Our long overdue redesign is finally here! Its our hope that our new design is easier on the eyes, and simpler to navigate. The redesign isn’t completely done, and even the average user will notice several obvious issues. These will all be worked out in time, so bear with us! That aside, some of my favorite new features include:

• A featured post slideshow element, which allows us to highlight articles…if we ever actually get around to posting them!
• A randomized, rotating banner image. Suggestions for additional characters are always welcome!
• A new comment system powered by Disqus.
• An updated, hierarchically organized navigation (though it still needs work)

Feel free to explore the new site, and leave any comments or suggestions here, or shoot us a tweet!

There’s an aspect of First Person gaming that has largely been ignored by mainstream multiplayer developers: skill-based mechanics.  More specifically, these are game mechanics that require practice and skill to master.  I’m talking about Matrix-style fine control and physics manipulation that, when pulled off correctly, pushes the game to new levels of competitive depth. Read the full story

Holy Hell.  Where am I!?  How did I end up here?  Omfgajmaj–it’s a game site… and I’m writing in it?

Who’s lame-brained idea was that?

Welcome to me! *Waves* Read the full story

You know the type. Maybe it’s the Birkenstock’s they’re wearing as they intently stare into the T.V. screen, hands gripped on their Xbox controller. Perhaps it’s the double tall latte stains surreptitiously hidden in creative ways once they found out their new PS3 slim didn’t hide it as well as their old console. Or maybe they’re just good old fashioned nerds, here in the Northwest, and you love them no matter what.

Whoever they are, this is Northwest Gamer so we are starting a new piece to showcase our Nerds of the Northwest, if you will. For this first segment, we thought it would be a good opportunity to 1. test this new format, and 2. give everyone a chance to get to know the original Northwest Gamers a little better.

Meet Jeff  (the idea-haver of Northwest Gamer) and Zack (the buddy that agreed to such a nerdy concept)… Read the full story