I'm still trying to figure out what Galaga, Xevious, Arkanoid, Xexyz, Exed Exes, and Ikaruga mean.

Thank you.

Practice.

My PS3 has been up since day after Christmas, but PS4 wasn't working at all. Even when I was able to get it online, it wouldn't log into PSN. I finally tried changing my MTU setting to 1473 (from 1500) and was able to log in immediately. Super annoying. But at least I got on while the Holiday Sale was still going. I…

The shittiest thing is that downloaded games have to be validated even for offline play. Sony boasted back in the summer of '13 that always-online verification as Microsoft proposed for XBone would not plague the PS4 and we all cheered the decision. PS4 was supposed to work just like the PS3. Apparently that flew out…

Critical darling and fan favorite Dark Souls 2 isn't getting much love at the end of the year, either :/

I wish we would get a new Mario game on Wii U. I still feel cheated that we only got NSMB U at launch, and then Nintendo teased us with the announcement of a new 3D Mario adventure from the Mario Galaxy team- only to give us sequel to a 3DS Mario game. It felt lazy, and rushed- and with all the great games coming to…

I don't know. They still have the GTA V/Last of Us bundle without the useless camera for $399 everywhere. I guess it depends on how much you want any of those other 4 games and if you actually want the camera. Seems like a pretty standard type of bundle to me.

I don't know. They still have the GTA V/Last of Us bundle without the useless camera for $399 everywhere. I guess it…

*most challenging*. Typos :(

I know you have a fondness for western games- but please do yourself the favor of playing Bayonetta 2 at your earliest convenience for some of the challenging and joyful action gameplay in years. I think you'll be pleased.

Where else can you buy a Samus figurine for $10?

Internet twinsies!!!

The Batman VHS was crucial during the 1989 holiday season. I still crack up when I think about the ridiculous Diet Coke commercial at the beginning of the tape.

You lucky dude. I never got a SEGA CD until about the year 2000, when I came across one in a Goodwill store for $20. I still have it (and a good collection of games) and it was worth the wait :)

I feel like most of us (if we're lucky) have at least one great Christmas story from our childhood. I never really gave it too much thought in the years since- but this story of the 25th anniversary of The Wizard (of all the random things...) really stirred something inside of me. Video games are greatest hobby I've…

"I think it's because of experiences like that that kept most of us gamers well into adulthood."

I remember seeing this movie in the theater the week before my 8th birthday. My older brother already had a Sega Master System in the house- but over the course of the previous year, 3 of my buddies had gotten NES for their birthday and I looked forward to playing it at every opportunity. I had begged and pleaded for…

My god. He even has the Grumple.

Just got a PS4 yesterday and the first games I played were GTAV, Mordor, Transistor, and MGS:GZ. My first thoughts in each of those instances was "Holy crap- that's awesome!"

What???? I don't dare believe in this dream.