In the video game world, the NHL lockout posed problems both of a long-term and short-term nature. Short-term problems occurred because, while everyone knew the lockout would eventually end, few fans ...

The gaming industry enjoyed one of its best years ever in 2004. Every platform featured a great number of memorable, high-quality games. With 2005 upon us, however, we at GameSpot look to the near ...

Julián F.L. is a video game & anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He has enjoyed video games, anime, ...

2005 was the year that gaming forgot... well, not really. Actually, 2005 was the year that had a ton of really awesome games that a lot of you probably don't remember. In fact, some of the games from ...

“Plink!” (“Donk”? “Plonk”?) Spell it however you like: It’s the sound of sweet, sweet dopamine hitting your system—the sound effect that Microsoft’s Xbox gaming ecosystem has been using, for twenty ...

If there’s one word you can use to describe Mac gaming in 2005, it’s diversity. There was a little something for everyone this year, from strategy games to first person shooters, excellent shareware ...

Last week, the Epic Games Store’s free games lineup was one of the best of 2025. This week, it is not as noteworthy; however, there is a nostalgic 2005 PC game included. As always with the EGS, the ...

Baseball Live 2005 is a Sports game, developed and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 2005. Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com Ahead of his quest to win the Royal Rumble, we revisit ...

2005 undoubtedly was one of the best years in gaming history. Not only did many legendary video games come out that year (like Resident Evil 4, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, and many more), but ...

It’s time once again to acknowledge those games (and one gaming peripheral) that stood out from the crowd — an annual Macworld tradition called the Game Hall of Fame. 2005’s inductees are a diverse ...