Frogger doesn’t have a whole documentary devoted to it the way that Donkey Kong does, in King of Kong. But Konami’s coin-op classic does have a memorable episode from the Seinfeld TV show, where Jason Alexander’s George Costanza puffs up with pride over his longstanding high score in the game. But that fictional score of…
Rayman Origins surprised a lot of folks last year with how charming and sharp its presentation and gameplay was. The product of Michel Ancel’s Ubi Montpelier studio felt like a playable animated cartoon, mostly because a very cool game engine let the dev team easily and quickly pull drawings into a game design. Origins was…
One of the Navy SEALS who consulted on EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter may have done so without getting proper military permission, according to the Los Angeles Times. This same person, identified by the newspaper as Matt Bissonnette, is also the author of No Easy Day, the controversial book that details the raid that…
No hadoukens get thrown in these teasers for an upcoming short based on Capcom’s legendary fighting game. But they do a great job of showcasing the single-mindedness of Ryu and Ken. You can feel the building tension in each clip and eagerly anticipate its release when the two martial artists clash. I personally prefer the…
Recent rumors had the undead returning to Treyarch’s upcoming installment of Activision’s hit shooter series. This trailer confirms the presence of zombies and teases a bit about how they’ll be integrated in Black Ops II‘s near-future sci-fi setting.
The Artorias of the Abyss DLC for Dark Souls will bring the hit RPG’s PC-only content to PS3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 23.
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
I didn’t think that Matt Wagner played video games. The veteran creator best known for psychological power fantasy epic Grendel and the down-to-earth hero’s-journey narrative of Mage never really mentioned games as a pastime in the interviews I read with him. But when I spoke to him last week, Wagner owned up to losing himself…
It’s okay, everybody: Marvel Comics has decided the 2012 election for you. And the publisher of Spider-Man and the Hulk comics has decided that their own Captain America would be a better president than Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Steve Rogers’ really short road to the White House starts in this week’s Ultimates Comics Ultimates…
Today’s the day that procedurally-generated weapons fans have been waiting for, as Borderlands 2 ushers them back into the cel-shaded chaos of vault hunting. But what if you’ve got both Sony and Microsoft’s consoles in your home? Which should you get? The fine folks at Computer and Video Games have done a public service and…
Sometimes, rare precious items from the far-off lands of video games show up in everyday life. Who knows how? But they must be worth something right? If only there were some kind of Antiques Roadshow for video games to help people find out… The Gameological Society has whipped up something that sort of fits the…
A month back, the trailer leaked for the next, 3DS-bound installment of Atlus’ beloved RPG series. Then it went away. But it’s back now, shinier and more full of the sweeping mythological feel that the SMT series—which spawned the wildly popular Persona offshoot—is known for. Expect to hear more about Shin Megami Tensei IV at…
At a Borderlands 2 panel PAX Prime last month, Randy Pitchford teased attendees with an “accidental” glimpse of an easter egg paying homage to a super-successful indie game. Stop reading here if you don’t want to get spoiled. According to this thread on Reddit, there’s a bit of Minecraft in Gearbox’s hotly anticpated shooter. Screens…
Microsoft announces a renewed trademark for Killer Instinct. Wonder what that means for Rare’s cult fighting game?
Swine are supposed to be one of the smartest species of fauna on the planet. So it makes sense that Bad Piggies-–the next big game coming from Rovio, the dev studio who created the hit Angry Birds franchise—will have players trying to be mad scientists who create all sorts of insane transportation to get from…
Rob Murray knows you’re going to compare Real Racing 3 to the Gran Turismos and Forza Motorsports of the world. Those PlayStation and Xbox franchises stand as the two best exemplars of a certain kind of authentic racing experience on consoles. Their fans want to replicate being inside a car as much as possible. They…
This “Tools of the Trade” trailer makes a point of showing us all the different things that Agent 47 can turn into deadly weapons in the bald death-dealer’s return to consoles and PC. Some of these implements make sense, like the pistols, submachine guns and sniper rifles that the camera lovingly lingers on. And others—like…
I’m a sucker for watching a character visually evolve over time. It’s almost like looking at alternate lives that a fictional character could’ve embodied with slightly different personalities. For example, you can see how Spryo the Dragon seemed to have an entirely different attitude in these early designs And though the movie’s not quite out…
The iPhone 5 could potentially be a big step up for mobile gaming. But lots of video game enthusiasts still think of the mobile landscape as a backwater to be snickered at. You might think that Firemonkeys executive producer Rob Murray—who makes the Real Racing series for Apple’s iDevices—would be offended to hear that. But…
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