Not too long ago COED received an invite to check out a preview of the new X-Men Destiny game. Being a huge comic book nerd, I jumped at the chance to go check out the game and the next direction X-Men video games were headed. Unlike previous X-Men games, you don’t play as the classic X-Men characters. I know, I know, that sounds like it is a horrible idea. Why would you want a game where you don’t get the chance to slice up bad guys with Wolverine or melt face with Cyclops? I’ll tell you why and a lot more in the review after the jump!

Since the collective world’s mind was blown with the release of the Atari 2600 in 1977, video game controllers have seen quite the evolution. There have been good controllers, bad controllers, and some f*cking terrible controllers. Whose brilliant idea was it to put 12+ buttons on one controller? Who is responsible for the controller that we know today? These questions and more are answered in our anthology of video game controllers after the jump!

It can be difficult for a gamer to date a girl who has zero interest in video games. Seen from the outside, video games are a silly way of killing time that some people take way too seriously, the same way you might feel about scrapbooking, cats, or jogging. So, when she hits you with the inevitable “I don’t get it” it’s natural to try and persuade her by getting her to play with you. Here are some suggested titles to keep your significant other from rage-quitting your foray into the world of gaming. Check out our list after the jump.

AOL News reported a female student at Georgia Tech has designed a video game controller that requires two players to kiss in order to direct the path of an on-screen bowling ball. So, how does it work? Find out after the jump!

Pegged as one of the most exciting skating games in ages, Shaun White Skateboarding has finally been released. In collaboration with the “Flying Tomato” himself, Ubisoft has polished and released the second board sport game to be name after Shaun. While he’s best know for what he does on the pipe made of snow, Shaun is a skate vert XGames & Dew Tour champ and has been skateboarding for just as long as he’s been snowboarding.

Designed exclusively for Nintendo Wii, GoldenEye 007 has a lot to live up to! The original on N64 sold over 8 million freakin’ copies back in 1997 and is widely considered the most influential first person shooting (FPS) game of all time. That being said, we are happy to report that this fast paced FPS did not let us down!

After COD: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo Reach, you’re probably not too excited for a game made out of yarn.  Yarn = grandma = itchy sweaters.  Not a good connotation, and sorely lacking in gun-themed online play.
Yet somehow, despite the cutesy-colorfulness , Kirby’s Epic Yarn is true to its name.  Good-Feel and HAL Laboratory have managed to take… Click to read more

It’s happened to every college guy. You’re out drinking, you meet a nice girl, things are going great, and you decide to head back to her place because she “has Nintendo Wii and wants to beat you in bowling.” On the way to her apartment you’re thinking that maybe tonight is the night to try that new move you saw on FHM’s Kama Sutra, until you walk in the front door and find yourself staring into the eyes of the anti-Christ herself: the cock-blocking roommate.

The good folks over at Activision are at it again with their latest installment to the Guitar Hero franchise. Guitar Hero numero 6 aka – “Warriors of Rock.” This time with more than 90 classic face melting tracks to choose from. We had a chance to sit down with the game over the past several days, and we are happy to report that YES this game roc… Click to read more

Break out your vuvuzelas, EA’s newest installment of FIFA Soccer has just been released on Nintendo Wii. For soccer fans looking for the most realistic, true to life representation of the game, FIFA 11 is the video game you’ve been waiting for.

EA Sport’s 2010 revival of the 1993, 2-on-2 basketball arcade is a ON FIRE! Released October 5th for the Nintendo Wii, NBA Jam is everything we hoped it would be… Fast paced, totally exaggerated, and outrageous, just like the original!  Making it one of the very few successfully updated video games from the 90s. From “Big Head̶… Click to read more

Game control design has not always been a simple matter of evolution down the years – more a case of thrashing about blindly and hoping something works. Or copying whatever Nintendo does. Let’s now take a look back at the (strange and often slightly inbred) history of video game controllers.

You’ve finished all of the Call of Duty campaigns. You’re packing each and every one of the 8 billion weapons in Borderlands. Every trophy race of Mario Kart is decorated with double stars. If you hear another five seconds of “Through the Fire and Flames,” your fingers will experience a very painful spontaneous combustion. Ever find yourself in this position, game-less and yearning because you’re just so skilled? Here’s a list of awesome video games they SHOULD make.

There’s some sort of cosmic balance in the universe that decrees all things must have an opposite –”what goes up must come down” and all of that philosophical-new-age-jazz. This idiom holds true for video games, as well. For every smash hit, there’s something that makes you wish you had lost your thumbs in ‘Nam.

The summer blockbusters just keep on rolling, as mega developers such as EA and Konami are poised to drop another wave of addictive releases into gamers’ open arms. Madden ’11 is at the head of the pack, but the anticipated sequel to Mafia, and a new version of Metroid for the Wii are no slouch either. Cash in a savings bond, because it’s time to go shopping again.