I got a chance to play FireFall at PAX East back in March. It feels extremely tight and polished already, and was tons of fun (and this is coming from the one who is stricken with perpetual shooter fatigue). Granted, I only was able to get my hands on the …

In an effort to help raise money and awareness for the ongoing struggles in the quake-stricken nation of Japan, members of the gaming world including developers, journalists, and fans collaborated on the Gamers Heart Japan mini-documentary. The sixty minute video is a love-letter to the country that brought us Nintendo, …

The upcoming rhythm, shooting, action, color-and-light odyssey of the mind, Child of Eden has a new trailer which is sure delight at least six of your senses. The hotly-anticipated Kinect title from Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator of Rez and Lumines, is an audio-visual exploration of his vision for the future of …

 
I saw Guild Wars 2 at PAX East this year and it continues to look incredible, both visually and mechanically. Unfortunately I was not able to make it to ArenaNet’s panel on designing next gen fantasy MMOs because the auditorium filled up way before I got there. Thankfully, ANet has …

This 20/20 special “Nuts for Nintendo” is a nostalgic shock to the senses. Memories of Super Mario Bros. 2, early Japanese fervor over Dragon Quest, and some laugh-out-loud moments make for an interesting segment. It’s funny (and a bit sad) to see the early seeds of “games make kids violent” …

I read once that when designing a game, it is important to not include mechanics just for the sake of having them.  For example, don’t include a crafting system in your roleplaying game if you don’t have the time or resources to make it seriously compelling.  To take this idea …

SURPRISE! Yes, today Gearbox Software announced that the much maligned Duke Nukem: Forever is going to be delayed yet again.  As if we didn’t see that coming.  I am still morbidly curious to see what this game actually looks like when I have it in my hands, because at this point it …

If someone stopped you on the street and asked you to name every single video game that’s taken advantage of the Batman franchise you probably wouldn’t be able to do it. Going back over two decades worth of gaming, the dark knight has seen his fair share of ups and …

“When you’re a kid there’s three things you want to do. Become an astronaut or become MacGyver or become… this,” says Christophe, a level designer for LittleBigPlanet.
The Playstation Blog posted this video from the ladies and gents at Media Molecule. The 8-minute mini doc tells the story of how two people …

IGN has a new preview and teaser trailer for an upcoming (stop us if you’ve heard this before) zombie survival game, Dead Island. While some have argued the zombie genre may be getting a tad played out, there’s no denying the trailer for this project is certainly unique. It’s breathtaking. …