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January 19, 2012

Another World coming to Android

The 20th Anniversary version of Eric Chahi’s cult Amiga game Another World will be released for Android devices “in a few months”….

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Microsoft adds Achievements to Visual Studio software

Get ready with your “slow news day?” comments, because Microsoft has introduced an Achievement system to its Visual Studio programming environment and…

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Vancouver Film School offering Women in Games scholarship

Vancouver Film School will offer its Women In Games Scholarship for the fourth year in a row, which will pay the full…

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition sells 700K copies

Newsbrief: It’s been just a few months since its debut, but Mojang’s Android-based Minecraft: Pocket Edition has now sold more than 700,000…

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UK Games Industry Body TIGA Against SOPA

After a lot of pestering since the SOPA/PIPA news began to boil over, TIGA – the UK’s trade association that represents the…

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Mass Effect 3 PC system requirements

Can your PC run Mass Effect 3? BioWare has released a list of PC system requirements needed to run the demo of…

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Platinum thought offer to make Metal Gear Rising was a joke

Platinum Games has revealed that it initially thought Kojima Productions’ offer to take over development of Metal Gear Rising was a joke….

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I Am Alive trailer brings a gun to a machete fight

The latest trailer from Ubisoft’s upcoming survival title, I Am Alive, focuses on the interesting combat system. With the game’s emphasis on…

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How Would SOPA/PIPA Affect You?

The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act of 2011 (PIPA) have caused outrage amongst web content providers, but…

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Key US politicians withdraw support for SOPA and PIPA

A number of high-profile US politicians have withdrawn their support for the controversial SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy laws in the face of…

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SOPA Protest Aftermath

After just one day of Internet protests and a concerted effort by the Internet community, the mainstream media finally took notice of…

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Plants vs. Zombies looks just as fun on the Vita

Different menus? Nope, same options as always, same touchscreen choices as iOS. Wall-nuts and peashooters? Still there. Zombie handwriting and spelling? Still…

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New ‘Smash Bros.’ Games ‘May Take A While’

The next version of ‘Super Smash Bros.’ may still be a ways away, but series creator Masahiro Sakurai assures fans that it’ll…

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Custom Mass Effect turian figurines say hi with sass

Sculptor Kerry Dyer seems to be a purveyor of adorable sculptures and 3D art, and her latest conquest is the turian race…

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Contains Half-Life Easter Eggs

Files extracted from the ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ beta client reference other Valve games and tease more Half-Life to the chagrin of impatient…

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VideoGamesPlus.ca investigating ‘security issue,’ recommends password change

Earlier today it was reported that VideoGamesPlus.ca had been hacked and 21,000 customers’ account details were posted for all to see. Eurogamer…

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Skullgirls’ Painwheel is kind of mean

Seriously, girl has some issues (and some nasty combos).Skullgirls’ Painwheel is kind of mean originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Jan…

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The Worst Video Games Of 2011: X-Play Presents The Golden Mullet Awards!

It’s that time of year again, gamers: Golden Mullet time! That’s X-Play’s annual celebration of the worst games of the year. Whether…

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