In December, through its local iQue branding, Nintendo will release these three special 3DS XL units for the Chinese market that not only boast fancy designs, but include Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land as pre-installed games. iQue 3DS XL [Nintendo]
This is Alphagames, an amazing video put together by Evan Seitz. As it goes from A to Z, with a fairly recognisable game for each letter along the way, his animations and selections go from awesome to hilarious to, well, both. I could watch just the Uncharted one all day, on a loop, and still…
According to a report on THR, the “majority” of the $4 billion George Lucas is receiving for the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney (he owns 100% of the company) will be going to charity. “George Lucas has expressed his intention, in the event the deal closes, to donate the majority of the proceeds to his…
Small indie studio Checkpoint had a deal with Japanese publishers Marvelous to release two games by the end of 2012. Those titles, AviNation and Party Politics, are both now out But according to a report on Gamasutra, Checkpoint’s CEO, Brian Wiklem, has filed a suit against Marvelous, claiming that instead of forking over payments for…
The brutally enjoyable Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is set in, duh, medieval times. If one was to ask the developers of the game why you can’t play as a female soldier, the answer should have been “because there weren’t any”. But when a fan asked the question of Steve “Tibberius” Piggott, boss of developers Torn Banner,…
The power may be out in parts of New Jersey, but that hasn’t stopped Reddit user pvalerio’s roommate from finding ways to play Skyrim In the dashboard of his Ford. Now that’s dedication. [Reddit]
Check out this awesome piece of art created by DeviantArt’s Jay Phenrix
According to studio head American McGee, during development of 2011’s Alice: Madness Returns, publisher Electronic Arts were pushing hard for the already-dark game to be made more “mature”. “They wanted more violence, more gore, more sex, more horror and more offensive ‘stuff’-I think they had in mind a sort of Dante’s + Alice thing”, the…
A Sega Motor Raid cabinet lies washed up on a street in Keansburg, New Jersey. Image courtesy of Marijane Gray
Not to let Team Fortress 2 be the only Valve game with a Halloween celebration, DOTA 2 will be running Diretide, a fancy name for a sale in the game’s store for all kinds of unique and seasonal items.
That’s EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau, speaking earlier today during Electronic Arts’ latest earnings presentation. Now, I’m not here to kick a game while it’s down. Whether you like Warfighter or not is up to you. But what I find interesting is the complete disconnect EA has seen-or is at least saying they saw-between its…
So, Windows 8 is out! I’ve got something substantial written up on the new OS for gamers that’ll go live when they drag our servers out from the depths of the ocean, but in the meantime, if you’ve already got Windows 8 and are struggling to make any practical use of the Start screen, try…
It’s been ten years since the first Natural Selection, a Half-Life mod, was released. Its sequel, this standalone game, has itself been in development for six years Today, it’s actually out.
You hear a lot about how great it is to work at Valve, about the studio’s collaborative culture, but remember, not everyone is a perfect fit. Sometimes, somebody’s got to get their marching orders. And the way it’s done is as interesting as the way they’re brought on board. While many developers are sadly told…
Assassin’s Creed III isn’t supposed to be out until tomorrow, but you know what? There are more important things in life than honouring street dates when your town is about to be swallowed up by water. Reader Andrew says his local game store in New Jersey, knowing they wouldn’t be open until at least Wednesday…
There’s a starving genre known as the top-down racer. It’s home to some of the all-time greats like Micro Machines, and some under-appreciated party games like Mashed (yes, totally serious, play with friends after/during beers). It’s also home, sort of, to Real World Racing, an indie title by Italian studio Playstos Entertainment. While it’s got…
Despite still, somehow, being a big Star Wars fan, and also one who appreciates the work that goes into the lore behind a BioWare game, you’d think I’d have been first in line playing Old Republic. But nope. Couldn’t stand it. Which was a shame, because the game’s official encyclopaedia, which I was sent last…
When I think “Minecraft“, I don’t immediately think “The Matrix“, but I guess hbrunav, or he wouldn’t have made this impressive animated short combining the two. It really is impressive. I wish more people went to the trouble of actually animating something like this instead of just using machinima to get things done. I know,…
Designed For Danger is a Portal 2 mini-campaign created by Patrick Murphy, which adds eight new levels and around 1-2 hours of gameplay to Valve’s first-person puzzler. These aren’t just random levels, Murphy has actually carved a little alternate reality storyline out here, which, considering the pack is free, should make it worth a look…
Reader Oliver spotted this DVD case staring out at him from the Hispanic section of his local Walmart. I’ve seen movies try and cash in on current trends or blockbusters before, but never one this blatantly, or in such a bizarre fashion. El Diablo de Culiacan, released last year, isn’t a fantasy movie at all.…
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