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Because it’s Valentine’s Day, and That’s All the Excuse I Need

Enjoy these videos of video game characters boning down. Continue »

DICE 2012: Epic’s Tim Sweeney Talks Mad Science

I’d always considered Epic Games Co-Founder Tim Sweeney to be the perfect analogue of id Software’s John Carmack, and hearing him speak in person, I feel more convinced of that than ever. Sweeney’s world is so saturated with technical knowledge and... Continue »

All Your History: Street Fighter Part 3 – Super Turbo Alpha Gold

When Street Fighter was first released, it was an innovative and successful game.  Introducing a six-button layout and supermoves, fans found it to be a great addition to the small fighting game genre.  But then in Nineteen Ninety-One, a... Continue »

Inside Gaming Daily Outtake 01/31/2012

 We at Inside Gaming think that video games are serious business. Very, very serious business. Continue »

All Your History: Street Fighter Part 2 – Greatest of All Time

In Nineteen Eighty-Seven, rising Japanese developer Capcom released Street Fighter into arcades.  The game innovated the fighting genre in several ways, adding in six attack buttons and special supermoves.  It became a decent hit both at home in Japan... Continue »

The No-Used Xbox 720 Rumor, and Why It’s Complete Horseshit

For now don't worry - the next Xbox will play used games just fine. Continue »

101 Blacklight Retribution Beta Codes

Get em’ while there hot and available. Redeem your codes here. Continue »

All Your History: Street Fighter Part 1 – Raised on the Streets

The roots of the fighting game genre go back to the mid-Eighties, when titles like Technos’ Karate Champ and Beam Software’s Way of the Exploding Fist burst onto the scene.  However, compared to other genres like the ever-popular platformer,... Continue »

All Your History: DotA Part 3 – Pro League

By the end of the Two Thousands, the fan-made Dota mod was becoming an industry buzzword.  After slowly growing in popularity for years, it reached a millions-strong playerbase by the time commercial studios even started experimenting with it.  But... Continue »

CES 2012: Spitballin’ The Future of the Wii U

We knew going into CES that Nintendo wouldn’t have anything new to say about the Wii U. In that regard, they kept their promise. But that doesn’t mean we can’t PRETEND they showed us a bunch of new awesome... Continue »

All Your History: DOTA Part 2 – Top Players

Defense of the Ancients Allstars was the culmination of a long line of mods, going all the way back to the Starcraft mod Aeon of Strife.  It mixed the perspective and controls of a Real-Time Strategy game with the... Continue »

All Your History: DOTA Part 1 – The Pebble That Started The Avalance

It’s become one of the unlikeliest forces in gaming, a genre that came from nowhere with no corporate backing, no advertising campaign, and no business model.  It’s worth millions of dollars, yet only a handful of studios have done... Continue »

Nexuiz — The Twitch Shooter Fueled by Dicks, Gaga, and Booze

In a real shooter, autoaim doesn't do all the shooting for you and you don't spawn with all the guns you want right away. Kids these days. Continue »

The Inside Gaming Mixtape – Volume One

Last week I asked what songs reminded the editorial staff of specific games. Whether it be from a commercial, in game or just something they dreamt; I wanted to know what licensed songs hit close to home for no... Continue »

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance — The Full Story

"We want to prove that there's still life in the Japanese games industry." -- Hideo Kojima Continue »

OnLive: A Hint at the Future of Gaming

Something special happened today. Potentially game-changing. Oh sure, the ‘potentially’ line is a handy cop-out, like ‘allegedly’ for rumor- and sleaze-mongers, but it refers to the unanswered questions that still surround OnLive’s latest leap forward. While I’m not driving... Continue »