Zombies. Why did it have to be zombies?
Zombies, the undead, former-humans, infected, shamblers, ghouls, walkers… no matter what you call them, at this point gamers are pretty well-versed when it comes to facing off against cannibalistic...
View ArticleSteam summer sale begins, people suddenly stop caring about DRM
It’s that special time of year again, boys and girls. The precious twelve-day span during the Summer doldrums when your list of backlogged games should be getting shorter, but instead becomes...
View ArticleWii U’s third-party support is looking rather anemic
Not that this is a problem with which Nintendo is unfamiliar, but the Wii U seems to be losing third-party support faster than college freshmen lose their sobriety during rush-week. In a piece...
View ArticleDouble Fine’s Broken Age exceeds Kickstarter budget
Since Kickstarter emerged as a viable way to fund creative endeavors such as video games, people have been wondering what might happen when a successfully kickstarted project needs more money....
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Don Mattrick moonwalks into Zynga
Earlier today, Kara Fisher of All Things D broke the story that the president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment division, Don Mattrick, would be leaving the company to pursue greener pastures...
View ArticleFirst: The one where guildies come together
This weekend I’ll be doing something I’ve never done before. The idea fills me with excitement and a hint of trepidation. It is a prospect, I am sure, with which many other denizens of the internet...
View ArticleAustralian review board denies Saints Row IV classification
Fosters might be Australian for “beer,” but Refused Classification is Australian for “banned.” On May 13th of this year Deep Silver submitted a copy of Saints Row IV to the Australian Classification...
View ArticleNvidia Cuts Price On Shield One Week Prior To Launch
Nvidia announced today that its new portable gaming device, the Shield, will launch on June 27th at a price point of $299.99 — a full $50 cheaper than the originally stated price. Nvidia’s...
View ArticleScurvy Scallywags
I’ve never been a big fan of match-three games. Sure, there has been the occasional better-than-average entry in the genre (such as Puzzle Quest), but, by and large, it’s a fairly played-out concept...
View ArticleCall of Juarez: Gunslinger
The notorious outlaw Pat Garret stands twenty paces in front of me. As my eye focuses in on his wide frame, my hand moves ever-so-slightly closer to the six-shooter strapped to my leg. My heartbeat is...
View ArticleAmazon Launches New Indie Game Store
Online retailer Amazon.com has launched their very own Indie Game store. In what is likely a move designed to compete directly with Steam’s Greenlight service, Amazon has set aside a section of their...
View ArticleFirst: The one where my childhood fantasies get crushed
I recently saw a Kickstarter campaign for a new video game peripheral – the ARAIG feedback suit (pictured above). After reading through the Kickstarter page, I have to admit – this thing actually...
View ArticleConfessions of a gaming department sales associate
When I was in my twenties I spent several years working for a few different retail outlets. The vast majority of those years were devoted to the sale of gaming merchandise at two particularly...
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