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June 30, 2012

iCade Mobile now at Think Geek for $70

That iCade Mobile iPhone/iPad controller attachment thingy we first heard about at CES has made it to retail for 10 dollars less…

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Cold Stream DLC for L4D2 making waves on July 24

Cold Stream, the massive, much-anticipated and acceptably murderous DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2, is set to launch on PC, Mac…

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Indie Royale launches The Summer Bundle with 8 games and some chiptunes

The latest in a long line of Indie Royale bundles is now live, this time named after the hottest, most miserable season…

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Go behind the scenes of that live action Darksiders 2 trailer

THQ has released a “making of” video for that live-action, James Cosmo-oriented Darksiders 2 trailer we posted last week, as well as…

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Kickstarter Katchup – 30th June 2012

As I stare down the epic list of Kickstarted and Indiegogoed PC projects, my tired eyes cry out, “sleep John, it’s Saturday…

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Civilization V: Gods & Kings demo now on Steam

Who can afford to blindly purchase games they think may be good? Not in this economy, buster – free demos are a…

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Rainbow Moon dev diary talks weapon and item systems

SideQuest Studios’ latest development diary for Rainbow Moon expounds upon the game’s weapon and item systems, specifically how players can upgrade their…

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StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, WoW: Mists of Pandaria playable at Gamescom

Blizzard will attend Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, and bring its latest wares to the show. From August 15 to 19, Blizzard will…

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WRUP: The Shepard of Dawnguard

We imagine a significant number of folks will revisit Skyrim (if they ever left) this weekend to explore the Dawnguard expansion pack….

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Gamestop taking pre-orders for Google’s Nexus 7 tablet

If you want the $250, 16GB version of Google and Asus’ brand-spanking-new Nexus 7 tablet, don’t have $250 handy, but do have…

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Recent Diablo 3 hotfixes address exploits, high-level item drop rates

Blizzard Entertainment has been keeping busy, tweaking a number of aspects of its best-selling loot-hunting game, Diablo 3. One of the hotfixes…

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier ‘Arctic Strike’ DLC delayed

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s “Arctic Strike” DLC pack will not launch on July 3 as originally planned. Ubisoft sent out a missive…

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Daily Wrap-Up 6.29.12

it’s here, it’s here! I’m of course talking about Friday! It’s such a grand day, isn’t it? Before you go out and enjoy…

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It’s all too much: Why Mass Effect 3’s Extended Cut ending can’t possibly fix everything

This is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on “Western” role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their…

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I Know that Song from Somewhere…

Rare instances when licensed tracks made a positive impact in video games….

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Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC review: Disappointment before sunrise

In Skyrim’s “Dawnguard” DLC, I became a vampire. I feasted on the blood of the living. I propelled myself forward at super…

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Code of Princess pre-orders include Artbook and Soundtrack of Princess

Code of Princess, like many Atlus games in the past, offers a couple of nice physical pre-order bonus items: a soundtrack and…

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June 29, 2012

Total Immersion: Gaming’s Best Diegetic Music

Game music is great, but it's even better when it's actually part of the game….

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