Fred Topel

Fred Topel has been an entertainment journalist since 1999 writing about film, television and games for websites like About.com, Daily Radar, Sci Fi Wire/Blastr, Canmag, E! Online and currently Crave Online, Fanhattan, Starpulse and Arcade Sushi. He has owned Coleco Vision, Atari 2600, NES, PC, Sega Genesis, N64, Sega Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, PS3, Nintendo DS, PSP, Android and now iPhone and iPad. Teachers used to complain he played too many video games. Now who's bad!

Blake J Harris Talks Moonwalker, ROB the Robot and Dishes on ‘Console Wars’

We had a chance to talk with Blake J. Harris about his new book, 'Console Wars,' and delved a bit deeper into the battle between Sega and Nintendo.

10 Best iOS Movie Games

We all know most video games based on movies suck. Frankly, it's a wonder we found 10 of the Best iOS Movie Games for this list. These picks all represent their movies faithfully, and they cover a diverse selection of gaming genres. Plus they're a lot of fun to play...

10 Best iOS Sports Games

I was never much of a real life athlete, but I did always enjoy a good sports game. They were easy to pick up and play, and console versions got so sophisticated it was an exhilarating challenge. Compiling this list of the 10 Best Sports Games for iOS, I'm now convinced that the mobile versions are superior to even the next generation console equivalents...

Pudding Monsters Review

Oh, boy. As if my thoughts weren’t already cluttered with bird slingshotting strategies, Hairy spinning tactics, robot/girl lineups or hot dog dropping timing, now I’ve got an all new weird puzzle game to tap and swipe. I was just getting settled down too. Find out what new puzzle game has me fretting again.

Ravensword: Shadowlands Review

iOS may be rendering console and PC gaming obsolete. Arcade and puzzle games have been an easy fit for handheld devices, but as developers transform even the most complex video games to iOS ports without sacrificing any quality, perhaps even improving some aspects, is anyone going to keep their Xbox anymore? Find out what new RPG has me unplugging my PS3.

Santa Rockstar Review

Back when Rock Band and Guitar Hero were thriving, they would always offer some bonus tracks for the holidays. They would have a Christmas carol or two, maybe even a band like Weezer rockin’ Christmas covers. Now the original Christmas rock game comes to iOS for your tapping, rocking pleasure.

Freeze! Review

Remember that game Labyrinth where you had to move a marble through a maze, and you could tilt the board four ways to avoid the holes? This new game is kind of like Labyrinth, only less fun and more irritating. Find out what game has me spinning around in frustration.

Writer Rumble Review

Boggle has made a huge comeback thanks to iOS games. Boggle was the classic board game where you shake up a bunch of dice with letters on them, and form as many words as you can by connecting them horizontally, vertically and diagonally. What else could you add to the Boggle formula? How about fighting?

300 Dwarves HD Review

Tower defense is one of those gaming genres where you can really just keep switching the skin and the bad guys, and if you like the genre you’ll be happy with the game. Think about it, that doesn’t work for puzzle games, first person shooters or even side scrollers. Those formats still require the individual physics or level designs to make them fun, but with tower defense you just need some tower

Desert Stormfront Review

Real time strategy games first crossed my path when I was a freshman in college. Command and Conquer was the big new game and the PC savvy gentlemen in my dorm introduced me to the multiplayer battles via our school’s brand new ethernet. Let me tell you, we were the popular ones. The iOS version of Command and Conquer is still pretty faithful, so the latest RTS game from a competitor is facing an