I never thought I’d be collecting action figures as an adult, but as game makers look to expand the profitability and influence of their franchises, many of my favorite characters are becoming plastic statuettes.

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Sit down and strap yourself in. I’m about to turn your world upside down. After this, you might question everything you know. Does the combination of blue and red really make purple? Is Tupac dead? Are Vienna Sausages really made with chicken, beef and pork? It’s highly possible that you could be driven to the [...]

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It’s considered uncouth for a grown man to collect action figures. Those who do are labeled shut-ins, dweebs, pantywaists and child predators by society. At least that’s what I glean from curious stares at Toys “R” Us.

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Last year was pretty bittersweet for Electronic Arts. The publisher and developer released a number of highly praised new IPs, and had 13 of its titles achieve an aggregate Metacritic score of at least 80. In the previous year, the Redwood City-based company only had seven games reach that plateau. Unfortunately, those accolades didn’t translate [...]

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As I said in the headline, I was standing in line at Best Buy the other day and I noticed the guy in front of me was holding a rather large box containing a PS3. He was also carrying a couple of other things as he clinged to the box. The nerd in me was wondering [...]

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The first time I saw the Lullaby trailer for “Dead Space,” I was certain that the game was going to make me crap my pants. I mean that quite literally. The combination of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and mangled corpses sent chills up my spine. It was the first time in my [...]

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Not big on posting trailers but this one is sweet, and as you may have guessed from my ItsNotAReview of Dead Space yesterday, I am a new HUGE fan of this game.  Watch the hot-of-the-presses release trailer after the jump. You really don’t want to be left out of this game.

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Dead Space, at its core, is one of the most breathtakingly frightening video games I have ever played. unlike other ItsNotAReview’s I’ll start at the bottom line and work my up.  This game is frickin’ fantastic… the best I have played so far this year.  Find out why, after the jump.

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