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Facebook is feeling the impact of Zynga’s troubles
It seems Facebook is starting to feel the impact of some major changes in the social game space, as company CEO Mark…
Singstar becoming free PS3 app in Europe ‘very soon’
SingStar will become a free download on the PlayStation 3 XMB “very soon” in Europe, according to an announcement on the PlayStation…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Brand
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…
AdversityVille: Massive Layoffs At Zynga, Bigpoint
In modern society, we tend to throw around the phrase “worst day ever” pretty loosely. Stubbed your toe? Worst day ever. Forgot…
The Worst Video Game Science, Pt. 2: Biology and Genetics
Applying actual science to video game abstractions has some terrifying results….
12Society Curates Cool Products For You
12Society is a subscription-based service where members pay $39 a month to receive a shipment of items selected by paragons of style…
‘Borderlands Legends’ is an action-RPG iOS game, available Oct. 31
The Borderlands franchise will make its portable gaming debut on Wednesday, October 31, when Borderlands Legends launches on iPhone and iPad for…
Canadian Indie Bundle on Steam: Superbrothers, Shanks and more
Our brothers and sisters in The Great White North are getting some time in the spotlight today with a new bundle on…
Cyberpunk’s A ‘Sandbox,’ But What Does That Mean?
Sanboxes are tricky things. I mean, the label’s shared by Grand Theft Auto, Skyrim, Just Cause 2, and Mount and Blade –…
Frobisher Says! is Free on PS Vita Today
Frobisher Says! is a collaboration between the independent developer Honeyslug, and the artist and designer Richard Hogg. Frobisher was a strange little…
Sports Champions 2 demo finds the net on PSN later today
Sports Champions 2 shoots a demo onto PlayStation Network later today, with the full game scoring next week on October 30. Sony’s…
Firaxis talks future XCOM content, ‘Slingshot’ DLC announced
2K Games and Firaxis have announced the first downloadable content for XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Entitled “Slingshot,” the DLC packs in three new…
Bigpoint lays off 120, halts development in U.S.
Bigpoint (Battlestar Galactica Online) has laid off more than 120 workers, over a third of whom are from its San Francisco studio,…
A new record for IGF submissions at nearly 600 games
The organizers of the 15th annual Independent Games Festival — the longest-running and largest showcase for independent developers — are proud to…
Here’s Some More Details On ‘Borderlands Legends’
So, what is Borderlands Legends? It’s a top-down, squad-based shooter that features the cast of the original Borderlands. In fact, you’ll be…
A Roundup of iPad mini Hands-on Impressions
As you’re probably aware by now, Apple announced a brand new smaller version of their iPad today, dubbed the iPad mini. Following…
Dead Island: Riptide pulls in a fifth playable character, ‘darker’ story
Dead Island: Riptide will introduce a fifth playable character, who from the looks of things is a burly man with a backward…
Apple reveals iPad Mini
As has been heavily rumoured for some time, Apple has revealed its smaller version of the iPad, the iPad Mini.Weighing in at…