For those sports fans among us, last weekend was either a triumphant comeuppance or a tear-soaked binge of despair. The San Francisco 49ers beat the plucky Atlanta Falcons, and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the strangely-uninspired New England Patriots. And 80% of the media coverage leading up to th
Fans of videogames are known for a prolific outpouring of creativity in keeping their favorite characters alive beyond the screen. With ShiftyLook, an online symposium of free webcomics based on classic games, Namco Bandai is hoping to leverage that spirit in order to boost the visibility of its agi
At 9:00 EST, Nintendo streamed their latest in a series of pre-recorded videos, called Nintendo Direct, an initiative they began in October 2011. Some go in-depth into a soon-to-be-released game; some reveal upcoming details or tease future projects. Today’s was focused on their new console, the Wi
Last summer, Brainy Gamer himself Michael Abbott compared the first-person shooters of today to the Westerns of the late 50s. Each surged in popularity that sustained for over a decade; each eventually saturated the market with washed-out, predictable versions of each other, until the public moved o
Final Fantasy All the Bravest released for iOS last week. The game is a boiled-down experience of nothing but RPG combat. If turn-based battles were your favorite part of Final Fantasy but the story, relationships, exploration and sense of adventure got in the way… here’s your game. Our old editor J
