Author Archive: Eric Abent

Okay, I admit it: back in the early ’90s, I was one of those dorks who owned a Game Gear instead of a Game Boy. I didn’t get a Game Boy until much later in the decade (I finally began [...]

We already covered the major announcement from today’s Nintendo Direct session, but here’s one that is still pretty great: Fire Emblem: Awakening has been confirmed for Europe! Before today, the next installment in the Fire Emblem series was only going [...]

Earlier this week, we told you about a curious iOS version of Pokemon Yellow. Now, here at TFTS, we’re always hesitant to call games fakes or rip-offs, but considering this version of Pokemon Yellow was posted by someone with no [...]

Today has offered an abundance of surprising announcements, from the opening of registration for the Guild Wars 2 open beta, to the announcement that The Last Story will indeed be making it to North American shores. 2K Games & Take-Two [...]

Two down, one to go: Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation today that The Last Story will be coming to North America. This is the second in a trio of incredibly good-looking JRPGs to be [...]

The time has come at last! We know that Guild Wars 2 is launching later this year, but before it does, ArenaNet and NCSoft have some open betas they want to get out of the way. The open beta begins [...]

Normally buying full games through PSN or Xbox Live isn’t a good idea. For whatever reason, Sony and Microsoft (especially Microsoft) seem to think that offering full games for more than you’d pay at retail is a good idea. If [...]

Xbox Live may be a pretty great service, but staying subscribed to Xbox Live Gold can really start to add up. Buying a year’s worth of time means that you’ll have to plop down $60, which could net you a [...]

In just a few hours, the PS Vita will finally be launching in regions outside of Japan (or, depending on where you are in the world, it has already launched). Considering that the PS Vita could be doing much better [...]

Now that we’re nearly four months out from release, it would seem that most of the major problems with Skyrim have been fixed. In a game as big as Skyrim, however, there’s always issues that need fixing, and as such [...]