Everyday Gamer

Life is all about family, fun, and games. The job provides the means, my wife and daughter provide the balance, the games provide the escape.

Editor’s Note: Non format-specific portions of our PsP Pipe Mania review were used for this write-up.

Pipe Mania, published by Empire Interactive, is a deceptively clever puzzle game centered around a very simple premise: You have to use different pipe pieces to connect two faucets without spilling any liquid (referred to as Flooze). As with any […]

Pipe Mania, published by Empire Interactive, is a deceptively clever puzzle game centered around a very simple premise: You have to use different pipe pieces to connect two faucets without spilling any liquid (referred to as Flooze). As with any good puzzle game, the initial simplicity of the premise is expounded upon as the tiled […]

Editor’s Note: This review of the game is based off the PC download version. There is no difference in content between the two versions, only differences in control.
Based on an internet flash cartoon (www.homestarrunner.com/,), Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, a download-only game for PC and Wii, wants you to take the role of […]

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the swan song of the critically acclaimed series, is an ode to both its fans and itself. Through exhaustive storytelling and meticulous attention to detail, Hideo Kojima brings his beloved series full circle. Longtime fans will find just about every question they’ve had answered, some unsatisfactorily, and […]

Sony’s PsP is known for its big, beautiful screen, and thankfully Sony has equipped that screen with a protective layer. Still, PsP fans know that it’s important to protect the screen from unwanted scratches, and there are various ways to do this, from pouches to screen protective films. Proporta’s Aluminum-lined Leather Flip Cover is a […]

In Bomberman for the PsP, you’re tasked with restoring Bomberman Land, which has suddenly vanished under mysterious circumstances. By talking to different characters and acquiring numbered pieces from them, either through simple conversation or through mini-game challenges, you unlock different parts of the land that have disappeared. Each area has a gate with numbers and […]

The great composer Frederic Chopin, while on his deathbed, has a series of wild visions and dreams that transport him into an alternate reality, where he must join forces with a group of outcasts to save that dream land. With that wacky scenario as a premise, Eternal Sonata takes players into one of the most […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video-game hardware and software jumped more than 50 percent in November, driven by record purchases of Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “Metal Gear Solid 4″ is not only one of the most eagerly awaited games for Sony’s PlayStation 3, it is also among the last of a dying breed — games designed exclusively for one gaming console.
Developed by Japan’s Konami and due out next year, the game is the latest installment in […]

For those of you with the HD DVD add-on and having problems loading up discs such as Transformers, Knocked Up, or any other title with web-enabled features, I have some tips to help.
I put in Transformers earlier this evening, connected to Xbox Live. As expected, the loading screen (now confirmed to be a cookie download) […]

I think I’ll skip the personal introduction since I think you’ll learn a ton about me and what I like from reading my blog. Like the others, I’m the very definition of an Everyday Gamer, the gaming equivalent of the weekend warrior. I’m also very much into (semi) gaming-related tech toys and hope to give […]