F-Zero and Super Mario World still hold console-launch lessons for Nintendo 25 years later
Twenty-five years ago, the Super Famicom launched with some of the best games Nintendo has ever made: F-Zero and Super Mario World. Both left a...
Diving into the Samsung app store: 3 tie-ins, 2 town-builders, and a pizza place
Once more onto the app store. Yes, it is time for me and my stalwart mobile devices (Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Plus phones, Galaxy Tab S2) to launch a forward offensive into the trenches of the Android app store.
Betaworks and Arielle Zuckerberg back Futurefly’s app that makes messaging feel like a game
HELSINKI, Finland — Oskari “Ozz” Häkkinen, founder of Futurefly, knows what you’re thinking as soon as you hear that his company is working on...
For better or worse, consumer virtual reality is here with the Samsung Gear VR
The second generation of virtual reality is now officially a full-blown consumer product. We can no longer linger around the outer rim of virtual...
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma canceled after just one episode: ‘The game was a failure’
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma is no longer available on Steam or the PlayStation Store. Publisher Versus Evil has decided to cancel its episodic...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is on the wrong side of the JRPG revival
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter has been a long time coming. Though released in Japan back in 2006, an...
Undertale will make you question the essence of video games
In life, you live with the consequences of your actions. Sometimes games are like this, too, but it’s hard to care as much about...
Carmen Sandiego Returns hits iPhone and iPad today in the beloved series’ mobile debut
It’s time to resume the hunt for Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. (Villains’ International League of Evil) henchmen. Carmen Sandiego Returns launches today on...
The Tales series is in danger of becoming irrelevant
Bandai Namco’s series Tales has been one of the most consistent commercial and critical Japanese role-playing game series since 1995, but that might change...
Thanks, Google: Mobile user acquisition just got a lot more interesting
Mobile marketers and publishers might have a lot of reasons to thank Google in the coming months. Millions of them, in fact, and possibly...