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Could a ‘pilot program’ for episodic games actually work?
Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima ponders whether developers might save money during this next, expensive generation of AAA game development by…
TA Plays: ‘Dungeon Plunder’ – A Rogue-like RPG With A Cool Slot Mechanic
Heads up: Dungeon Plunder [$1.99] is awesome. It’s a rogue-like RPG with a slick slot machine combat mechanic that basically just visualizes…
‘QuestLord’ Tips and Tricks, Straight From the Developer
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve spent a fascinatingly long time bumbling around the world of QuestLord [$1.99], looking for sick…
God of War: Ascension review: Spectacle slipstream
In the race for spectacle, Sony Santa Monica’s God of War franchise is constantly attempting to lap itself. From striking down a…
Controversial God of War: Ascension trophy altered in upcoming patch
In a statement sent to Joystiq, developer Sony Santa Monica has confirmed it will change the name of a controversial God of…
Hideo Kojima proposes "pilot episodes" for next-gen development
The Metal Gear creator puts forth a lesson from television……
Endless Space sells 300K copies, adds fourth free update
Endless Space, the 4X turn-based strategy game from scrappy Paris-based developer Amplitude Studios, has sold 300K units since its release eight months…
Now Playing: March 11-17, 2013
The legend arises this week with God of War: Ascension … Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue…
PSOne Imports get extra challenging this week
Looking for a new challenge from an old game? Gungho Online Entertainment has a new batch of PSOne Imports this week, which…
The slow road to using games as online learning tools
Author Jeannie Novak examines how, over the last decade, progress has been slow in creating a truly usable online learning experience —…
Next MineCon ‘most definitely in the US’
While there’s still no official word on when Mojang’s next Minecraft-centric MineCon event will take place, the convention’s potential location has at…
Begin scaling Pandora’s Tower in April
Pandora’s Tower, the last game in the original Operation Rainfall campain – and likely the last major Wii retail release, is coming…
2012: A Space Engine
There’s this… game? I don’t know how to describe it now, with my heart in my mouth. I am chewing my own…
Father mods Donkey Kong so his daughter can play as Pauline rescuing Mario
Last year a man won the “father of the year” award in the hearts of many a gamer when he changed all…
There’s Tons of iOS Pinball Games, But Do You Actually Know How to Play Pinball? Check Out These Videos!
So Zen Pinball [Free] has all the Star Wars Pinball IAP tables in it now, but it’s sort of become vaguely apparent…
Microtransactions: Incompatible with immersion?
Schell Games designer Francisco Souki argues that while he likes the redesigned weapon upgrade system in Dead Space 3, the game’s microtransaction-based…
Angry Birds Toons Will Be Available Right Inside All of the ‘Angry Birds’ Games
This coming weekend is when you’ll finally get to watch the misadventures of the Angry Birds crew when their cartoon series debuts,…
‘Dungeon Plunder’ Review – A Roguelike that Plays the Odds
Slot machines and RPGs make good bedfellows, as the King Cashing series has taught us. Dungeon Plunder [$1.99] takes that combination and…