cas-core

Was 2007 the best video game year ever?

Next Generation had an article up this week that asked if 2007, with its bevy of traditional, off the wall, and outright incredible videogames, was in fact the best year ever for the medium. If we just take my own experiences as an example, then the answer is yes. Over the past 12 months (I’ll round up and include December), I’ve purchased or played more videogames than I had over the ...

Nintendo advertising grows up

Via DS Fanboy, this ad appeared in Nintendo Power, of all places.

Jam Sessions strums a mini masterpiece

To call Jam Sessions for the DS a game does is a disservice. It is contained in the charcoal plastic covering of a game, yes, and has the copper-colored connectors that are a marquee feature of all cartridges since the days of the Commodore 64, sure, but this particular foray into the DS’s now exhaustive library is indeed a toy in every sense of the word. However, Jam Sessions is not a toy i...

Endless Ocean – cas-core gaming to the max

I’m a cas-core (casual core) gamer. I pick up games and play them for less than an hour at a time. Some of my favorite games are best played with a friend. Puzzles? Awesome. Story lines? Who needs ’em. So when I read a press release about Nintendo’s upcoming 2008* title, Endless Ocean, my cas-core excitement meter went through the roof. Have you ever wanted to explore the bottom ...