It has been a fairly slow news week, but this little tidbit caught my eye. Do you remember Hydrophobia? Probably not, because it was kind of terrible by all accounts (though had a really neat water physics engine, go figure). Anyways, the game’s developer/publisher Dark Energy is re-releasing a “definitive” …

Those of you who have been following the ongoing Alternate Reality Game surrounding the release of Portal 2 undoubtedly know how insane it has become. For those who haven’t, here’s a basic scaffold: to promote the upcoming launch of Portal 2 on April 19th, Valve has created a very odd variety of …

Earlier this week, news outlets and gaming blogs reported that Hudson Entertainment, the American branch of Hudson Software, was closing by the end of the month. The shuttering comes on the heels of Konami’s full acquisition of Hudson Soft. in 2011. The company is best known for the Bomberman series …

Yes that day has finally come. A video game is now part of a course curriculum at an accredited college, Wabash College, in Indiana. College freshman are now required to ‘read and play’ Portal as part of a class requirement for all incoming freshman students. Professor Michael Abbott, the glorified …

Throwing rocks, shuffling zombies, lighting fireplaces, these are the things you remember when you think of the movie Friday the 13th, right? We didn’t think so. But the NES version of Friday the 13th had that along with some of the most frustrating gameplay moments this side of Battletoads. To …

Just when you’ve read the last “First!” comment you can stand and accepted that Facebook friend request from your grandmother, the internet has a way of reminding you why you fell in love with it in the first place. Gamervision, the same team behind the amazing Inglorious Plummers, has released …

The oft-neglected entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, has been given a 3D makeover. Fan and home-development maverick, Michael Johnston has recreated the side-scrolling adventure through the first-person perspective.
Combining 8-bit graphics and textures with an FPS is not only genius- it’s vicious. The …

After a colossal launch on the PS3 in March, the team behind God of War III’s visuals, concept art, and 3D assets are getting a chance to display their work for the masses. The Gnomon Gallery is highlighting the hard work done to bring life, character, sense of scale, …

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the arcade classic Pac-Man, Google has changed its logo to commemorate the event. Now, Google is known to change its logo or “doodle” from time to time but today marks a special occasion. Pac-Man is actually playable from the homepage. Makes you wonder how they’ll …

Stand in awe of youtube user DJ17Nario and his fancy footwork. Not content with simply beating 8-bit classics like Castlevania with the usual NES controller, he has taken things to the next level by completing them with a Dance Pad. For his latest feat, he has taken on the original …