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March 12, 2013

PlayStation Store Update

Quantum Theory, Darkstalkers Resurrection, Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear and Psych Yourself hit the PlayStation Store this week. If you’re in the mood…

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Super Stickman Golf 2 tees off on iOS and Android March 14

Just when you thought your pocket was safe from addictive, goofy 2D golf, Noodlecake Studios has announced that Super Stickman Golf 2…

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Understanding the difference between gamification and games

The possibility space that exists between games and gamification is vast, and in this post, Andrzej Marczewski takes a tour of it…

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Humble Android Bundle 5 adds Sword and Sworcery, Splice, Crayon Physics Deluxe

Humble Android Bundle 5 has reason to brag with the addition of three new games to its lineup of unlockables: Superbrothers Sword…

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MLB 2K13 review: Shameless

“Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford has a sweet mustache. The commentary team in Major League Baseball 2K12, Steve Phillips, Gary Thorne, and…

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A Miyamoto design pillar: Forget characters, focus on experiences

“We approach it not from, ‘What is the next character?’ But really, ‘What is there within this structure of video games… from…

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Gearbox details the evolution of the playable Borderlands cast

During a panel at the SXSW Interactive Festival, Gearbox franchise director Matt Armstrong and Borderlands lead character designer Jonathan Hemingway provided a…

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Black Ops 2 adds customization ‘micro items’ on Xbox this week

Tomorrow, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be updated on Xbox 360 with the free Nuketown 2025 map, the option to…

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Make Quake With TrenchBroom

There’s dedication and there’s dedication. The second, slantier version means there’s been a bit more effort being put in. Let’s use Quake…

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Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends of the Titan review: The warm embrace of exploration

This year is starting to feel like an embarrassment of riches for RPG fans who own the Nintendo 3DS. Fire Emblem is…

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TouchArcade Will Be at PAX East and GDC, We’re Having a Party, I’m Doing GDC Sessions, and You Should Buy Stickers

That headline is a mouthful, but if you read it you know basically everything you need to know about the next few…

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Sound Shapes DLC throws down cars, campaigns, obstacles, more

Sound Shapes wants to pump up the volume today with a few downloadable additions, first with the Car Mini-Album and Creator Pack,…

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Sound Shapes Update Adds New Free Features, New DLC Too!

Hey everyone! We’ve been working hard on our next update (our biggest one yet!) and it’s finally ready. With new levels, vehicles,…

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Star Wars: Episode VII: Billy Dee Williams Coming Back?

It seems that the news and rumor cycle for 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII, now fully cooking with Tibanna gas, has shifted…

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Mint white 3DS XL freshens Japan in April, Pikachu 3DS XL appears in US ad

In more pretty-3DS-variant-not-headed-here news, Nintendo revealed a new mint and white skin for the 3DS XL in Japan, priced ¥18,900 ($197) headed…

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BitSummit shows just how diverse Japanese indie games can be

This past weekend, Kyoto paid host to the first BitSummit conference — a gathering of Japanese indie developers — and in this…

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Payday 2 will feature a ‘contract database,’ coming this summer

Starbreeze has revealed new features, game upgrades, and a release window for Payday 2, the sequel the Overkill-developed multiplayer shooter Payday: The…

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Piston Gets P-ssed On By Valve

Am I allowed to swear in headlines? Some guy might complain that his four-year-old daughter reads PC gaming blogs and now he’s…

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