Sonic Sonic, the ultra fast blue hedgehog, Sega's answer to Mario. Everyone knows who Sonic is, and back in his hayday, Sonic was considered a contender to Nintendo's platforming throne. He was marketed as this "hip" and "cool" character, lightning fast, wearing sneakers and a wicked set of spines protruding from his head. His games…

7 Days To Die If you have read my previous articles about the zombie survival crafting game 7 Days To Die, you'll know that I have in the past, warned players of the exposure to insecure multiplayer lobbies and recommended private solo or co-op play. I recently stepped into the realm of this hacker demolished,…

Super Smash Nintendo's Smash series has spanned 4 generations, starting on the N64 as a way of combining Nintendo's biggest names and allowing them to duke it out in an all or nothing deathmatch. Of course, with such a strong premise, the series is immensely popular. No other game has so many legends in 1…

Molyneux Peter Molyneux, the creator of several famous games such as Dungeon Keeper and Fable, has now mainly become known as the developer that constantly makes promises that he can't keep.  The Fable series in particular has been known for promising grand concepts that it could not deliver on.  We all remember the infamous promise…

Oddworld So the other day I installed the new re-release of Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty to my PC via steam and I was extremely excited for a number of reasons. The game itself is something I have a vague memory of. I was very young at the time of its release and I have short…

Blanka No offense, Blanka, but look at yourself. Welcome to The Monster Files, you big ol’ ginger man-beast.This feral fighter has been a Street Fighter icon since his introduction in the second release. From the start, he stuck out like a huge, green sore thumb, which was just what Capcom intended. His backstory, even by…

Witcher Triss Merigold of Maribor is a sorceress and the main protagonist Geralt of Rivia's close friend, and lover in The Witcher games. She is also a close friend to Geralt's main lover through the books, Yennefer of Vengerberg. Triss is in love with Geralt and is very jealous of the relationship which Geralt has with Yennefer,…

Killer I don't own an Xbox One.  I've never played the new Killer Instinct.  I have no nostalgia for the old Killer Instinct.  I've never been that good at fighting games.  In spite of all of that, there is still something I find oddly magnetizing about the new Killer Instinct game.  I'm happy to see…

Gaming Gaming on the go AND on a budget? That sounds impossible, but the truth is that if you do your research right - or read the articles on VgamerZ, well, then you will be really surprised to hear that in 2015 it is possible to buy an amazing gaming laptop under $1,000 and experience…

Twitch A few days ago, popular video game streaming service Twitch announced its first-ever convention, Twitchcon, which will take place in September in San Francisco. The event will apparently be co-produced by Twitch and ReedPOP, the producers responsible for events like PAX and Comicon. Twitch is emphasizing the convention as an opportunity for fans to…