Middle Manager of Justice is all business, no gameplay (review)
Double Fine's foray into free-to-play is just the latest example of a business model taking precedence over good game design.
Online gaming firm Aeria Games merges with Japan’s Gamepot
The deal combines a top Japanese game publisher with Aeria's free-to-play online game business.
Exclusive: Go Ninja developer brings Shaquille O’Neal back to video games
After an 18-year absence, the ass-kicking practitioner of Shaq Fu returns to video games to ass-kick hordes of mutant zombies ... and it might just kick ass.
The spirit of BattleBots lives on in a new robot-building game
Rawbots invites users to build their robots down the gears and motors.
Toki Tori 2’s simple mechanics reward your curiosity (hands-on preview)
The only things you can do in Toki Tori 2 is chirp and stomp the ground, and half the fun is figuring out how to use these actions to affect the wildlife populating each level.
Zen Pinball 2 on Nintendo’s eShop gives you a choice of dozens of pinball tables (preview)
The title features characters who rise the from 3D table tops and become scoring opportunities if you can hit them with the ball.
Runner 2 brings fast-action 2D side-scroller to Nintendo’s Wii U eShop
This game is a good example of Nintendo’s new focus on indie releases, which hopefully will boost demand for the Wii U game console. Runner2 is the latest from Gaijin Games, an indie game studio founded by game industry veterans Alex Neuse and Mike Roush in 2008.
The 3DS library gets a little weirder with these quirky eShop games (preview)
A physics puzzler with magical water droplets, a brave squid, and a truly inexplicable game about throwing people in Tokyo give 3DS owners a diverse eShop lineup to look forward to.
Mass Effect 3: Omega is explosive, nostalgic, and somewhat pointless (review)
While Mass Effect 3: Omega has its good, trigger-happy moments, it doesn't bring enough of the saga's signature storytelling to the forefront.
Is cloud gaming viable? Myth vs reality
At the 2009 Game Developers Conference, I watched a demo of OnLive’s cloud gaming solution and scoffed at the premise and performance of what I saw. As an ardent technology fan and industry veteran, it was impossible for me to believe that streaming games via the cloud could be a workable solution for modern gaming.