REVIEWSDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D Review
Gamers have gone bananas for Nintendo's 3DS, but can this port of Retro Studios' 2010 Wii game make the jump to your portable?
Pandora's Tower Review
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but swords and chains excite me. Should you climb the towers in Xseed's JRPG/adventure hybrid to save your cursed (and tragically whiny) girlfriend?
PREVIEWSThe Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Preview
Ah, the joys of destroying your friend's castle and the pains of your friend destroying yours. Alas, such is friendship.
LATEST FEATURESGR Showdown: Are There Way Too Many Remakes And Reboots?
Gamers continually complain about the lack of innovation from publishers and developers, but in this tough economy, it would seem that sequels and remakes are their bread and butter. Are there not enough new IPs?
Tips For Surviving Metro: Last Light's Mutants And Men
On higher difficulties, 4A Games forces players to utilize stealth and combat planning, but with these tips and the right tools, you'll make short work of the opposition.
MOST POPULAR FEATURESSanctum 2: Exclusive Developer Diary
Designer for Coffee Stain Studios, Armin Ibrisagic, reveals and expands upon their much improved story for the upcoming Sanctum 2.
[ Editor's Note: As Nick Olsen is a writer for Theory of Gaming, this won't be counted in the monthly Vox Pop prize. However, it is very much a worthy read. ]
By Nick Olsen
Co-founder, Theory of Gaming
In 1985 Nintendo started a revolution when it...
Take Down Tethyr! [Random WoW Quests]
Due to the success of my 'How To Be A WoW Zombie', I came up with this little narrative of a recent questline me and a friend completed.Legends tell of a great sea... read more...
Becoming A Zombie On WoW
Not really intended as a Devil's Advocate article, but enjoy anyway.Please note that this is about the World of Warcraft 3.0.2 patch. For other zombie-orientated... read more...
Rock Band Goes Too Far
I know a lot of you will remember my talking badly about both the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises because I play a real instrument, and although I admit I tend... read more...
Developers and their Communities
Also known as ‘The Fallout 3 Fiasco’. Recently, Bethesda Softworks have taken a few direct hits to their ego from certain establishments over public... read more...
Why so serious?
Why so serious? Yes dear reader, I ask you: why are you so serious? Why are most of your friends so serious? Why are grown ups so serious? Why is everyone today so serious? read more...
To co-op, or not to co-op.
that's my question, and i find myself not wanting to play games that aren't co-op..don't get me wrong i enjoy blowing a few too many hours on oblivion or mass effect. read more...
Nostragamus the Returned
A cold chill strolls down my spine. My mind burns with the heat of Haphaestus' furnace. The bold truth of unending vision blinds with the light of a thousand suns. read more...
Hell, it's about time!
'Geek!' 'Basement freak!' 'Foureyes!' 'Mummy boy!' 'Out of breath, computer dork?' 'Nice glasses, they even look better when shattered.' Etc. I ask you dear reader: have you ever expirienced this? read more...
War
As a child, I was always interested in war. I had it in my head that since my mother was in the Air Force, as well as my father, that they had both been to war.... read more...
Ridicolous notions: Multiplayer unlockables
OK, we're in for a big one today, as we are assaulting one of the most set-in-stone notions that lives and prospers in the video game world, yet is absolutely ridicolous... read more...
Nostragamus Speaks!
Over the past year, at least, I've made a habit of shooting my mouth off about games that I not only haven't played, but my judgments are often rendered before the games are released! read more...
FALCON PUNCH!
Around a few forums lately, I've been spotting a lot of threads about the fighting in a lot of video games. I'll start with Metal Gear Solid 4, making an example of "CQC". read more...