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Feature: Top 5 things we need to see from the PS4 / Xbox7201

Feature: Top 5 things we need to see from the PS4 / Xbox720

Ok let us start by saying that I know the next gen consoles may or may not be called the PS4 and the Xbox720 respectively but I used the term because you know what I mean when I say those names.  Now there are a lot of rumors of what these consoles are going to have in them.  So let’s

Review: Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues DLC

Review: Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues DLC

Fallout DLC in general has been staple for the series since the dawn of the downloadable content in video games.  Traditionally the content has given players the ability to take a break from the main quest and explore a new environment that usually differs quite extensively from the main quest.  The download content generally adds about 5 hours or so

Feature: Top 5 Game Related Announcements of Comic-Con 2011… So Far2

Feature: Top 5 Game Related Announcements of Comic-Con 2011… So Far

Every year comic books and video games collide in San Diego, CA for what we all know as Comic Con.  This is the mother of all fan conventions and going there is what all people should aspire to.  Though we all can’t make the trip to California we can still fill you in here at NGN so with no further

Preview: Darksiders 2

Preview: Darksiders 2

Preview of Darksiders 2. Release date is set somewhere in the middle of 2012.

Review: Civilization V

Review: Civilization V

Strategy fans are no stranger to the Sid Meier masterpiece and flagship series, Civilization.  The series has been known for years to provide an addicting strategy platform that can get as deep or as user friendly as the player wants.  The basic premise of the game is simple, lead your people to victory but the path to victory has a

Podcast: Episode 8 – MMO Mania2

Podcast: Episode 8 – MMO Mania

This week we talk about the website modernwarfare3.com forwarding to the Battlefield 3 site.  Later we discuss the success of Sony’s welcome back program and if it would be possible to make it a viable business strategy.  After the break we talk about the rumor that Windows 8 will play Xbox 360 games and finish up with a lively discussion

Feature: Top 5 Reasons the Nintendo 3DS is Sinking

Feature: Top 5 Reasons the Nintendo 3DS is Sinking

This one is for you Nintendo so listen up.  The Nintendo 3DS is a nice piece of hardware and you would think this would be flying off the shelf causing shortages across the nation.  Well, the reality is that the Nintendo is not selling and it is way below expectations.  Frankly I am not surprised and I am going to

Feature: Comic Con’s Coming!!!

Feature: Comic Con’s Coming!!!

To gamers, writers, publishers, artists, and developers comic books and video games tend to go together in harmony. The artists and writers can work together to either recreate a popular story, or they can branch out to develop something new. The publishers and developers work to the best of their abilities (most of the time) to showcase the power a

Editorial: Are 2-D games still worth playing?

Editorial: Are 2-D games still worth playing?

Every modern gaming title seems to be in 3-D lately. God of War, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Uncharted, and Resident evil are all hit titles, and all are in 3-D. While there are 2-D titles available only a few qualify as hits. 2-D games certainly seem to be on the decline, but will development stop entirely? 3-D games make up

Editorial: The PSN Pass. What does it mean going forward?

Editorial: The PSN Pass. What does it mean going forward?

Much has been made of the PSN Pass that will be part of Resistance 3 this fall. Critics decry the idea because it adds more cost to used games. Some have even gone so far as to say it’s the death of the billion dollar used game industry. GameStop, the leader in used game sales, is estimated to take in