Dead Island Riptide Review

I was at my wit’s end. I had reached the last straw. My current mission in Dead Island Riptide called… Read More »

Total War: Rome II release date, pre-order DLC announced

If you’re as eager as I am to get your hands on the latest installment in the Total War series – Rome II – you’ll be pleased to learn the release date has been globally set for September 3, 2013… Read More »

Papo & Yo Review

I am not the main character in Papo & Yo, and neither are you. Vander is. Before Papo & Yo… Read More »

Star Trek: The Video Game launches with trailer

Along with yesterday’s release of Star Trek: The Video Game, Namco Bandai Games has given sci-fi fans one last trailer to entice them to pick up the highly anticipated title. The 90-second spot shows off no gameplay, but makes up… Read More »

Bioshock Infinite DLC to feature 10 new achievements

Everyone knows that last month’s widely successful title Bioshock Infinite will have three DLC packs as part of its season pass. What wasn’t known — prior to today’s reveal on the game’s Steam profile page — was that these achievements will come… Read More »

Don’t Starve Interview – PAX East 2013

Don’t Starve from Klei Entertainment was one of PAX East’s pleasant surprises for the GN staff. Mike and I had a very zen-like experience sitting down with the game amid the bustle of the show floor, and when we were… Read More »

Austin Wintory creating a level for music-action game Beatbuddy

So what will Nodie-Award-winning composer Austin Wintory do with the Grammy he’s about to win (we hope) on Sunday? Well for one, he’s going to work on a level for Beatbuddy, the upcoming music-action game from THREAKS. Beatbuddy is currently in… Read More »

Steam Greenlight adds new features

Since its launch in August 2012, Steam Greenlight has had an average of three games posted to the service every day. That can make it hard to keep track of the numerous potential releases, but a new update helps solve… Read More »

Counterpoint: Peril in Games

Welcome to another round of GamerNode’s Counterpoint, where a handful of our editors come together to discuss and debate a controversial gaming topic. coun·ter·point n \kaūn-tər-pōint\ 1. The technique of combining two or more melodic lines in such a way that they establish… Read More »

The Cave Review

A knight, a hillbilly, a scientist, a monk, an adventurer, a time traveler, and a pair of twin children walk… Read More »