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November 5, 2012

Gaming Made Me: Jonathan Coulton

Interrupted while coiling his precious cables, the sound guy glowers at me. “Scarface? What?” Now, the way you can tell games journalists…

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Xbox Live Debate Polling — What It Means For The Future Of Microsoft

A common reaction to Microsoft’s E3 briefing this year was “Where are the games?” Core gaming was conspicuously absent from the keynote,…

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THQ pushes back titles, says it can’t afford to release unpolished games

THQ can’t afford to release a subpar game anymore. That’s the (very brief) message its new president Jason Rubin is sending to…

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Over The Weekend With iPad 4: Impressions and Thoughts

I’ve never been a fan of hardware reviews. A device could have everything — a great screen, fantastic speed, perfect form factor,…

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Primal Carnage review: Roar games

“Oh, great. Another multiplayer game where humans and dinosaurs duke it out for battlefield supremacy.” If the game industry had evolved differently,…

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Angry Birds Star Wars character video wrap up

Previously on Angry Birds Star Wars… Angry Birds Luke and Leia, followed by C3PO and R2-D2 slammed into imperial piggie stuff. Since…

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The Halo That Never Was

How a platform-defining shooter began as something entirely different….

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Halo 4: The First 15 Minutes

Tomorrow, November 6, 2012, may be the most important day of your life and it’s not because of the election. Tomorrow is…

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TA Plays: ‘Wreck-it Ralph’ – A Three-Game Video Game Movie Game, Game

Earlier this morning, Eli and I dug into Wreck-It Ralph [$0.99], the video game based on the movie. Wreck-it Ralph is actually…

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Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition free, Portal 2 cheap on PlayStation Plus this week

PlayStation Plus’s latest offer is pure gold. And pure evil. And … Resident … Okay, before we get too mired in failed…

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South Park: The Stick of Truth pushed past April; Metro and Company of Heroes also delayed

South Park: The Stick of Truth, Metro: Last Light and Company of Heroes 2 have all been hit with delays, THQ announced…

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THQ’s Q2 sees $107 million in net sales, needs more money for delays

THQ posted net sales of $107 million and an operating loss of $19 million in fiscal 2013’s second quarter, which ended September…

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Farming Simulator 2013 Is Your New God

What’s weird about the above image? I mean, other than that anyone paid for Medal of Whatever: Whatever Whateverer. Don’t fuck with…

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Grand Theft Auto V trailer No. 2 coming November 14

Expect more cinematicism (and let's admit it, unrealistic frame rates) in the next trailer for spring 2013's Grand Theft Auto V……

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Angry Birds Star Wars Trailer Shows Off New Characters

Watch Larger Version of this Video Angry Birds Star Wars is coming to various mobile platforms later this week on November 8,…

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Fez co-creator joins Sword and Sworcery dev

Newsbrief: Renaud Bedard, the programmer behind critically acclaimed Xbox Live Arcade puzzle-platformer Fez, has joined Toronto-based indie developer Capybara Games. Capy is…

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Fez programmer Renaud Bedard joins Capy

Capy Games announced earlier this afternoon that Fez programmer Renaud Bedard has joined the team at the Critter Crunch, Clash of Heroes…

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Dead Island: Riptide introduces brawler John Morgan

Dead Island: Riptide will add a fisticuffs-based character to the zombie survival simulator. John Morgan is a master of hand-to-hand combat and…

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