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 …

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” …

The enigmatic pixelated adventure game formally known as Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP has finally made its way onto the iPad. Excited buyers snatched up the iOS title for $5.99 on midnight when the game launched. To the dismay of some, the game features a unique social-network integration with Twitter, …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

Irrational Games, the studio behind the original Bioshock, has been keeping a tight lid on news regarding its current project. After weeks of speculation, mysterious teaser websites, and a press-only event, Ken Levine & Co. are finally talking about what’s next. This week, Irrational revealed Bioshock: Infinite. Coming in 2012 …

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 …