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EA Labels President Calls DRM a “Failed, Dead-End Strategy,” Says SimCity “Plays Like an MMO”

At GDC, GamesIndustry.biz had the opportunity to talk to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau about SimCity and its always-online requirement, which caused a considerable amount of grief to many players at the game’s launch. Gibeau acknowledged this, but insisted that what SimCity had wasn’t DRM. “I was involved in all the meetings. DRM was never…

Six Reviewers Consider Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 A Worthy Sequel

Yearly sports video game franchises are faced with a difficult task: continuously renewing and perfecting themselves in order to keep things fresh and to draw people in. The latest installment of Tiger Woods PGA Tour does just that. Deep customization, an overhauled online aspect, and the introduction of the historically-inclined Legends of the Majors mode…

A certain man named Cary Walkin has programmed an RPG. It’s called Arena.Xlsm. And it’s a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. If you own Excel, you might wanna give it a try. [via BoingBoing]

Here’s some new footage from the recently announced Heroes of Might and Magic-like, Age of Wonders III. For a pre-alpha, it looks surprisingly complete — not to mention good. The game is slated for an Autumn 2013 release for PC, with a Mac version planned later on.

In an interview, DICE has confirmed to VideoGamer that Battlefield 4 is not coming to the Wii U.

Tim Schafer: The Game: Part Deux

You’re Tim Schafer. You’re hosting the Game Developers Choice Awards. But, since you’ve shaved your beard, put on a tux instead of a t-shirt, and left all your jokes at home, the bouncer thinks you’re an impostor and refuses to let you in. That’s the premise of Host Master Deux: Quest for Identity Schafer hosting…

Six Critics Are Enthralled with the Mysteries of BioShock Infinite’s Columbia

With BioShock Infinite, Irrational Games’ franchise has finally made the leap from sea to sky — skipping land on the way. It’s quite the leap to make and, as these people seem to think, the results are quite spectacular. Columbia, Infinite’s floating city is not only the world’s greatest cultist hotspot; it’s also a place…

Here’s Legend of Grimrock 2’s very first official screenshot. A nice change from the dark tunnels of the first game

Ecco the Dolphin Follow-Up The Big Blue Looks to Kickstarter for Funding

Recently launched on Kickstarter, from the people behind the somewhat difficult 1992 Sega Genesis game Ecco the Dolphin comes The Big Blue, a spiritual sequel of sorts. Ecco designer Ed Annunziata is helming the project, promising to deliver a game which “will be strikingly beautiful and at the same time mysterious and terrifying.” Described as…

Six Reviewers Find Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Eerily Charming

Mario is king, no doubt ‒ but not in this game. In Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario’s brother Luigi is the star. And while he might not have the strength and speed of Mario, he sure managed to convince these reviewers that he’s really got what it takes. The 3D aspect, the atmosphere, the puzzles,…

Shocker: Counter-Strike Map Based on Local School Causes Outrage

Last month, one Counter-Strike fan got in trouble for putting a Montreal metro station in multiplayer map form. Recently, something quite similar has happened. Last week, CBC News reported on locals’ reactions to a Counter-Strike map featuring Port Moody Secondary School of Port Moody, B. C. People first became aware of the map when a…

The US release dates for Terraria’s console versions have been confirmed: March 26 for PS3, March 27 for Xbox 360.

Awesome, Those HD Remakes Of Final Fantasy X And X-2 Are Coming To North America

Square Enix has just announced that both Final Fantasy X and X-2 are getting the HD treatment not just in Japan, but here as well. The PS3 will receive a one-disc bundle of both games, while the Vita will receive each game separately. Here’s Square Enix: Square Enix Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive…

What the Fashionable Thief will Be Wearing Next Year

Our very own Chris Person snapped these pics of master thief Garrett’s newly redesigned threads and bow at PAX East. Cool, if a bit drab.

Siliconera reports that Square Enix Europe has trademarked the name “Lara Croft: Reflections” in the US.

Double Fine and Capy’s New Game is a Blast from the Past

This is Capy Fine Racing GP, from Psychonauts and The Cave developers Double Fine, and the people behind Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Capybara Games. It will be released at PAX East, on floppy disks. Yes, floppy disks. “The game will be released on the 3.5″ floppies that come inside the Capy and Double Fine…

Unfinished Swan creator Giant Sparrow has announced a new game. Its page is titled “Edith Finch,” and features a mirror.

This Battlefield 4 teaser site is kinda neat. Scrubby scrubby. There’s a promise of a gameplay reveal on March 27, too.

3D Realms’ superb Duke Nukem 3D is now on Steam, along with three expansions and some extras, as the “Megaton” pack.

This Tweet from Hideo Kojima seems to be about lens flare, but the folks at NeoGAF see a Phantom Pain reference. Do you?