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I wrote this with intention of exploring how my overly-fond memories of playing Final Fantasy XI effect my playing of practically every other game - especially Final Fantasy XIV.

Chrono Trigger and FFVI are often cited as the pinnacle of JRPGs. You don't need to be a game reviewer to know that this is horseshit. Modern day JRPGs comprise of substantial quality, but are often saddled with unrealistic expectations that cause them to falter in the face of the classics.

We've often thought of Nostalgia as one of the better things about being a gamer. Once we boot up Super Mario 3, we're back to being a carefree kid on summer vacation. Is this feeling harming the industry and stifling creativity?

A quick analysis of Nintendo's (sometimes questionable) developing and publishing tactics and the people who turn a blind eye to them.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery in the case of 3D Dot Game Heroes.

I know there's already about hundred articles about the return of Electronic Gaming Montly but I already wrote this piece for my blog and thought I'd try it here too.

The original Resident Evil 5 strayed away from Resident Evil's old formula a lot, even more so than Resident Evil 4. For fan's of the old formula, meaning locked doors, traps, levers, a lack of weapons, and most of all, a scary, on-the-edge-of- your-seat atmosphere, you'll love Resident Evil 5's new downloadable content, Lost in Nightmares.

A short trip down memory lane.

After the recent release of the new Aliens vs. Predator, developed by Rebellion Games, it got me thinking about the old AvP games. The second AvP was the better one according to my memory, and was developed by Monolith, rather than Rebellion. Read on to see just how well Aliens vs. Predator 2 aged and how true it was to my memories.

Several months ago, I put a call out to the Bitmob community to use whatever free time they could find to replay their favorite game and write about it here on the site. With how busy everyone's lives are, I was pleasantly surprised when I found that several members took this idea and ran with it -- their submissions are great.

Miss arcades? Check out this love letter to those noisy, flashy, super-fun madhouses of yore!

Nostalgia for the DS: full of hoary JRPG cliches...but still kind of fun.

My photo-filled coverage of my second day at Seattle's Penny Arcade Expo 2009.

Daily Blips: Game News from June 17th, 2009.

Last week, we asked the Bitmob community for posts about Bionic Commando, and we got \'em (not as many for Punch-Out!! though, curious)....