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There’s a simple sort of poetry about Donkey Kong Country Returns that is rarely found in modern video games. It’s a resonant, age-old tale: the lumbering, broad-shouldered ape and his bite-sized sidekick on a long crusade for their stolen bananas… Read More »
Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer revealed
Now that the question mark around Duke Nukem Forever‘s release has disappeared, everyone can begin to focus on the game itself. The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) has some new details on the multiplayer. At launch the game… Read More »
This week the FPS King Call of Duty: Black Ops has finally fallen, with the crown being stolen by THQ’s latest blockbuster shoot-’em-up Homefront — it’s the first time Black Ops has failed to break into the top 10 since… Read More »
Maturity is a familiar word in the videogame industry. Its root, mature, has its own rating level in the ESRB. Most "maturity" found in games showcases sex, graphic violence, and explicit language. In many of these situations these things aren’t… Read More »
In a recent statement, the company behind Angry Birds, Rovio, announced its intentions to seek an initial public offering on the New York Stock exchange. The Finnish development studio has leaped from obscurity to gamous success with the over 100… Read More »
If any one type of game belongs in players’ hands at every hour of the day, it’s not the puzzle genre, as so many "casual" developers would have you think, it’s the side-scrolling beat-em-up. Pow! And if there were a… Read More »
BioWare has confirmed and officially dated the long-teased Mass Effect 2 DLC mission "Mass Effect: Arrival". The content will be released on Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, and BioWare.com (PC) on March 29 and will run players $7 or 560 Microsoft/BioWare… Read More »
With the countless number of great games released every year, sometimes it can be easy to forget what could have been. Every now and then, though, a promising game will go through development hell and end up being canceled, disappointing… Read More »
In a recent press release online-retail giant Amazon has confirmed that the Nintendo 3DS has become its most pre-ordered console to date. Announced this week, the 3DS has overtaken the PlayStation 3 — which previously held the title — gaining… Read More »
Imagine a truncated, more adorable version of the Wiggler from the Mario Bros. series. Sound sweet? Now give him the ability to phase short distances through walls, barrels, and other inanimate objects. Still cute? Now imagine that the little bug… Read More »
