game Designers

American video game developers have it all: Multi-million dollar development budgets and the world's largest video game market are at their disposal to make some of modern day's best video games. However, they all lack one crucial thing--the rock star charisma of Japanese video game designers. When ... More >>

The Best Video Games to Burn Off That Holiday Weight Gain

​It happens just about every holiday season.You go to Christmas parties with friends, family and co-workers, and you overindulge in all sorts of festive food. Which is fine because we all do it. When the holiday season is finally over, however, the bathroom scale tells you you've gained a ton of w ... More >>

6 Reasons Why You May Want to Reconsider the Nintendo 3DS

Peter Mai/OC Weekly​Releasing in Japan in about a month, the much-hyped Nintendo 3DS has impressed the gaming world with its ability to push some impressive graphics and display 3D gaming without the need of those embarrassing glasses. Because the system is an update to the second-highest-selling ... More >>

Five Video Games to Convince Non-Gamers They Can Play Video Games

Flickr user ChelseaCharliWhite​Many of my friends don't play video games too often. Sure, they'll pick up a casual game once in a while, but gaming is mostly a solo hobby of mine. Unfortunately, most of them are also extremely competitive. That means whenever we do play games together, I have to ... More >>

E3 2011: Impressions of New Nintendo 3DS Software

Peter Mai/OC WeeklyNintendo's booth receiving a technical difficulty​There was more to Nintendo's press conference during this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo than just the Wii U announcement. Although overshadowed by the huge announcement of the new system, the software for the Nintendo 3DS ... More >>

Top 10 Musical Moments in Video Games

Aerosmith's Revolution XThis week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place in Los Angeles, drawing fanfare and hype across the gaming world. The three-day trade fair is open to only vendors and developers, but it provokes the kind of suspense Apple fans feel before a major Steve Jobs annou ... More >>

Vaporware: 5 Video Games That Should Be Released By Now (But May Never Be)

​Most high-budget video games take around three to four years of development time to complete. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, for example, took at least three years to develop--from the moment the game began as an idea to the release date. However, there are some games that have been in pro ... More >>

Top 10 Video Games Based on Eating

​Food: It's one of the most important basic needs of human life. Human beings and just about every living being on Earth can live without any luxury, but cannot survive without food. We celebrate food. We spend large amounts of money on food. We explore diverse cultures through the food people eat ... More >>

Resurfaced Artwork from 2003's Canceled Metallica Video Game

calumalexanderwatt.com​Some time back in 2003, the now-defunct Black Rock Studio was believed to have been working on a Metallica video game that, believe it or not, did not involve any silly plastic guitars. Known only as a "post-apocalyptic driving/adventure game" at the time, the vehicular comb ... More >>

Top Five Smokin' Hot Video Game Babes

​Let's face it -- when you're spending a ton of time playing video games, you aren't spending time doing much else. That includes (but is not limited to) working out, hanging out, drinking, eating, sleeping and picking up chicks. Especially picking up chicks.  Did we mention picking up chicks ... More >>

Top Eight Highlights from Tokyo Game Show 2011

​Tokyo Game Show, the Japanese expo equivalent of Los Angeles' Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), was held over the past weekend in the midst of the Japanese scorching summer heat. Along with new information regarding Sony's PlayStation Vita, new game and hardware announcements along with hands-o ... More >>