Fans of Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls and Fallout series have long appreciated support from the company when it comes to allowing modification of the game world through the Construction Sets that existed for both Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout.  Well this Tuesday, Bethesda is launching the Skyrim Creation Kit for PC through Steam. To coincide with this...

It’s been three and a half years since Soul Calibur IV was released, and since then fighting fanatics have witnessed the resurrection of Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, and Mortal Kombat—three behemoths that dominate the genre here in the United States. As terrifying as that may sound for the folks at Project Soul, they’ve returned in 2012 with...

Aha! Just what I’ve been waiting for. Atlus’ Devil Survivor 2,set to release on February 28th just announced the launch of a new ‘full’ trailor, along side its official website. The trailer, as per Atlus standard looks incredibly amazing, with its signature mix of anime derived cut scenes, and adorable DS game...

I had a startling revelation last night: I played Pokémon Blue for the first time almost thirteen years ago. I also found out that this month marks the 16th anniversary of the Japanese release of Pocket Monsters: Red and Green, the two games that launched the series. I’m willing to wager that a good majority of you have played at least one of the main...

Proving their commitment to the players, Bioware has arranged for the first Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Summit to be held in Austin, Texas, from 4-6 March 2012. Already, game developers have been in contact with prominent guild leaders in the game, inviting them to participate in a discussion on “the state of the game”, providing feedback and...

I adore Phoenix Wright. I bought my original, continental size DS because of that game and the series has never let me down. So it was very nice to stumble across Siliconera’s article about Capcom’s announcement that Phoenix Wright 5 in development. Unfortunately they didn’t specify any platform specifics or storyline information, but I’d...

Gaming, like any other art form, can be appreciated on several different levels. Typically, when a journalist reviews a game, we judge the aesthetics and functionality of the title. But, just like other art forms, games can also be appreciated for their less apparent qualities. One such subtlety can be in any ideology, philosophy, or other message that a game...

DC Universe Online has Update 9 on the way! So far what has been announced focuses on making it easier for people to get more involved in end game content. Are the raids too tough for you? Novice raids will soon be available, same story, same action, slightly easier, slightly less quantity in rewards. At least there is still forward progression for those of us...

Ahoy, internet! Your Infamous Platypus here, with something new and a little different for you.  We’re surrounded by news and advertisements of high budget games every day. EA is adding an online pass for Kingdoms of Amalur, the Mass Effect 3 demo will be out on Valentines Day. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is coming out this week. Sometimes that’s great,...

Waking up at 6:30am on a Sunday morning is not fun, end of story; nonetheless, I decided to hit the ground running today, and, upon sifting through my usual emails regarding Amazon deals, childrens clothing sales, and Bank Of America reminding me that I’m not a millionaire yet, I came across an email from a friend of mine with a link to Epic Games’...

They seem to be sentimental at heart over at Bioware, as the demo for Mass Effect 3 embraces PC, XBox and PS3 on February 14. Let’s be honest – the ComicBooked team had to engage in a lover’s quarrel to snag the rights to review and preview this game. It was messy, folks. There were tears (Sorry, Jorgie!). Someone’s gaming heritage came...

In a move that I’m certain will shock absolutely no one in the gaming world, EA has announced that Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will be shipped with an online pass that unlocks the “House of Valor” faction quest line, which is comprised of seven in-game quests.   Destructoid caught wind of this when their review copy showed up with...

Nintendo has announced that they are finally adopting a traditional web-based network they have so cleverly dubbed  The Nintendo Network.  The service is said to offer DLC, personal accounts for Wii U systems, and “communities” for Mario Kart 7. Let’s take a look at this.  Microsoft, with its XBOX Live service, has been serving over 40...

Here on our Comic Booked Throwback Thursday features, we normally go back and take a look at a single older or retro video game.  Since I don’t always like to play by the rules, I thought this week we would go way back and take a look at the Atari 2600 and some of the best games for that system.  To be honest, there wasn’t really much to most of...

Blizzard’s annual fan convention, Blizzcon, won’t be happening this year. In a press release, Blizzard cited a packed development schedule as the reason for the cancellation; however, they have confirmed that BlizzCon will return in 2013. In its stead, Blizzard will host the first Battle.net World Championship Event. This eSports convention will...

Do you find yourself randomly quoting Street Fighter’s Chun Lee and Ryu with alarming regularity?  Does every weekend out with your friends end with a Tekken Lei Wulong “Drunken-Master” mock-fight?  Can you beat all challengers with any Street Fighter or Tekken characters?  Then you may just be one of the 10 people (5 to represent team Street Fighter, 5...