Nintendo 3DS tops 4.5 million units in US within first year
The 3DS, Nintendo’s current-gen handheld, has sold more than 4.5 million units in the US within its first year, the company announced today. The...
Unit 13 for the PS Vita is the epitome of flawed fun (review)
The Vita launch hype settled down quick, didn’t it? With the first batch of games out of the way, Unit 13 rocks up to...
What does $100 buy you in Mass Effect 3 multiplayer?
Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer mode employs a trading card-style unlock system, where you purchase “packs” of mystery items that include one-time-use boosts, new weapons,...
Casino wars: Big Fish Games acquires mobile casino game maker Self Aware Games
The ante in the casino game market is getting bigger and bigger. Big Fish Games is announcing today it has acquire mobile casino game...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown lead designer discusses original creator’s thoughts on the remake (interview)
X-Com: UFO Defense, a strategy game from the early '90s, is a sort of enigma. Although the original is revered as a masterstroke in design, every stab at a sequel or spiritual successor has fallen short. What about the X-Com formula is so elusive?
When I spoke with Jake Solomon, lead designer for Firaxis Games' XCOM: Enemy Unknown (a "reimagining" of the original), that question weighed heavily on my mind.
Gamers who customized Shepard in Mass Effect 1 may have trouble importing into ME3 (update)
Update (3/9/12): BioWare Community Coordinator Chris Priestly has acknowledged the face-code error in a post on the game’s official forum. In that thread, Priestly...
Bitmob is pirating your work
Here's an alternative point of view: Writing for free is exploitation, pure and simple. By writing for free, you're giving away your talent for...
Team Ninja adds Virtua Fighter mascot to Dead or Alive 5 roster
Virtua Fighter series mascot Akira Yuki will be a playable character in the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 game, developer Team Ninja announced today....
How to design a game for your teenage daughter
Designing games for teenage girls can be a gold mine on the iPhone or Android mobile devices. But it’s also pretty tricky, if...
The Yetis are coming to you at GDC 2012
This year at GDC 2012, prepare for a Yeti invasion the likes of which has never been seen before! YetiZen will be bringing you the biggest bash you’ve ever seen at GDC on Wednesday, March 7 starting at 8pm at Ruby Skye. That’s right in the heart of Union Square. Along with a cavalcade of acrobats, contortionists, belly dancers, and painted models, attendees will also enjoy...