The last console generation was a long one, the longest one yet. It lasted 8 years, and the PS3/360 are still chugging along. The PS3 started off slow, but slowly but surely built up an incredible lineup of games. Here is my personal Top 5. 1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves A showstopper of a game. […]

I was recently looking over my PS2 library for old times sake and saw my copy of Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. This was my first PS2 game and probably makes it into my personal Top 25 games of all time. I was 11 the first time I played it, several months before it […]

When Destiny came out, like many others, I was underwhelmed. After Bungie’s Halo series, the reportedly insane budget and highly successful Beta, hype was through the roof, and but it didn’t meet many expectations. The story seemed like an afterthought, the PvP was rather limited and it seemed to be lacking overall in the content […]

Recently, Nintendo has been receiving a lot of criticism for their new policy regarding Youtube videos. The new policy dictates that any user sharing videos featuring Nintendo games must pay Nintendo a cut of the advertising royalties generated from Youtube views. Users must also include a disclaimer that says they have received permission from Nintendo […]

Originally posted on 4tokenstoplay:
1. Change is a constant. As with everything in life, if you do it long enough, you will tire of it eventually. The same applies to this industry. Ever since its’ inception many many years ago this industry has been a volatile mess of rapid and unforgiving change. We’ve seen a…

When I was growing up, there was always a game where my friends and I would go back to with regularity for years. Finding a game like that is special, everyone knew the ins and outs and had played it to death, but still found ways to surprise and engage ourselves time after time. Back […]

The industry has changed for the better in many ways, and its fans have too. The general population of gamers are more informed than they used to be, and are more willing to give new experiences a shot. I don’t think a game like Minecraft would have caught on in the mainstream 10 years ago […]

I look over my gaming backlog and feel overwhelmed, there’s just not enough time to complete all the games I own, especially with always new stuff being added. So it’s always satisfying to add another one to the “completed” list. Beating a game is rewarding, since I was a kid I’ve always let the credits […]

Greetings! Thanks for checking out my blog, BrightSideGaming. I’m a 24 year old student at Westfield State University in Massachusetts. I’ve been playing video games since I was 7, when I first got a Playstation. BrightSideGaming is about the current gaming landscape and its possible future (and the perception of those within or outside of the […]