Tokyo Game Show 2009 next week (be there with us in IRC!)

The Tokyo Game Show is one of the game industry’s major events; you can think of it something like the Japanese equivalent of E3, but more or less exclusive to its home country’s developers. This year, it’s set for September 24th to 27th, meaning we’re less than a week away from news on a number [...]

Adventures in RPG Liveblogging

This is the 100th post to appear on GamingFringe’s main page. When first discussing the idea of this site, our admins were divided about what we should focus on most. The main page, the forums, creative writing, descriptive writing, fanart, editorials, reviews—with so many variables, we finally decided we’d let it develop in whatever way [...]

Gleylancer review (Genesis/Mega Drive / Wii Virtual Console)

General game design:
Gleylancer plays like something of a mix between an easier Gradius and a more open shooter; some terrain dodging can be found in a couple stages, but it doesn’t dominate the experience and nothing’s ever unfair. It should be noted that the game features eleven stages—well above the normal six to eight for [...]

Monthly Roundup (August 2009)

If you missed anything, we’ll make sure you see it now in the brief rundown of the past month!
August 3rd to 9th:
Early August was characterized heavily by Canadian’s Week of Mega Man, which featured a review of the original game, part 1 and part 2 of a Buyer’s Guide to the releases that will eventually [...]