The mech combat genre is one that’s died off in recent years. Indie shooter Hawken is hoping to change that, and for something being developed by “a small independent game studio” looks absolutely amazing Set in what looks like an Asian megacity of the future, Hawken is a first-person, multiplayer mech combat game that will…
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has cancelled “a small number of projects” formerly in development across its British studios. The same studios that make games like WipeOut. “It has been decided that production on a small number of projects within London Studio, Studio Liverpool, and Evolution Studios will be streamlined or closed due to a portfolio…
Yesterday, a forum user on website The Tech Game posted a way for people to scam free points for use on Xbox Live. By the time Microsoft found out and shut it down, over $1 million in codes had been “stolen”. User “Dark” is the author of the post explaining the exploit, which was able…
Sony has released four video game machines that have been, to varying degrees, a success. Today, we’re going to look at a fifth that wasn’t. That machine was the PSX. A hybrid video game console and home media centre, it may have looked pretty and boasted some impressive technology, but it was also one of…
The Boston edition of the Penny Arcade Expo kicks off this Friday, and we’ll be there. So too will BioShock creators Irrational Games, who will be hosting an interesting panel (and handing out free stuff). On Friday at 5pm EST, BioShock Infinite’s Creative director Ken Levine, art director Nate Wells, lead artist Shawn Robertson and…
I don’t normally associate feelings of tranquillity with playing Minecraft. Normally it’s a blend of tedium and sheer panic. The game’s official soundtrack, though, is as tranquil as a good night’s sleep. Quietly released last Friday, this is the official soundtrack to the hit PC indie game, and in keeping with the spirit of the…
It’s terrifying to think what their kids will be like. By John “wafflehouseninja” Pading
A public servant working for an Australian politician has asked for “extended internet access” on her work computer. Why? So she could play Facebook games. The cheek of some people! Caroline Beinke was 100% serious when she made the request, aimed at getting around the web filters imposed on the computers of most government employees…
“It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this”. It’s a classic Zelda line, uttered by the Old Man as he gives Link his first sword. But what if, instead of it being an old man, it was Link’s old lady? Andrew Bridgman over on Dorkly explores this, making it not just Link’s mother, but what is…
While there will be PC gamers who feel that their version of Crysis 2 will have suffered from having to be “ported” to console, I’m taking a different approach. It may be a “glass half empty” thing, but instead of the hypothetical that the PC version could have looked better if it was PC-only, I’m…
You just can’t stop Double-Fine from releasing games at the moment. Costume Quest, Stacking, Sesame Street, all out or coming out within a year of each other. You can now add Trenched to that list. Trenched is a tower defence game with a twist: instead of looking down on the batlefield from a safe distance,…
The man on the left in this video is Intel’s Shmuel “Mooly” Eden, a company vice president and Israeli beret-wearing champion. On the right? Valve boss Gabe Newell, who it seems doesn’t cope well with unexpected questions. If you’ve ever wondered why video games PR is so entrenched in the machinations of this business, this…
The Dark Knight is one of the great movies of our time. It’s not perfect, though. Well, it wasn’t. It is now. (Warning: you’ll need to turn the sound up).
Video games can never do a decent sex scene. Know why? It’s all about the mouth. In the movies, people kiss. In video games – like Dragon Age II – it’s like two mailboxes clanging against each other. Sure, there’s narrative satisfaction to be gained from seeing your character and another knock boots, but that…
Fastball 2 is a game for people who love Canabalt but can’t handle all that death and destruction. The game was actually first released last year, but a recent update has seen it catapult itself back near the top of the “free” section of the App Store’s “Games” chart. It’s as simple as games come:…
Back in 2008, Activision applied for a trademark for a game called Dance Hero. Then…we all forgot about it. Now, it seems, the publisher might actually be releasing the thing. While the world was busy lamenting (or celebrating) the demise of the Guitar and DJ Hero franchises, Activision seems intent to carry on and release…
Developers Pikkotekk are trying something new: they want to make a shooter where 1000 people can go at it. On the one map. At the same time “About one year ago, we were talking with CCP and we came up with this idea that if we made a MMO FPS in Unity, the technical achievement…
EB Games Australia has gone very public with an official release date for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’ll be out Down Under on August 25, so other regions shouldn’t be too far off that mark.
What happens when four guys instrumental in the development of the Halo series leave Bungie and start up their own studio? They make a stylish 2D shooter/platformer. Fallen Frontier is the debut game from new indie studio Moonshot Games, which is comprised of four developers, three of whom served as producers, designers and programmers on…
You can play DS games on the Nintendo 3DS. No problem there. But did you know they take a lot longer to load on Nintendo’s new handheld than they did on the old one? A series of tests run by GameSpot, booting up five games on both the DS and 3DS, found that the new…
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