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Weekly Wrap-Up: CES 2012 Edition
One thing nerds love more than just about anything is all new types of tech to check out and that’s why Las…
The Theater of History: SoulCalibur 5 story mode trailer
Namco Bandai is really ramping up its trailer output ahead of SoulCalibur 5’s January 31 release in North America. This time, we…
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is starting to feel a little old
This year not only marks the 25th Anniversary for Street Fighter and Mega Man, but also yours truly. Now, I obviously know…
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland transmutes NA and EU in May
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland, part three of Gust’s Atelier trilogy, is currently being localized for western audiences and will see…
Minecraft hits 20 million registered users
Mojang mastermind Notch has tweeted that Minecraft has reached the 20 million user milestone, and that if each user weighed 154 pounds,…
Taito’s RayForce hits iOS for … more than you’d expect
The term “Square Enix Tax” refers to the publisher’s frequent tendency to price its games more than others on the same platform….
The PlayStation Recap — Vita Road Trip Edition
Much like Jeff and Rey, I’ll be racking up some some serious frequent flier miles this week. I’ll be heading to the…
Soul Calibur for iOS arrives Jan. 19
The original Soul Calibur, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold, will transform your various Apple touchscreen devices into the stage…
New GT5 DLC lands Tuesday with Lamborghini and speed testing course
Most of us, in real life, must stay content with occasionally going 10 miles over the speed limit in our used 2004…
House won’t vote on SOPA until ‘consensus’ reached
It’s not quite victory, but at least our defeat has been postponed. Darrell Issa, chair of the House Oversight Committee, has announced…
Cardboard Children: Boardgame Of 2011
Hello youse, Welcome to my first column of the year, and in time-honoured games website tradition I’ll be using it to write…
Cave to put projects on hold, refocus on social gaming
It’s easy to forget sometimes that video games are a business, as well as a means of artistic expression and recreation. Even…
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD coming Q2, see Munch’s new model
Just Add Water, the developer responsible for bringing Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath back to life in high definition, will be releasing its HD…
New Soulcalibur 5 trailer shows online lobby system
Soul Calibur 4’s online VS. modes were adequate from a netcode perspective, but like most fighting games they lacked any sort of…
PSA: Limbo now available on Mac via Steam
If you’ve been waiting for the Mac-compatible Steam release of 2010’s noir-existential platformer, Limbo, know that your wait is over. Limbo has,…
Digital Foundry vs. PlayStation Vita
Sony’s PlayStation Portable redefined the state of the art for mobile gaming technology back in 2004 with its luxurious 480×272 colour screen…
PS3 / Vita RPG ‘Ruin’ now called ‘Warrior’s Lair’
Update your files, adventurers. Developer Idol Minds’ hack-and-slash RPG, Ruin, which allows you to share save files and play between PS3 and…
Gameloft cleared after ‘crunch’ probe (ouch)
Former Gameloft Auckland head studio programmer Glenn Watson alleged in July that Gameloft pushed its employees to work 14-hour days, seven days…