Black Knight Sword’s punishing difficulty requires more luck than skill to overcome (review)
This twisted take on fairy tales comes from the mind of No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned creator Goichi Suda, a.k.a. "Suda51."
Forza Horizon developer tips [update]
Forza Horizon developers give you tips, GamesBeat gives you Season Passes. But we both love you the same.
Gamevil surpasses 200M game downloads on smartphones
Gamevil also hires the former CEO of Nexon Korea.
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.