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Bringing Back Space Combat Games
Could the fan-made ‘Wing Commander’ sequel, the Kickstarter-backed ‘Starlight Inception’ and the mobile ‘Rogue Star’ lead the way for the return of…
Kingdom Hearts 3D’s Soundtrack Perfectly Embodies the Series’ Spirit
Three discs of incredible remixes and homages set the tone for a 3DS blockbuster….
Crushing The Negative Trends in Video Games
Like any other entertainment industry, our hobby of choice has been plagued with some nasty trends lately. Chalk it up to growing…
Need For Speed Movie: EA Shopping A Script
Word around Hollywood is Electronic Arts is shopping a Need For Speed treatment around town, hoping to entice film-makers to create a…
Welcome back, Shadowrun
This week, Kat Bailey and Rowan Kaiser have switched roles — with Kat taking lead in this week’s column focusing on the…
GameFly looking to ‘help good games get made’ via mobile publishing
GameFly, which stopped being a mere rental portal ages ago, is expanding once again into mobile publishing. On the most recent edition…
‘Resident Evil 6′ Pre-Order Bonuses are ‘Mercenaries Mode’ Maps
New screenshots show off three ‘Mercenaries Mode’ maps for ‘Resident Evil 6.’ Each map will be a pre-order exclusive from one of…
EA seeking studio partner for Need for Speed movie
EA already has a script for a Need for Speed movie, courtesy of sibling writing duo George and John Gatins, known for…
Peter Molyneux ‘not that interested’ in retail
Who goes into a store to buy games anymore? A lot of people, surprisingly, but Peter Molyneux ain’t feeling it. For him,…
Playing Saints Row and The Witcher on Facebook Works Surprisingly Well
Gaikai has come to Facebook, where it works every bit as well as you could hope….
North Korean Tractor Simulator Is Our Nugget From The Net
The photo above is of a North Korean tractor simulator that I want in my house. It comes from Samjiyon Schoolchildrens’ Palace…
NPD: Binary Domain sold 20K in March
Following its launch on February 28, it seems Binary Domain didn’t have a very good March. According to data Joystiq received from…
Create Creative Commons games and art in the ‘Liberated Pixel Cup’
If you’re cool with a little freeware/open-source jargon (“free-as-in-freedom”), we encourage you to check out the Liberated Pixel Cup. Creative Commons, the…
Mass Effect 3 sales in US hit 1.3 million during launch month
Total Mass Effect 3 sales for its launch month of March were 1.3 million units across Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, the…
Skullgirls review: Close, but no cigar
Despite the fresh renaissance the fighting game genre has grown into over the last couple of years, the medium is still dominated…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Spotted at Valve HQ
Ladies and gentlemen, fire up your speculation machines, as this one is a doozie. According to Apple Insider, Apple CEO Tim Cook…
An In-Depth Preview of the Upcoming TouchArcade App
The very first post on TouchArcade was over four years ago now, which, for those of you playing along at home, was…
‘Max Payne Mobile’ Review – Beautiful Bullet Time, Aged Like a Fine Wine
Do you remember the Bullet Time Wars of the early ’00s? Every game had to have it, and not one of them…