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.
Alex St. John’s Magi.com launches social gaming hub (exclusive)
Alex St. John is back. The former president of social network Hi5 sold off the struggling service to Tagged in December. But now he is...
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...
Mass Effect 3 really needs some gay space marines.
With Mass Effect 3 landing in stores tomorrow, we’ll soon get the answers to all of our burning questions. How can we drive off the reapers, whom have already won this battle and cleansed the universe countless times before?
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....
Zynga reaches beyond Facebook with Zynga.com
Zynga.com just went live. Announced last week, the web site is a new destination for Zynga’s gamers, who have been largely confined to playing...