Editorial: Easy Rider

Editorial: Easy Rider

Jul 22, 2010

VU Editorialist Ryan Hartmann talks about the value of the difficulty level. What's it mean in this day and age of gaming?

Editorial: Heavy Gun

Editorial: Heavy Gun

Jul 21, 2010

VU Editorialist Ryan Hartmann dissects the qualities that make for an entertaining character. Who's fun and interesting, and who has the personality of a... well, you know.

Editorial: The Low Budget Revolution

Editorial: The Low Budget Revolution

Jun 18, 2010

Just a few years ago, the idea of smaller, cheaper, downloadable games on consoles was just a speck in the eye of some clever developer, but these days some of the best games a guy can spend time with aren’t the big competitive FPS games like Modern Warfare 2, or even online MMO games such as World of Warcraft, but the kinds of games that more actively foster the social networking revolution that is taking over the internet.

Final Fantasy IV is the hardest Final Fantasy

As far as I’m concerned, the DS release of Final Fantasy IV is the hardest RPG I have ever played.