The fine folks at Gamespot will be live streaming DICE 2012 panels and the Interactive Achievement Awards. Both events are hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. There’s some really, really awesome stuff here and I urge you to watch if you can. Below are the sessions Gamespot will be …

Based off a message I sent in the More-or-Less-Official RPad.TV Google+ Chat Room, I’ve been thinking a lot about materia. You know, those lovely magical balls (mind out of the gutter!) used in the world of Final Fantasy VII. If you could have…

This weekend will be evenly split between my PlayStation 3 and my iPad 2. On the console side, I’ll be playing Final Fantasy XIII-2. My gaming-biz friends are all over the place with their opinions on the game. As a Final Fantasy homer, I’m pretty sure I’ll enjoy it. On the …

Humble Bundle is a great way to enjoy some sweet games, support some lovely indie developers, and contribute to great charities. On the game side, you get Anomaly, Edge, Osmos, and World of Goo. The games are DRM-free and available on multiple platforms (Android, Linux, Mac OS, and Windows). You pay …

The other day, RPadholic Lunias wrote a great post about achievements killing cheat codes. While millions of gamers enjoy achievements, trophies, and negasonic teenage warheads, these features have definitely lessened the use of cheats…

Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is still on my playlist. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish a large chunk of the game this weekend. I recently picked up The Bard’s Tale for iPad, as it was on sale for $2.99. I enjoyed the game on consoles and am really looking forward to seeing …

The good news is that Blizzard will be holding the Battle.net World Championships in Asia at the end of 2012. The bad news is that Blizzcon is on hold until 2013. In a recent press release to promote the the Battle.net World Championships, this little line was slipped in:
In light of …

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences recently announced the nominees for the 15th annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The awards ceremony takes place at the annual DICE Summit in February. Being a huge fan of the AIAS and the IAAs, of course I’ll be on hand. For now, please check …

Bethesda Softworks and id Software have announced the official dates for QuakeCon 2012: August 2 – 5. Like last year’s QuakeCon, the event will take place at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX. It’s a marvelous time for gamers, especially those that are into first-person shooters and want to hear …

Here’s a video interview I whipped up for Padvance on Razer’s Project Fiona Windows gaming tablet. As I mentioned before, it was one of the most talked about products of CES 2012. In this video, product evangelist Hilmar Hahn gives an overview of Project Fiona and shares Razer’s future plans with …