Retro

Only In The 80′s Would They Put Video Games On A VHS Tape

Video games have made their home on any number of storage mediums over the years, from compact discs to cassette tapes to plastic cartridges. Someone even, in the 1980s, thought it was a good idea to put them on video tapes.


March 15, 2011
PC

RuneScape Creators Take On Massively Multiplayer Transformers

Autobots wage their battles to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons online next year, as Hasbro grants the power to create a massively multiplayer online game based on the robots in disguise to Jagex, the folks behind popular free-to-play MMO RuneScape.


February 17, 2011
PC

Become A Millionaire With Facebook Monoopoly

The offline social game you play with your friends becomes the online social game you play with your friends with Monopoly Millionaires, the Facebook game where everybody gets their own Monopoly board.


February 13, 2011
In Real Life

I Am Definitely At The Transformers Showcase In New York

There is no doubt I’m at the Hasbro showcase for all of its new Transformers, Marvel, GI Joe and other toys here in New York City. The truck gives it away.


June 30, 2010
News

Star Wars: The Old Republic, Force Unleashed Toys High On Hasbro’s Wish List

Lucasfilm isn’t shy about diving deeply into Star Wars lore to churn out plastic toys based on the people, starships and beasts of George Lucas’ universe(s). But what about turning those Star Wars video games into action figures?


June 29, 2010
News

Activision In Talks Over More Non-Movie Transformers Games

Transformers: War For Cybertron is good enough to deserve a sequel, but that doesn’t mean a second game in the universe will be another shooter.


June 23, 2010
In Real Life

Transformers: Robots In My House

Hours after running this morning’s review of Transformers: War for Cybertron, a package showed up on my doorstep featuring the toy versions of two of the game’s Autobot stars.


May 7, 2010
News

Monopoly Gets The Grand Theft Auto III Treatment

After years of top-down and isometric views, EA is taking the Monopoly franchise to the streets, transforming it from board game to a “dynamic, living, 3D world”. Will this be Monopoly’s Grand Theft Auto III?


January 26, 2010
News

Transformers: War For Cybertron Gets Its Own Toy Line

Transformers: War For Cybertron is an upcoming video game based on a toy line. There’s now going to be a toy line based on the game which is based on a toy line. Ah, cross-promotion.


January 12, 2010
News

RISK Coming To Xbox Live Arcade Early This Year

Electronic Arts today announced RISK: Factions, an Xbox Live Arcade version of the 53-year-old tactical board game. The game’s release will be in “early 2010″, according to an EA statement.