In anticipation for the upcoming Starcraft II beta, my roommate and I decided to buy the first one again digitally off the Blizzard Store. After figuring out strange work arounds to get the game to display correctly in Windows 7, we were once again stuck playing this 11 year old game for hours. Yesterday marked when Blizzard finally let people in to the highly anticipated sequel to what appears... more.

The year 2009 was a great one for gaming. Being a gaming site, we here at AmpedGaming felt the need to throw in our two cents on which games brought us the most enjoyment throughout the last year of the decade. Since the staff is scattered across the country and we are neither rich nor able to just swap games with each other and weren't able to play everything that came out, we thought we would do... more.

Six years ago, Lucasarts and Bioware came together to bring us Knights of the Old Republic, a Star Wars game that shined light on events that happened millennia before the movies took place. Through a rich story and stunning details, KotOR earned its way into the hearts of Star Wars fans everywhere, spawned a less successful sequel and now a highly-anticipated MMO. Much of the game's success can b... more.

Since I brought you my Interview with Bill Roper last month, I taken advantage of my opportunity to bomb around inside the Champions Online beta. There are many things I have seen inside that I like, and some things I have not. I may be making an unfair judgment on the game though. After all, what I really want to see is an MMO that breaks the mold and gives us an experience we haven't seen before... more.

We all have favorite games that may be getting on in age or may even be relatively new.  However, I think very few of us wouldn't like to see a sequel of these games if not even for our own enjoyment.  So here is a list of the top 5 games I wish would continue. 5. Chrome Hounds: I know that it isn't that old of a game, but in my opinion they were onto something.  I have always been a fan of ... more.

Toilets like burning barrels or smashable wooden crates pop as standard in lots of videogames. Here are my top five ways to use the porclein altar. 5. Day of the Tentacle: The toilets are actually called Chrono-johns and are used to transport characters and items need to thwart the threat of the Purple Tentacle. All we need now is Doc Brown in his garbage powered delorean. 4. The Sims Series... more.

The year is so young, yet the rediculous legislation has already begun.  As already reported on this site and in a message I received from the ECA's (Entertainment Consumer's Association) Facebook page, I was informed that Rep. Joe Baca is attempting to pass a bill requiring the ESRB to place a warning label on all video games, even those not rated Teen and higher. In case you haven't seen, ... more.