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February 19, 2013

First Look at ‘Mikey Hooks’, the Hook-centric Follow-up to Platformer ‘Mikey Shorts’

In July of last year, we were introduced to Mikey Shorts [$0.99 / Free], a speedrun-centric platforming game and the first title…

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Metareview: Crysis 3

Do you really think Crysis 3’s Prophet cares what a bunch of reviewers think of his game? Yeah, the guy in the…

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PlayStation Evolution video reminds us about video games

With Sony taking care to refresh our memories on all its PlayStation hardware over the last few days, it has finally brought…

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PSA: Many Hacked By Visiting iPhonedevsdk

If you’re a Mac user that visited the iOS development site/forum iPhonedevsdk recently, it’s a good idea to run the Java update…

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Tune in tomorrow for the PlayStation… thingy

Okay, we’re 24 hours out from kick-off at the PlayStation event in NYC. At this point, we’re expecting the announcement of the…

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and the power of customization

Those who don’t own a 3DS or Wii may not be familiar with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – it’s an updated version…

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‘PinWar’ Review – Pinball With (Local) Pals

PinWar [$1.99] isn’t a game for the pinball aficionado. The tables lack the (literal or figurative) bells and whistles of other pinball…

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From city-builder roles to caring for citizens in SimCity

Regions are the beating heart of Maxis Games’ upcoming SimCity revival. The always-online game places a lot of emphasis on community, but…

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Ubisoft games 30% off on Wii U eShop

U can save on ZombiU, along with the rest of Ubisoft’s Wii U lineup this week. From today through February 26, downloads…

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Resident Evil 1.5 Rises from the Dead

An unauthorized fan project sheds some light on the scrapped RE sequel….

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TA Plays: ‘Die Hard’ – A Runner With Die Hard In It

Turns out that dying is a pretty easy (and costly) thing to do in Die Hard [$0.99], a new tie-in movie game…

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Watch Dogs Wii U Listings Spotted, Holiday Release Rumored

There’s been a flurry of unconfirmed news about Ubisoft’s E3 2012 charmer Watch Dogs in recent days, including some indication that the…

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Activision lays off 30 people, expects fewer licensed games in 2013

Activision laid off 30 full-time employees, noting that this year it intended to launch fewer games based on licensed properties. Activision provided…

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PSA: First set of classics for Capcom Arcade Cabinet out on XBLA/PSN today

The first pack of games for the Capcom Arcade Cabinet app is out today on PSN and XBLA. 1943: The Battle of…

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The PS4 to feature cloud-based backwards compatibility – report

Update: It’s been established that Gaikai has registered domains for Playstation-Cloud.com, Playstation-Cloud.org, and Ps-Cloud.net, giving further credence to the rumours that Gaikai…

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Using SimCity to diagnose a real-life traffic problem

Gamasutra UK editor Mike Rose fights against congested traffic in his hometown of Northenden, Manchester. So naturally, he recreated the traffic situation…

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Price Drops: ‘Momonga Pinball Adventures’, ‘Dungelot’ and ‘The Lords of Midnight’

Yesterday was a holiday here in the US, so we took it a bit easy around TouchArcade Towers. However, there are a…

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Oddball world of Fuse: Splicing the Insomniac DNA with Smash TV

Fuse is a difficult game to preview; it’s a busy experience with plenty of interconnected systems and a HUD that brims over…

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