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February 14, 2013

Wargaming Acquires Gas Powered Games

Gas Powered Games will live on thanks to a fortunately timed acquisition by Wargaming, as the World of Tanks dev just confirmed…

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Steam Box phase one complete: Steam’s Linux client is out now

Valve has made its first real move toward its vision of having a “Steam Box” in every living room: a native Linux…

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Linden Lab’s Versu wants to make hobbyists storytelling superstars

Linden Lab launches its robust interactive storytelling app, Versu, today. CEO Rod Humble talks about why “the time is finally here” for…

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140: A trippy rhythm platformer from Limbo’s puzzle designer

There are lots of things worth knowing about 140. For one, it’s a side project created by Playdead’s Jeppe Carlsen, whose previous…

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Zelda Miiverse community opens today on Wii U

No longer will you be forced to put your detailed Deku Scrub drawings in the Wheel of Fortune Miiverse community. Nintendo has…

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Super Joystiq Podcast 039 Live: Aliens Colonial Marines, Kentucky Route Zero [Watch the recap!]

Update: The live show is over. Watch the replay above! This whole “live Joystiq podcast” thing is really a ruse so we…

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X-Men: Days Of Future Past Casts Peter Dinklage

Next year’s prequel-sequel film, X-Men: Days of Future Past may already be an embarrassment of riches in cast members, but now, it lands…

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‘SlotZ Racer 2 HD’ Review – An Iterative Slots Expansion

Slot Racing returns to the App Store in this sequel to an original iOS slots racer….

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‘Kickstarter is starting to wear itself out. It’s a numbers game.’

Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor reflects on his failed Wildman Kickstarter campaign ahead of today’s acquisition by Wargaming. Backers are shying…

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Grid 2 is to racing what UFC is to fighting

Grid 2 imagines a world where one driver, across all disciplines, is crowned the king of the road. As the player, you’re…

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Steam for Linux sale: Amnesia, FTL, TF2, Sword and Sworcery, more

Steam for Linux is live and celebrating its own existence with some cartoon cake and a week-long, half-off sale on Linux games….

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Cara Vs. Crysis 3 Was Never A Fair Fight

We sent Cara Ellison to EA to play some Crysis 3. We would like to formally apologise to Crytek and EA for…

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The Many Modes of GRID 2

At Codemasters we love racing of every flavor, but professional motorsports have always been splintered into different disciplines and formulas around the…

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Nintendo Direct EU release date round-up: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and more

Today’s European Nintendo Direct broadcast flung an onslaught of new release dates and windows our way, but after dusting ourselves off we’ve…

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Darkstalkers Resurrection comes alive on PSN Mar. 12, XBLA Mar. 13

Darkstalkers Resurrection gnaws on the neck of North America’s PSN on March 12, before moving on to XBLA worldwide and Europe’s PSN…

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Blog: When switching to free-to-play works, and when it doesn’t

Free-to-play design has become a major consideration in the continued future of online games. Gamasutra blogger Josh Bycer looks at how one…

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Buy a 3DS XL and Luigi’s Mansion or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, get a free game

If you were thinking of buying a 3DS XL to play either Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Nintendo is…

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MH3 Ultimate, Fire Emblem Awakening EU bundles unveiled, Circle Pad Pro too

Nintendo revealed European hardware bundles for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Fire Emblem Awakening in this morning’s Direct broadcast, along with a…

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