Designing Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney Is a Puzzle All Its Own
Here's a puzzle for you: How do you combine two series of games where logic is everything without tripping over the convenient coincidences and...
Five Games That Didn’t Need Zombies
That one word evokes an intangible mess of villainy, grotesquery, and none-too-subtle cliché. Sure, the undead have pervaded pop culture ever since we figured out how to make pictures move — but in the context of video games, their presence is especially visible and even embraced.
News Blips: Inafune Leaves Capcom, Mario All-Stars Release Date, Kinect Will “Definitely” Beat Wii Launch, and More
You've got to hand it to Keiji Inafune. The man waited until Capcom finally greenlit Mega Man Legends 3 before quitting. His sacrifice will...
Taking the Facebook Out of the Farmville
Welcome to the Farmville Player Protection Program . I have a confession to make: I have started playing Farmville. Still reading? OK. I know...
Opinion: And Justice for Whom?
Enemy of the State by Game Informer Associate Editor, Matt Miller, was a piece of great interest to me. Legal issues in the gaming...
Video Blips: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, GoldenEye, Michael Jackson, and More
If Spider-Man does whatever a spider can, does that include frequent wardrobe changes? Video Blips: • Unique Cosmic costumes and a new signature charge...
Do Games Need Their Own Oprah?
Last year, during a discussion on civil rights, segregation, and racism in my U.S. History class, a Hispanic student of mine became agitated. I...
The Geekbox – Episode 89
The Geekbox — Episode 89 (2010-10-27) Wherein we discuss employment challenges, BlizzCon 2010, awkward questions, crazy costumes, Diablo 3, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Final Fantasy...
The Indie Road Map (Part 2): The Best Indies You Can Buy
Last month I covered some of the best indie freebies around. This next group of games you have to pay for, but they're all well...
News Blips: PlayStation Phone, Bidding For Rare, Gal Gun Panic Screen, and More
All this speculation about the rumored PlayStation Phone today has taught me a valuable lesson: If you want people to believe something is real,...