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Feature: Top 5 DLC Packs Worth Buying

Feature: Top 5 DLC Packs Worth Buying

Let’s face it people, love it or hate it DLC is around for good.  Companies make too much money not to plan for it and offer it up for its games.  Now for those that listen to the podcast, you will know that we don’t love the DLC model here at NGN but I am willing to go over some

Editorial: GameStop, Shame on you2

Editorial: GameStop, Shame on you

Video game retail giant Gamestop has never been an honest or fair company to its patrons and the latest news on GameStop should not surprise anyone.  It is amazing that GameStop is even still in business with all the scams they were caught executing and yet people still purchase video games from them.  I say it is time that some

Podcast: Episode 12 – Heroes and Villains

Podcast: Episode 12 – Heroes and Villains

In this episode we talk about what we are playing, our favorite video game heroes and villains and we talk about the rumor that Nintendo will port its games to the iOS. Show notes Intro Music: Suburban Tram by Anamanguchi (from the Scott Pilgrim saves the world soundtrack) Break Music: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Soundtrack, Track 1 Guests this week: The Obnoxious Gamer and Trevor For

Feature: The Livin’s Easy1

Feature: The Livin’s Easy

Warm weather, the beach, town festivals, concerts, and the fact that it’s not snowing all give me a reason to love the summer as a person. However, as a gamer there’s something to be desired. Movies have their “summer blockbusters” and Video Games have…the X-Box Live Arcade’s Summer of Arcade. I’m not one to complain about smaller, independent companies making

Review: Chu Chu Rocket HD (iOS)

Review: Chu Chu Rocket HD (iOS)

Many remember this classic title as one of the best games for the Sega Dreamcast and we can all experience this gem redone in HD and available for iOS devices.  This is a great thing because this was a Sega only title and until now you could only play this if you owned a Dreamcast and had it hooked up

Preview: Skyrim Screenshots from Gamescom 2011

Preview: Skyrim Screenshots from Gamescom 2011

Skyrim is easily one of the most anticipated games of the year and knowing that Bethesda has released a set of screen shots just in time for Gamescom 2011.  This set of shots shows a picture of all the character choices you will have in the game and they look great.  Enjoy!    

Feature: Top 5 Reasons why we shouldn’t rush the next generation of gaming3

Feature: Top 5 Reasons why we shouldn’t rush the next generation of gaming

Unless you have been living under a rock the past few months, you have undoubtedly heard rumors about the upcoming next generation consoles.  Whether the rumors included the card based games of the “PS4″ or the ability to play “Xbox 720″ games on the PC through windows 8, people are starting to dream big about the next generation.  However there are

Feature: Top 5 Things We’d Like to See in FF XIII-2

Feature: Top 5 Things We’d Like to See in FF XIII-2

New details keep popping up about FF XIII-2. For starters, we know that random encounters are back . We also know that Lightning and Serah will return to the cast of characters for FF XIII-2. With this in mind, here are the Top 5 things we’d like to see in FF XIII-2. 5. Achievements that are, well, achievable – One

Review: Pirates of the Black Cove

Review: Pirates of the Black Cove

If you are into point and click adventures or pirate lore in general than Paradox Interactive has you covered with their latest release Pirates of the Black Cove.  In this title you play as a sailor on a British vessel that just mutinied from its previous captain.  It is now up to you to lead your crew to riches and

Podcast: Episode 11 – Violence and Gaming1

Podcast: Episode 11 – Violence and Gaming

In this episode we talk about what we are playing, Sony purchasing Sucker Punch, violence in video games and some of our favorite game play elements as well as some of our most hated. Show notes Intro Music: Suburban Tram by Anamanguchi (from the Scott Pilgrim saves the world soundtrack) Break Music: Grand Theft Auto 4 Theme Song Guests this week:  Minnie and Trevor For