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Dead or Alive 4

by William Everett on March 4, 2006

Fighters…some people consider fighting games to be the lowest form of gaming ever imaginable. Mindless, dribbling, button-mashing, time wasters with no story and repetitive gameplay. Those people are stupid. Those people have never experienced the joyous occasion that is standing…

Dragon Quest VIII

by PTD Contributor on

Dragon Quest VIII, the recent addition to the long running fantasy RPG series known in the states as Dragon Warrior, was brought to us in November 2005.  It was developed by Level-5, the company behind Dark Cloud and the cancelled…

Stubbs the Zombie

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Developed by Wideload Games, Stubbs the Zombie is a humorous and twisted parody of many of the classic zombie movies still cherished today.  Wideload, founded in 2003, released Stubbs the Zombie as their first game, and did it without the…

PTD 202 now available!

by Lorien Faulkner on March 1, 2006

Issue #202 of PTD magazine is ready to download.  This issue is packed with over 60 pages of gaming stuffing, including reviews and features! 202 includes reviews of Electroplankton, Wild Arms 4, and more!

Download 202 now!

Advent Rising

by Lorien Faulkner on February 3, 2006

My Oxford American dictionary defines the word “advent” as:

“The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.”GlyphX Games, the game’s developers,  couldn’t have selected a better title for Advent Rising as the story moves players through notable events, persons, and…

Brothers in Arm’s: Earned in Blood

by Patrick Hufford on

I have a fond memory of my father. Growing up, he introduced me into the world of Marrion Morrison. You know him as John Wayne. I used to watch all of his classic World War II movies, like the Sands…

Ultimate Spider-Man

by Lorien Faulkner on

When I was fourteen, my father had a brilliant idea: bring home a stack of comics in hopes that his son would put down the controller.  That brilliant idea worked, but little did he know at the time that those…

Myst V: End of Ages

by Patrick Hufford on

In 1993 a small game developer called Cyan published what has been deemed one of the most popular computer games of all times, simply called Myst. Robyn and Rand Miller, the brothers that came up with the concept, probably never…

Fable: the Lost Chapters

by William Everett on

Fable, released last year for the Xbox, was given heaps of press and hype prior to its release, with TV campaigns and online ads at every turn. Pre-orders quickly sold at every major game supplier, and finding an available copy…

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

by Lorien Faulkner on

A reader (we’ll call him Rick, since that is his name) wrote in with the following e-mail:

“I wanted to know if you all would be willing to do a piece on ET, it is a fantastic game that I think…

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