Phil Villarreal
‘Street Fighter X Tekken’ Game Review
'Street Fighter X Tekken' reminds us of that bathtub scene in Billy Madison when Adam Sandler pits a bottle of shampoo and conditioner in a deathmatch. It's nearly as ridiculous a proposition — and somehow just as fitting — to pit the two-dimensional, projectile-happy Street Fighters against the 3D shuffle-meisters from the world of Tekken.
‘Mass Effect 3′ Game Review
All those 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books you read as a child have prepared you for 'Mass Effect 3.'
How to Clean a Baseball Cap — Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing are articles intended to help the average guy prepare for some of life’s oddest events. It’s just advice. It’s better than being clueless.
Unless you're a multimillionaire suiting up for an American League Championship Series, it's tough to pull off the Dustin Pedroia dirty-hat look...
‘Journey’ Game Review for PlayStation 3
'Journey' is a downloadable game, so it doesn't have a box or manual. But if it did, all it would say is "Don't stop believin'."
We Don’t Want to Wake Up from ‘Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’ [REVIEW]
The new trend is for game publishers with just-crazy-enough-to-work sequel ideas to release the games as bite-sized, stand-alone downloads that look and feel just like the disc-based games. That's how 'Red Dead Redemption's' straight-shooting cowboy John Marston ended up tangling with zombies in 'Undead Nightmare' and superhuman rail-surfer Cole Phelps of Infamous infamy ended up becoming a v
The Good, Bad and Ugly of the Playstation Vita Launch Lineup
We waded through a metric poop-ton of games for the new PlayStation Vita. Typical of a launch lineup, they were mostly retreads of other popular series, dumbed down and rushed out in order to scramble against one another for free-flowing gaming dollars spent by people looking for something -- anything -- to play...
Sony’s New Handheld ‘Vita’ Has Us Screaming ‘Viva La Vita’
When you're walking around with Sony's bulky new handheld gaming device in your front pocket, you may get the line "Is that a Vita in your pocket or are you happy to see me?" Your answer will be "Yes, that is a Vita in my pocket, but I'm not happy to see you because social norms dictate that we'll have to talk rather than pretend one another don't exist so I can play some 'Uncharte
‘UFC Undisputed 3′ Wants To Fight For Your Love
When you’re pinned to the canvas with knuckles in your ribs, a knee in your kidney and hundreds of pounds of sweaty man-flesh urging you to tap out before you lose consciousness, it’s definitely time to re-evaluate what you’re doing.
‘Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’ Is a Fastball of an RPG [REVIEW]
'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning' is the trashy, crazy-eyed girl from a bad neighborhood willing to show you a good time.
It May Be Called ‘NeverDead,’ But We Kinda Wish It Would Die Anyway [REVIEW]
Playing NeverDead is like being granted the power of invulnerability, only to have to use it to take your mother-in-law to a dentist appointment.
Katy Perry To Have Virtual Sex With Millions Of People
Freshly back-on-the-market pop startlet Katy Perry is getting hot and heavy with The Sims 3: Showtime, a new addition to the PC game that allows you to pursue your dreams of Katy Perry's virtual boytoy.
‘Amy’ Is Awful Enough To Make You Hate Video Games and Life Itself [REVIEW]
We used to laugh at pundits like this who say video games are worthless trash -- or worse, a tool of the devil meant to torment your soul. That is, until we played Amy, which proves those sentiments exactly right.
App Makes It Almost Too Easy To Crash Weddings
If 'Wedding Crashers' taught us one thing, it's that weddings to which we aren't invited are far superior to those which we're required to attend.
Rejoice Old School Gamers Because ‘NFL Blitz’ is Back!
'NFL Blitz' is back, and faster, better-looking and slimmer than it was in the 90s. Pretty much the opposite of us.
‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ Challenges ‘World of Warcraft’ for its Throne
'Star Wars: The Old Republic' is just about everything we could want in a video game.
‘Kung-Fu: High Impact’ is About as Fun as an Actual Kung-Fu Beating [REVIEW]
Think back to that classic ‘Jeopardy’ skit on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in which a Keanu Reeves impersonator says “I know kung-fu,” causing Alex Trebek to respond, “No, you don’t.”
That’s ‘Kung-Fu High Impact’ for you.
8 Hot Video Games To Beg Santa For This Xmas
You're excused if you've last track of all the marquee video games that have hit shelves in the past several weeks. Just like Tim Tebow, game publishers hold back their best stuff for the end. Even those of us who play and read about games constantly have trouble keeping track of what's out there.
‘Tekken Hybrid’ Triple-Teams Players…In A Good Way [REVIEW]
Back in college we spent too much time playing Tekken games at the student union while everyone else was doing stuff like inventing Facebook, stealing the idea for Facebook, having sex or doing drugs.
Run From Dinosaurs and Poor Design Choices In ‘Jurassic Park’ Game [REVIEW]
The last great Jurassic Park game we remember was the ginormous arcade machine shaped like an ATV. You’d step in with a buddy, grab a gun and kill as many dinos as you can before they clawed you to death. Simpler times.
‘Voltron: Defender of the Universe’ Takes Us Back to the 80’s [REVIEW]
Playing the new downloadable game 'Voltron: Defender of the Universe' is a little like an awkward reunion with that babysitter you had a crush on back in the day.