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Like aliens and other monsters, Nazis have long since been a staple villain for video games. Really, if you don't want players to feel too bad about slaughtering hordes of enemy soldiers, turning them all into Nazis is the best way to go. But even among the scores of faceless baddies in these games, there are still a few who stand out as being p...
In the world of video games, it seems a female villain provides two things: 1) a source of conflict to move the story along, and 2) some eye candy to offset the usual hordes of demons being ripped apart by the male protagonist. And if high school and action films have taught us anything, it's that the naughtiest of girls are usually the ones wea...
In video games, the lines between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" are usually pretty obvious. There's the POW versus the Nazis, the genetic super-soldier versus the invading alien race, the kindly plumber versus the princess-napping dinosaur, etcetera etcetera. But what about certain games where there's a definite good guy that doesn't seem a...
Mad scientists have been a staple of video games almost since the beginning, right alongside other villainous groups, such as space aliens and Nazis. Hey, someone has to create all those legions of robots and mutants for the hero to fight. Luckily there seem to be plenty of guys with more smarts than sanity who are willing to offer a challenge a...
Game companies are always experimenting with new ways for customers to play their games. That's the reason things like the Wii and online games are so common these days. But for every innovation that turns into an industry standard, there are going to be a few experiments that don't take off quite as well. Sometimes these are good ideas, but sti...
When you're making a video game, there comes a point in time where you actually have to name it. If you're making a golf game, then something like "Tiger Woods (fill in the blank)" should be a pretty obvious pick. With that in mind, you have to wonder what was going through the heads of the developers who named these games that could take on som...
We're seeing it more and more with current economy: companies are being bought out, merging together, or just plain shutting their doors for good. Unfortunately, the gaming industry -- despite what some execs say -- is not immune to the same financial troubles that plague many other industries. Hell, video games have been around long enough that...
Ah, the classic nut shot: consistently funny and one of the best examples of schadenfreude around. It's the one act of physical comedy that has kept America's Funniest Home videos around for years while also providing a cautionary tale about the dangers of mixing toddlers and male groins. And they've only gotten more creative over the years (jus...
Sequels are a tricky business, which is probably why most of them tend to suck. If something is successful enough to warrant a sequel, how can you appeal to fans of the original while still keeping the idea fresh? In the case of these games, the developers decided the answer was to scrap almost everything and make a whole new game. And the resul...
Let's face it: no matter how great a video game series is, there's usually going to be a dark stain amongst its otherwise glistening record. I mean, even Mario has appeared in a typing tutor and a Dance Dance Revolution game. Luckily though, most of these franchises move past these bad projects to continue producing the sorts of games we love. B...
Video games have gained an older audience over the years, and that means developers have to appeal to a more mature demographic these days. In a few decades that may mean games like "Wheelchair Racing Xtreme Challenge," but for now it just means lots and lots of blood. Some of the top games of today feature gory headshots, realistic battle damag...
The whole point of a video game is to help a character accomplish some goal, whether it's saving a princess, defeating an evil boss, or designing the prettiest dress for the costume ball. Unfortunately some of these characters fall well below their already-sunken expectations and are just plain useless. So I thought I'd compile some of the worst...
Video game developers are always looking for ways to make their titles more interactive. For years, that basically meant improving the graphics and giving the designers a production budget rivaling most Hollywood movies. Recently though, a trend has emerged where games are now requiring you to do more than just push a few buttons on a controller...
The Obama ads I created a few days ago, got a pretty big response, so I wanted to see what it would be like if McCain decided to jump on the bandwagon of in-game ads. But as expected, he's a little bit behind the times.
Well Bungie’s long awaiting, much delayed announcement has finally been made, and it’s a new Halo game. No, not Halo 4, it’s more like Halo 3.5. Check out the trailer for Halo 3: Recon above.
You are no longer Master Chief, instead you’re simply a different Spartan outfitted in “Recon” armor who crash lands on some Covenant infested planet and ...
I’m exhausted from Greek stuff after this past week, so I figured it was time to switch to geek. Har har har. Anyways, the latest ridiculous thing our university has spent money on is a $40,000 archive that is dedicated to the “academic study of video games.” Right.
The archive is on the second floor of the Duderstadt Center, and God help me i...
Today the latest Star Wars game hits stores, and there’s a pretty good chance it’s better than at least two out of the last three movies in theaters. Check out our list that explains why it’s the best choice for how to spend your day.
1) You’re going to forget what your econ professor said about price and marginal cost today, but you’ll never...
Video game-loving College Democrats and Republicans are in for a treat this October. THQ is releasing the second installment of their hit series Saint’s Row, and its robust character creation system allows political-savvy gamers to play as their favorite presidential hopeful.
That’s right – if your heart so desires, you can assume the role of J...
In an attempt to separate “fact from fiction,” Henry Jenkins, the director of comparative studies at MIT, published an essay on PBS’s The Video Game Revolution website that aims to close the gap between “the public’s perception of video games and what research actually shows.”
For years, parents and anti-video game pundits have blamed games li...
Step away from the medical studies and drug trials. There’s a better way for college kids to earn some extra cash these days. That is if you go to LSU.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts is opening a new testing site at the university, the first of its kind in the U.S. That’s great news for students who can now tell mom and dad that playing ...
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