Saints Row: The Third isn’t simply about being crazy just to be crazy. There’s an art to tiptoeing along what is silly and what is downright stupid. The game is downright fun.

Choplifter was the very first game I ever purchased for my first game console, the Sega Master System. I had a lot of fond memories playing Choplifter, both good and bad. Good memories of mastering the early levels of the game, and less than good memories at the frustration I experienced later on. Back then, much like now, I wasn’t exactly what one would call a highly skilled gamer. When I heard that an HD remake was coming, excitement quickly ramped up. If you are reading this review, you surely must have questions. Does this game harken back to the good old days? Have they improved upon the formula at all? Is it worth the fifteen dollars? About that

Overall, Darksiders 2 brings back the same action and game play that fans of the first game enjoyed, but with a faster, more polished feel. The addition of an expanded world, side quests, loot and skill trees should extend the overall game play and provide a reason to play through a second time for the completionists among us.

It has been over a month since the last set of video gaming lightning deals on Amazon. Today they are back, and while they leave a little to be desired, the deal of the day – Dead Island [X360, PS3] for $25 – does a good job of making up for it. Check out the schedule and our educated guesses for the games on sale.

Win the CD Version of A Dance with Dragons which retails for $70.00. There are two boxes, the first of which is signed by the man himself, George R.R. Martin. To enter, review our podcast on iTunes, and then copy and paste that review in a reply to this post. That is pretty much it! …

or: Cast of Thrones Book club Episode 1: The Beginagaining We are delighted to introduce our very first episode of the Cast of Thrones Book club. Each week we will go through about eighty pages of Game of Thrones and provide amazing insights as well as a few jokes. This week we read from the Prologue …

Personally, I didn’t get to play Dark Souls, Saints Row the Third and Deux Ex: Human Revolution last year, and I could knock out all three of those for less than $80. This Buy Two Pre-Owned Games, Get a Third Free sale is not good for my wallet.

Any serious fan of fighting games know that you need an arcade stick to bring your A-game.

After brief rumors and speculations, Capcom announced that Resident Evil 6 is coming this year.

With Twitter abuzz with taunts and challenges and the Thrifty Nerd staff’s productivity brought to a halt by the release of Hero Academy, we decided to take a look behind the scenes at Robot Entertainment to see what went into the crafting of our latest handheld, tactical addiction. “I have always loved tactics games like …