Uncategorized

February 21, 2012

PS Vita 1.61 adds Maps app, video recording, and other updates

The PS Vita has a system update lined up for tonight, preceding Wednesday’s mainstream launch. Early adopters can update their systems to…

Read More…

The Joystiq Indie Pitch: EvilQuest

Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…

Read More…

PS Vita System Software Update (v1.61)

Now that the first (thousands) of you have PlayStation Vita in your hands, we’re going to begin keeping you posted on any…

Read More…

Co-Op Shade Survival mode coming to Uncharted 3

Uncharted 3 is getting a new “Co-Op Shade Survival” mode in March. Naughty Dog shared almost no information beyond the name, and…

Read More…

February 20, 2012

Fluttermind On ‘Incoboto’

Last week, TouchArcade hooked up with Fluttermind’s Dene Carter to talk about his studio and its first release, Incoboto. If you’ve been…

Read More…

The Darkness 2 review: Shooting bullets off a list

On paper, The Darkness 2 is a “linear, first-person shooter with some neat twists.” It sounds boring, and it was every time…

Read More…

‘Reign of Thunder’ is F2P mech shooter from MechAssault dev

After a lengthy drought of mech games, it suddenly feels like armored mechanical behemoths are back en vogue, with Day 1 Studios…

Read More…

Get the Disgaea 4 premium edition for $40 on Amazon today

If you’ve been feeling tied down, unable to spread your wings and fly — like a penguin, we’ll say — or as…

Read More…

In The Shadow of Contra: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

A quarter century ago, a little game riffing on the latest 80’s action films rolled into arcades around the world. Contra had…

Read More…

Buy two Vita games, get one free at Amazon

Here’s the major advantage retail games have over buying the same games digitally — the PSN versions of Vita launch games aren’t…

Read More…

Music from Grin’s canned Final Fantasy game ‘Fortress’ found unguarded

Before Swedish megastudio Grin collapsed back in aught nine, it was juggling a trillion different projects for a trillion different publishers. One…

Read More…

‘Lume’ Announced for iPad and iPhone

There’s always room for another point-and-click on iPad and iPhone as far as we’re concerned, so we’re pretty pumped about today’s big…

Read More…

Rejuvenated 3DS Could Provide a Home For Mid-Tier Games

3DS surpasses 5 million units sold in Japan in record time as Seaman 3DS is rumored….

Read More…

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter includes exclusive game, neat artwork

It seems everyone’s got a Kickstarter nowadays. Double Fine just surpassed $2 million, inXile is going to use Kickstarter to reboot a…

Read More…

Nikkei: Seaman finds new life on the 3DS

Back in the summer of 2010, a tantalizing prospect came up: Seaman on the 3DS. It was teased by Yoot Saito, the…

Read More…

Army Corps of Hell review: Shallows of the Damned

Army Corps of Hell makes a hell of a first impression (sorry). The action-oriented crowd-control gameplay is easy to grasp, and is…

Read More…

Skyrim Interactive Map App is a world of microtransactions

Still wandering aimlessly around Tamriel, trying to remember where you left your giant pile of buckets? Get out your phone and get…

Read More…

ModNation Racers: Road Trip – It’s Vita Time Baby!

What a great week to be in the ModNATION! New kickin’ portable handheld PlayStation Vita portable: check! New ModNation Racers: Road Trip…

Read More…