Video Blips: Sonic Colors, Vanquish, NBA Jam, and More
It's difficult to outgrow a childhood character like Sonic — as soon as I try to move on, his speedy little legs catch up...
Betrayed by David Cage: Heavy Rain Stole My Ending
Editor's note: Dennis has a bone to pick with Heavy Rain creator David Cage. He contends that choices based around reaction time can lead...
Storytelling in Limbo: Facing Your Fears and Growing Up
Editor's note: Bruno interprets the narrative of Limbo as a journey of becoming an adult conveyed to the player through the game's mechanics and...
Rixty launches promo with Coinstar to pull more users into Facebook Credits (exclusive)
Rixty and Coinstar are going to run a month-long promotion aimed at getting a broader audience to use Facebook’s new virtual currency. Rixty lets...
Copying is not the future of social games, unless you’re a Chinese social network
Though copying of both foreign-made and Chinese-made games is rampant in China’s social games industry today, that’s not what will drive the industry forward....
Starcraft 2’s 10 coolest secrets, stories, and Easter Eggs
I'm such a sucker for the Starcraft universe that I bought the Starcraft Ghost: Nova novel, the Starcraft: Frontline comic trades, and the Starcraft:...
Five Journalists Who Would Rock the Games Industry…If They Covered Games, That Is
Editor's note: Meghan carries on a conversation started on a recent Mobcast with this post. And here's my pick: Chuck Klosterman. -Demian Not too...
News Blips: Molyneux on Milo/Fable, Arkham City Writer, Starcraft 2 User Maps, and More
Milo's simple premise — befriending a virtual boy with Kinect-powered choices — belies a complex system of adaptation and interactivity…oh, and a whole new...
The Indie Scene: A to Z — The ‘U’ Stream
In what started off as a tough letter to find games for, U ended up delivering a great trio of games…a couple of which...
Video Blips: LittleBigPlanet 2, Mafia 2, Burn Zombie Burn, and More
If life mimicked LittleBigPlanet 2's entertaining charm, I'd wear a silly grin just like Sackboy. Sadly, these bills shatter my dreams of carefree platforming....