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The best game in the Final Fantasy series is a point of contention , but almost every fan acknowledges the significance (though not necessarily the superiority ) of Final Fantasy VII. With its mixture of 3D graphics, amazing cutscenes, and cool characters, Final Fantasy VII created a story that set the... More

There's nothing I love more than wasting time exploring the seemingly infinite offerings from YouTube and discovering hilarious videos, and some I wish I had never seen. Among these trips into the dark corners of YouTube, I enjoy checking out video game videos to see if anything catches my eye. Here... More

In this episode of Replay, we take a trek with the famed Aya Brea from Parasite Eve. A PS1 horror/RPG hybrid, Parasite Eve made its mark with its strong female lead and backdrop of New York City. In the video below, we take a look at the opening. Yes, that includes the infamous opera scene. So sit back... More

From new Killzone and Infamous titles to Bungie's Destiny and Blizzard's Diablo III, companies announced a slew of games at Sony's PlayStation 4 presentation today. Here's a round-up of every story we wrote about the known PlayStation 4 games. Deep Down - Capcom Deep Down is a fantasy... More

In preparation for whatever Sony is planning on showing us tonight, we're looking back on all of Sony's previous home console iterations. Maybe looking back at these will give us an idea of what to expect, or maybe it will just be a fanciful trip down memory lane. PlayStation - The system that... More

Everyone is looking forward to a new era for Sony with the PlayStation 4 , but the company's past still holds plenty of promise. We take a look at some of the dormant franchises Sony could tap to bolster its new console. It's not hard to guess that games like Gran Turismo, Infamous, and God of... More

With Sony's press conference scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. EST tomorrow evening, the rumor mill is churning at an exponential rate regarding the company's next generation console. Which of these articles of speculation holds weight, and which ones are the product of disinformation or over-active... More

Characters in the Final Fantasy series are almost always in do-or-die situations. The actions of these chosen few affect the entire world. Generally, the job of stopping a madman or an earth-scorching apocalypse rests on the shoulders of these adventurers. Cloud, Aeris, Tifa, and the rest of the gang... More

Games are the unfortunate victim of being a technology-focused medium. The games that defined our childhood show their age much faster than the movies we grew up with. It’s one of the reasons video game remakes are often worth getting excited about. They allow us to replay the games we love as... More

Amongst the bombast of shooters and soul-crushing moments of The Walking Dead sits Journey, the PSN exclusive that won over Game Informer's staff and deserves a nod as one of the best games of 2012. The enigmatic title from Thatgamecompany has players controlling a mysterious figure with a flowing... More

Last year, four of us decided to do something super stupid and play Smash Bros. for thirty straight hours . With Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale's obvious similarities to that series, we decided to reassemble the world record-setting crew to see how Sony's version of the formula holds up... More

We had a ton of fun recording our Super Replay of the first Mega Man Legends . Cans were kicked, ruins were explored, and servbots were swooned over. But let's be honest: That playthrough had its fair share of rough patches. We frequently got lost and I may have accidentally sold all of our best... More

Konami’s classic vampire-killing series changed gaming when it arrived on the PlayStation in 1997. It combined a gigantic, sprawling, Super Metroid-style castle with light RPG elements. The huge castle is littered with crazy enemies, room-filling bosses, and tons of weapons to experiment with.... More

Ben Reeves and myself have been quite eagerly anticipating Episode 2 of The Walking Dead. So much, in fact, that at E3 we decided to track down Richard Iggo of Telltale Games - maybe find out what the hold-up is. Instead, we were given a 20-minute preview and some insight into the making of the title... More

At E3 2012, amidst a sea of media-trained PR representatives and booth babes, Shawn McGrath was showing off Dyad. After four years of developing the game, he was eager to have a candid conversation about development, fighting off claims of plagiarism, and what it is like for an indie developer to partner... More

Every year, E3 shapes perceptions about the current state of the industry and where it is going next. From the games on display to the initiatives being pushed by the console manufacturers, E3 gives gamers an opportunity to see upcoming trends. So, what did we learn this year? The following list outlines... More

From the mysterious new game from Quantic Dream to The Last of Us, Sony had a couple of interesting games to show off at their E3 2012 press conference. Game Informer's Ben Reeves and Tim Turi run down the highlights and lowlights of the entire press conference in this full video recap. Be sure to... More

Brawlers were in their prime back in the 16-bit era, but the genre seemed to stall a bit once the industry shifted to 3D gaming. Despite the lull, Eidos and Core attempted to emulate the beat-em-up heyday with the 3D Fighting Force. All of the genre standbys (eating food off the ground, beating up environmental... More

Many gamers consider a console dead as soon as its successor hits store shelves. While it's true that the release schedule takes a massive hit when this happens, there are always a handful of titles that arrive late to the party. Take a look at the final games released for some of gaming's biggest... More

Our original plan for Super Replay was to give the best games of all time a lengthier treatment than our standard Replay episodes. I kicked things off with my favorite game ever, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past . We continued with the classics by playing through Super Mario Bros. 3 and Resident... More