U.S. consumers spent $4.5B on games in the second quarter
Consumers spent about $4.5 billion on all things game related in the second quarter of 2011, up 1 percent from a year ago, according...
iPhone 4S gets a sequel of Epic Games’ Infinity Blade, but doesn’t do much else for gaming
Gears of War developer Epic Games today unveiled the second version of its hardcore mobile hack-and-slash game, Infinity Blade — designed specifically for Apple’s...
Review: id Software grows up with next-generation shooting game Rage
Editor’s note: This post contains some story spoilers. After more than five years in gestation, id Software’s Rage video game hits the stores tonight....
The 6 Worst Xbox Achievements Ever Conceived
When Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 console in 2005 they included a new twist that would revolutionize the way people with lots of free...
Street Fighter IV or Mortal Kombat 9 – Which one is better?
These two franchises were big time rivals at the time of the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Mortal Kombat represented the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Street Fighter 2 represented the Super Nintendo.
Gears of War 3 sells 3 million in first week, more exclusives likely coming
Epic Games’ Gears of War 3 — one of the holiday season’s first blockbuster titles — has sold more than 3 million copies in...
Rest in Peace, Meta Knight
After over three long years, it's finally over. Blood has been forever spilled, lives forever lost. Society will always remember that fateful day when...
Deus Ex Part 5: Augmentations and controversies
This is part five of a six-piece blog series that shows my in-depth impressions of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I'll publish one post on...
Blood is thicker than water: An Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Prologue
Next month will see the release of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, which finds protagonist Ezio Auditore journeying to the former haunts of his predecessor Altair, lead there by a rumor of an ancient vault in the castle Masyaf. He learns of this vault in an old letter written by his deceased father.
Battlefield 3 Beta Coming A Little Too Late?
With the release of Battlefield 3 arriving so closely on our heels, is EA making a mistake just now releasing their beta? The whole...