All Xbox 360 games contain a certain amount of Achievements that players can earn while playing. Achievements have been around for years, as players are encouraged to earn as many if not, all of them. Completing Achievements seem to be a popular trend in gaming; many display their Gamercards on forums, and there are even websites that help gamers keep track of all available Achievements in a p... more.

I was once a Nintendo Fanboy. It feels like decades ago, but it was only a few years back when I was one of the raging zealots on the NSider Forums. I was raised on Link to the Past, Super Mario All-Stars, Pokemon, Super Mario RPG...hell, playing Super Mario 64 with family created the most memorable experiences I have to this day (and luckily, I can share the joy with younger children throu... more.

The 2010 Go!Cast Video Game Tournament officially begins this week, kicking off with a number of upsets that surprise even our hosts. Only 32 games remain, ready to continue the battle with next week's installment of the Go!Cast's March Madness 2010 Tournament. This doesn't stop Mike and Mario from finding some time to discuss the upcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII, yet another game that... more.

Nintendo has a pretty good idea with the original Super Smash Bros. game, simply get all of their most loved characters together in one area and let them all beat the snot out of each other. Smash Bros. was an instant hit that allowed gamers the chance to create fanboy fantasy match ups like a Mario vs. Luigi fight to see who the better brother was. Or who's the better mercenary: Fox McCloud or Sa... more.

Mario and Mike start their 2010 March Madness Video Game tournament, where they rank 65 of this year's games across four brackets, and explain the details of the tournament. Mario's fiance, Tina, also makes her Go!Cast debut, as she tells a story about Mario's inability to return a game, and how she has to step in to finish the task. Subscribe in a reader [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com... more.

A collaborative article by Mario Mergola and Chris Meichtry Yesterday afternoon, 2K Sports held a conference call detailing their upcoming baseball game, MLB 2K10, to release March 2nd, 2010 on all major platforms. Go! Gaming Giant was invited to attend this conference call and share the game’s information with our readers. The 2K Sports representatives were as follows: Ben Bishop â... more.

Every now and again a video game console has a feature that is just downright smart. These innovations created a world of difference in game play or in terms of system technology because they added features as well as making gaming easier. Whether the innovation was meant to further add realism or even allow DVD movies to be played on the console: they have impacted the video game industry because... more.

It's difficult to pick a name that will represent yourself. We all know the feeling from when we picked our gamertag, PSN id, Steam id, etc., and we did so with the thought of how this name would help depict what kind of person you are. While a gaming name tag is a little less profile, every company has a clever reason for choosing their name. I've compiled a list of the most clever and creative n... more.

Mario and Mike finally get their long-awaited chance to talk about Mass Effect 2 in detail. After the show ends, the hosts continue their Mass Effect 2 recap with a full spoiler discussion that ends up being longer than the "real" episode itself. Note: The actual episode contains no spoilers for Mass Effect 2. The segment that follows the closing song contains all spoilers. Subscribe ... more.

Welcome back to the next installment of "Things I learned from Video Games". Here at G3, we believe that video games are a learning experience as well as entertainment. When we play a game you can bet your sweet lucky 3rd grade bicycle helmet that we're thinking of how it might improve the world at large as well as our achievement and trophy scores. So check out what we learned from video games, a... more.