Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/29/12 at 04:01 PM CT

Last week, I covered the heroes of console gaming. But it seems that where there is good, there must always be evil. When acts of greatness are replaced with evil deeds, not only do gamers suffer, but the industry as a whole suffers.

This week, I will look at the five vilest villains of console gaming:

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Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/24/12 at 03:47 PM CT

As the 7th Generation of consoles draws to a close and the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 take their last, gasping breaths before shuffling-off into obscurity, it seems like a good time to take a retrospective look at the history of game consoles. This week and next week, I will stroll among the headstones, offering tribute to those great console heroes that have built the gaming hobby into a wonderful t...

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/16/12 at 12:50 PM CT

Previously, I looked at examples of sequels that went horribly, horribly wrong. But on the reverse side of that coins are sequels that didn’t just meet their originating game in quality and enjoyability, but actually surpassed it in every way. Here are 10 examples of sequels to mediocre-to-poor games that ended up being spe...

Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/08/12 at 04:28 PM CT

After last year’s exciting E3, this year was a significant let down. Just when it seemed E3 was recovering from its near crash-and-burn in 2006, we get another year full of blandness, secrets, and overall malaise. While there were still a few rays of hope in E3 2012, it was a disappointing showing from all the major players.

Microsoft:
Want: Nothing
Not Sure if Want:<...