Mega Man 10 Review

Long before we became the discerning gamers of today, we were kids unwrapping video games and Nerf guns under our Christmas/Nondenominational trees. For me, there were some real holiday stinkers, like NES Ghostbusters 2 and Pictionary. But for all the licensed junk, there was usually a Mega Man cartridge nearby. ...

Episode 128: Mutated Monkeyshines

This week, the Pack chats with the legendary Max Schaefer, one of the minds behind the Diablo series and CEO of Torchlight developer Runic Games. Schaefer discusses the game's development, ties to Blizzard, a forgotten Lynx classic and even a few tidbits on the studio's upcoming MMO. Later, Justin, Tom ...

Episode 127: Baby Master

You can come out of your fallout shelter now; the ApocalyPS3 is over and there's a new podcast to download. This week, Tony delves deeper into the story and multiplayer of BioShock 2 and Nick channels Poseidon's Rage in the first half of the God of War Collection. Tom and ...

Doing What Nintendon’t (Week of 3/1)

Wii owners, live it up while you can! This week, you get first dibs on Mega Man 10, another NES throwback that should bring in big bucks for Capcom. You also get a legitimately old (good) game in the form of Fatal Fury Special. DSi owners are less fortunate. However, ...

PSA: Read GameSpite

Between the "ApocalyPS3" and the Infinity Ward scandal, it may be hard to take your attention away from Kotaku, Joystiq and the like today. However, if you have a few minutes to spare every now and then, you should do yourself a favor and mosey over to Jeremy Parish's

Happy Trombone! We’re on the Zune Marketplace!

It only took us a few years of inaction, but The Rumble Pack podcast is officially available for download at the Zune Marketplace. Be sure to stop by our Zune page to review our show and help us climb the charts.

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Review

The following is a review inspired by the game's brilliant loading screen poetry...

Winterbottom has been a long time in the making, But this indie adventure is surely worth taking.

As the titular thief, delicious pies are the treasure, And traversing his world is always a ...

Clearing Our Calendars

Two weeks ago, I recall sitting at my computer, taking in all of the X10 trailers and thinking to myself that Microsoft would absolutely have the strongest lineup of the year. Halo: Reach, Crackdown 2, Fable 3 - that's a pretty amazing foundation, you ...

Yakuza 2.9

Will Sega ever have what Nintendon't? Not if they keep adding asterisks and footnotes to nearly every good piece of gaming news they give us. Take today, for example, when longtime fans and Japanophiles alike were made aware that Yakuza 3, the much sought-after PS3 beat-'em-up RPG finally arriving on ...

Episode 126: Punky Brewster Winterbucket

"Too many games" seems to be this week's theme, as the fellas played almost everything they could get their hands on. Tony and Nick pilfer some precious pastries in The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, Tom and Justin pull the plug on grandpa in the latest Resident Evil 5 DLC and ...

Doing What Nintendon’t (Week of 2/22)

You really can't go wrong on the DSi this week. Flipper offers a destructive puzzler unlike any other, Flight Control finally takes off from the iPhone, and Aura-Aura Climber has a grappling hook, which automatically makes it worth a look in my book. I won't be able to try out any ...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Preview

I've spent a good deal of time with the Bad Company 2 beta on the PC, and I've got some initial thoughts about the multiplayer and the new mode showcased in the beta called "Squad Rush."

Notes from Will Wright’s “What Makes Games (Good) for Learning?”

Earlier this week, legendary game designer Will Wright delivered his keynote speech at the Engage! Expo in New York City. In addition to talking about the potential of games as "toys," he apparently blew up a Barbie doll and kept the lid (mostly) ...

An Open Letter to BioWare

Howdy to the folks at BioWare! First and foremost, congratulations on the fabulous critical reception for Mass Effect 2. The praise is well-deserved; some of us here at The Rumble Pack have even been tossing around best-of-2010 talk. You took what was already a solid sci-fi foundation and polished it ...

Doing What Nintendon’t (Week of 2/15)

There are some high profile names on the Wii and DSi this week, but I foresee some people objecting to the shoddy port of the second chapter in the Phoenix Wright saga. Or maybe they'll be too distracted by yet another Sonic the Hedgehog Virtual Console release. Hey, it's better ...