Marcus, Wes, and Charles discuss Phantom Blade Zero's impact on the action genre and some stellar indies, then we interview The Onion about their new voting simulator game.
We traveled to Chengdu, China, to check out Eclipse Glow Games’ debut game, Tides of Annihilation, and talk with the team about mixing Chinese action with the Legend of King Arthur.
There are terrible bad games that you should avoid at all costs, mediocre bad games that disappear from your memory when they leave your field of view, and then there is the difficult-to-define good bad game.
Backed up by a fun campaign, thrilling multiplayer, and loads of new modes and content, Modern Warfare 4 serves as a solid sendoff for the rebooted subseries.
Random House is creating a new division that will
manage and provide editorial support for "original transmedia
intellectual property...that will be developed and marketed in
partnerships with other media companies."
Each iteration of the Nintendo DS has put up strong sales
numbers, but Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks the
streak could end with the DSi XL.
Ten new missions, a bunch of new buildings, and "Megalomania" edicts
will enable Tropican dictators when the Absolute Power expansion hits
this summer.
Fully deserving a nod in the visual art category, Limbo stands out amongst more traditional puzzle/platformers by complementing simple gameplay mechanics with an eerie and engrossing world.
A point-and-click/hidden object hybrid, Trauma tells a story of
survival and recovery by a young woman fresh from a car accident that
killed her parents.
A coming-of-age story of sorts, Owlboy stars a young owl apprentice
named Otus who has a massive weight placed on his shoulders – the
responsibility of saving his idyllic floating village from encroaching
sky pirates.
Bloody, fast-paced and stylish, Shank is about as beautiful
as they come. Sketchy and subdued 2D environments are contrasted by
vivid and exaggerated character design that feel freshly ripped from a
graphic novel.
We’re kicking off an entire week of indie coverage by starting in the most logical place – square one. We probe into the minds of a thriving community of
international developers, all united by big ideas in non-traditional
packages.
The IGF has had its finger on the pulse of autonomous game developers
for more than a decade, and once a year independent talent convenes in
San Francisco to celebrate their collective work.
2K Games recently revealed all Borderlands DLC is coming to retail.
European gamers can expect to get their hands on a disc-version of the
add-on goodness on April 9.
DICE throws down the gauntlet
with Bad Company 2, delivering its best multiplayer package since
Battlefield 2 and a remarkably improved single-player campaign that
openly mocks its rival while cribbing from them at the same time.
This week The[Crafty]Gamer features "Aquma" from the west coast. Check
out his Team Teamwork-inspired track Roc Feathers from Jay-Zelda: Beat's Awakening.
Sounds like there will be lots of Heavy Rain this weekend! Read on to
find out what else the staff will be playing, then head over to the
comments section and let us know your game plan.
The website for Star Wars: The Old Republic received two new updates
recently, giving gamers a new glimpse into what they can expect to find
in the upcoming Bioware MMO.
