Warner Announces LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes

Today, Warner Bros. announced the next in the series of LEGO games, entitled LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.  Set to release later this year, the title follows in the comic themed footsteps of LEGOBatman 2: DC Super Heroes – giving fans of both worlds a chance to get their LEGO build on. Read On »

Thrustmaster Unveils New Line of Y-Gaming Headsets At 2013 CES

Thrustmaster today announced the launch of  a new series of Y-Gaming headsets at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Designed for comfort and premium audio performance, these headsets come in three models for the Xbox 360 (Y-250X), PlayStation 3 (Y-250P), and PC (Y-250C). Read On »

Violent Video Games Return Program Questionable, Flawed

In the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, initiative has been taken against violent media (including music and video games) in Southington, Connecticut by a group called SouthingtonSOS.  Entitled the Violent Video Games Return Program, the drive is calling for parents and their children to bring in their violent media for destruction.  While I’m all for cutting down on the time kids are exposed to violence, is this really the way to do it? Read On »

Looking Ahead to 2013’s Highly Anticipated Game Releases

2012 was full of ups and downs for us all, including our gaming experiences. Though many games like Guild Wars II, Mass Effect 3, Darksiders II, and The Walking Dead will be remembered fondly in our minds, we must move forward and find new ways to eat up all of our spare time. And here we are at last, in 2013. Will this be the year of the gamer? Will you close your blinds and immerse yourselves in epic battles and tales of fantasy, or will you lay down your controllers and keyboards in a fit of surrender, ever yearning for something more? Read On »

Spicy Horse Seeks To Make Akaneiro: Demon Hunters More Awesome With Kickstarter

Today, American McGee’s Spicy Horse video game studio launched a Kickstarter for their free-to-play dungeon crawler – Akaneiro: Demon Hunters.  The Action RPG, which has been in development since 2011 is currently in closed beta with an open beta expected sometime this month.  But, as with all games, there are development costs associated with a release; and that’s where you come in. Read On »

Razer Launches New Sabertooth Controller For Xbox 360

For the gamers looking to get an edge over the competition, Razer have launched a new model of controller entitled the Sabertooth.  The successor to the popular Onza model, the Sabertooth sports many new features and improvements. including (but not limited to): additional inputs in the form of two removable rocking switches, OLED screen for easy customization, raised ABXY buttons and smoother D-pad, and removable braided cord for portability.  All the details on it can be found on the Sabertooth page on the Razer site. Read On »

2012 in Retrospective: Year Of The Woman Gamer

EA suing Zynga, the Mass Effect 3 ending debacle, the return of the Master Chief – all of these made great news for the year 2012 in video games, but nothing could compare to the collective voice that was heard from the female gamer camp.  Read On »

Using Tragedy To Push An Anti-Video Games Agenda

We all knew that it would come to this.  Today, Senator Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from West Virginia, has introduced the first piece of legislation tied to the horrible tragedy that took place last week in Newtown, Connecticut.  It isn’t a law to ban assault rifles, or limit ammo capacities; it’s about video games. Read On »

#1reasonwhy We are Putting Ourselves in a Gender Role

Two weeks ago, droves of women gamers, developers, and the like took the initiative to speak out against gender discrimination in the video game industry via the Twitter hashtag #1reasonwhy.  It began when Luke Crane (a Kickstarter employee), queried the public with the tweet, “Why are there so few lady game creators?”  This simple question lit up Twitter with a blaze of responses, from both females and males, regarding the sexism and general discrimination that women face in the gaming industry.  I decided to take to Twitter and have a look at what other people were saying. Read On »

Interview with Sportsfriends’ Ramiro Corbetta and Noah Sasso

***EDITOR’S NOTE*** – Andy Borkowski is a guest features writer and video game aficionado in the Toronto Area.  You can check out some of his articles and interviews over here, or on the VideoGameSophistry‘s YouTube Channel.  The video of this interview can be found below.  Enjoy!

To donate or check out the Sportsfriends’ Kickstarter, head on over here!

Andy Borkowski (AB): Kickstarter as a funding platform always breeds innovation, and today we are lucky; we get a foursome of innovation with Sportsfriends: a compendium of four incredibly varied and accomplished games, all available in one package. Now, this Kickstarter project has a lot of moving parts. Who are we talking to today, and how are each of you individually related to this phenomenal upcoming game? Read On »