The Secret World looks spooky

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OymMalX8VYM&w=640&h=390] One of my favorite running video game subplots for this year is the battle for domination between Guild Wars 2 and The Old Republic. NC Soft versus EA, a battle of titans in the run around and grind endlessly

Final Fantasy XIV Trailer from TGS 2010: Orgy of Wow

Setting aside personal opinions regarding the last handful of titles in the Final Fantasy series as well as the direction the series has taken since the Square-Enix merger, I boldly endorse Final Fantasy XIV.  The second incarnation of an FFMMO

Final Fantasy XIV Open Beta starting August 31st

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syxEvGj6Axs&fs=1&hl=en_US] It’s hard to muster up a lot of enthusiasm for Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix’s newest foray into the world of the massively multiplayer. On one hand, it sure is pretty. And everything I’ve read about it has been

Review: Dragon Quest IX

I’ve been sitting on this review for a while now. Not because I have many strong feelings about Dragon Quest, IX in particular, but because it’s a game that is so flabbergastingly difficult to discuss. It’s the Level 5 problem: