<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 7-->The "Final Fantasy" franchise, now in its 25th year, has one of the most enthusiastic fan bases in all of video games.And those fans made their voices heard after the 2009 release of "Final Fantasy XIII," which jettisoned some of the series' long-standing features in exchange for a more streamlined, action-packed narrative.Aficionados howled, particularly ov... more.

We've seen countless video games based on the Aliens franchise over the years, both for arcade and for home, and while they may have been exciting, they're hardly the sort of thing that we'd call in-depth.  In fact, the closest we could come to feeling like we were in a true Aliens experience comes down to two games -- the 1990 Konami arcade game and last year's Nintendo DS release Aliens: Infes... more.

A game like The Witcher 2 is hailed as one of the best looking games this generation, utilizing the latest in visual and graphical effects. So how did they squeeze this graphics mammoth onto the Xbox 360? With a little skill and finesse. CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition features additional game content, spells and minor adjustments to the A.I. and some sub-plot choices. The Xbo... more.

The arcades were a magical thing, weren’t they? While still clinging desperately to life in some Western metropolitan cities and still being somewhat marginalized in Japan. However the advent of the home console, the arcade market started to dwindle. The beat ‘em up was one of the arcade’s premier genres, sporting classics like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time, X-Men and Th... more.

It’s been a long time since you could pump quarters into The Simpsons Arcade Game, gleefully mashing buttons with a can of Mountain Dew by your side. Well, prepare to seriously embiggen your gaming library because the Simpsons are coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Today, Konami’s classic game hits Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network for download. There have been many Simpso... more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Reggie Wayne was king of the NFL Experience for a few minutes on Wednesday, only to have his throne usurped by a young prince. Wayne had 1,200 kids cheering as he presented Xbox 360 with Kinect machines to each of the Central Indiana schools represented at NFL PLAY 60 kids' day at the Indiana Convention Center. But when Leon Thomas III took the stage, Wayne discover... more.

Soulcalibur V (Xbox 360) Review Written by Troy Benedict Friday, 03 February 2012 12:00 Call me uncouth, but there are some parallels between Soulcalibur V and adult films.  Both have beautiful, overly-voluptuous women whose body parts defy the normal laws of physics, they both feature handsome and over-exaggerated, muscular gentlemen, and both attempt to t... more.

EA's launched a Mass Effect 3 Facebook game that rewards Xbox 360 players with Avatar gear and early demo access. Mass Effect 3: Mission Command has you sending your similarly gear-hungry mates on various "missions" that will help you unlock Xbox Live Avatar items, add-ons, and more. According to a promotional invite, "your decisions will determine the rewards." The more you use the Facebook ... more.

Among members of the PlayStation generation, that’s akin to telling some nouveau hipsters that no rock show will ever compare with seeing the Ramones at CBGB or blithely mentioning to some persnickety opera buffs that you’ll be forever spoiled by having seen the young Pavarotti at La Scala. The desired effect is that everyone nods sagely, looks upon you with new respect and then shrugs as i... more.

NeverDead Review: The idea of bringing the campy excess and joyous absurdity of exploitative B-movies to gaming isn't new, although the results have certainly been hit and miss over the years. More recent releases like Shadows of the Damned and Bulletstorm prove that over-the-top violence and dialogue can be great, but there have been far more that just come off as cheap and lame. Konami teamed u... more.