Archive for November, 2011

Alternative Games That Need Huge Screens

There’s one thing that racing game drivers, flight simulator enthusiasts and FPS fanatics want in common: huge-ass monitors. Nothing brings out the full glory of an Aston Martin DBS screaming down the track, or a P-38 Lightning downing Japanese Zeros, than a 32-inch monitor with full HD capability. Simply put, plunking down a couple grand [...]

What to Do With Bad Video Game Purchases

No matter how hard the industry tries to change things, it is inevitable that there will always be bad video games. Whether they’re Ben 10 games based on some cartoon fad or a bad entry in one a beloved series, they exist and someone is going to get suckered into buying them. Naturally, this can [...]

Open-ended Games

Just like all the other gamers on the planet, we here at Console Kings have our lazy moments too. No other gaming platform can encourage laziness like a console. Playing a PC requires you to sit down in a computer chair, often with an uncomfortable backrest and flimsy plastic excuses for armrests. Playing on a [...]

The Hardcore Genres That Can Make or Break A Console

In every generation of the console wars, in its every iteration, there have always been certain genres of game that make up the “core.” These are the genres that are considered some of the oldest and most hardcore of game types, giving a new machine the appeal it needs to convince early-adopters to shift. The [...]

Top Three Video Game Consoles

To say that only men are addicted to video games is a lie. In fact, there are a number of females, teens and adults alike, who prefer video games over movie dates. Sounds weird, right? But there is truth to it. How about you? How often do you find time to play video games? How [...]