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Sonic Colors hands-on impressions

Sonic Colors may be lurking in the shadows of the big Sonic 4 announcements from SEGA, but it may end up being a pretty great retro-style Sonic game on its own merit Add comment

New Releases for the Week of Blue Slime and Frozen Angels

Featured this week: Disciples III: Renaissance, DeathSpank, Toribash, and the Icrontic Spotlight—Dragon Quest IX: Sentintels of the Starry Skies Add comment

How Ustream gave the finger to 30,000 people during EVO2010

Evolution Championship Series 2010 has come and gone, and despite the incredible amount of talented fighting game masters, the toughest opponent actually ended up being Ustream. Add comment

Old-school challenge is reborn via Demon’s Souls

Combining masterful gameplay with engrossing aesthetics, Demon's Souls is simply one of the best titles in years. Add comment

Blizzard rescinds their decision to use real names in their forums

It's as if a million voices suddenly cried out and were heard. Blizzard rescinds their highly controversial real name policy for their forums. Add comment

Is console gaming dying?

The successful launch of OnLive has thrown the console issue onto center stage. What's the future of gaming? Add comment

NASA releases Moonbase Alpha for free

Today NASA released their free strategy sim Moonbase Alpha on Steam for free Add comment

A look at OnLive

Icrontic recently got a look at the new OnLive games-on-demand service. Is it worth the price? Add comment

Hey Blizzard: Man up and hire more community managers instead of punishing your user base

Blizzard has announced a new policy of displaying forum posters' real names for both StarCraft II and World of Warcraft players, but is this the right thing to do? Add comment

Team Fortress 2 and The Curse of the Golden Wrench

Team Fortress 2 players are chomping at the bit to obtain one of the 100 Golden Wrenches, released in tandem with the Engineer update. Little did we all know, this little gilded wrench was to be the end of all of us. Add comment

New Releases for the Week of Fighting Gorgons and Abandoned Kings

Featured this week: Tournament of Legends, Despicable Me: The Game, Crackdown 2, and the Icrontic Spotlight—The Silver Lining Episode 1: What is Decreed Must Be. Add comment

Tournament of Legends hits store shelves today

Answering the lack of 3D fighters on the Wii platform, SEGA releases Tournament of Legends today Add comment

Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update: Search for the Golden Wrenches

An update to Team Fortress 2, along with the discovery of the official update webpage, indicates that the TF2 Engineer Update is finally upon us. Add comment

Razer designs peripherals specifically for StarCraft II

Razer and Blizzard have teamed up to craft peripherals specifically designed for StarCraft II mastery. We got to take a look at them during E3 2010. Add comment

Does Crysis 2 live up to visual expectations?

At E3 2010, members of the gaming press were finally shown gameplay action of Crysis 2 on the PC platform. The game looks fun, but does it live up to the high expectations set by the first game? Add comment

Sometimes you don’t want cords. Primal Wireless Headset for Xbox 360 review

Rude Gameware ventures into the console space by introducing the first wireless headset and mic system for the Xbox 360. Add comment

Final Fantasy XIV PC release date and editions confirmed

Square Enix has announced release dates for both the standard and collector's editions of the upcoming PC and PS3 MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Add comment

Thinking with portals again: Valve Software at E3 2010

Icrontic stopped by Valve's E3 booth, tucked away in the back section of the upper South Hall. We were shown a slice of Portal 2, and managed to corner Doug Lombardi for a handful of questions. Add comment

New Releases for the Week of Wands and Cannonballs

Icrontic's suave and debonair CB Droege takes a look at this week's interesting new releases in gaming. His discerning eye turns towards LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, APB, and the Icrontic spotlight—Commander: Conquest of the Americas. Add comment

Portal 2 trailer from E3 2010

See Chell's return to the world of GLaDOS in the new Portal 2 preview first shown at E3 2010. Add comment

E3 impressions: Razer Onza Xbox 360 controller

One of the most intriguing thing Razer was showing at E3 2010 was their upcoming Xbox 360 controller, the Onza. Add comment