Proving once and for all that cupcakes are the solution to all of life’s woes, a group of BioWare fans has organized a shipment of 400 delicious pastries to the Mass Effect creator’s office in Edmonton, Canada. Their goal is to protest Mass Effect 3‘s controversial ending by giving everyone at BioWare diabetes trying to…
Happy birthday, 3DS! It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for Nintendo’s glasses-free 3D gaming handheld, which was first released on March 27, 2011. In the 366 days since it first hit America’s grubby hands, the 3DS has been the subject of both admiration and derision, both high highs and low lows. And although at…
Classic Western role-playing games are hard to find these days. The most successful ones are chimeras, like Mass Effect 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, games that graft a role-playing game’s quests and statistics onto shooting or action-based mechanics. Even party-based RPG series like Dragon Age can’t seem to emulate that thrilling classic notion…
The Japanese role-playing game Tales of Xillia could be jetting across the ocean at some point in the near future. Gaming site Siliconera reports that it has found a U.S. trademark for the recent Tales game, which developer Namco Bandai released for PlayStation 3 last fall in Japan. Earlier this year, Namco Bandai brought both…
The enhanced iPad version of classic role-playing game Baldur’s Gate, slated for release this summer, won’t cost you more than $10. Also, it will support multiplayer. An enhanced edition of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn is in the works for iPad later this year as well. This is all according to Cameron Tofer, COO…
Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling, known as one of the most public faces of the Call of Duty franchise, has stepped down from his position, he said on his Twitter feed today. Activision sent over an official statement on the situation this afternoon: We sincerely thank Robert for his many years of service. He’s…
The Mistborn fantasy novel series will hightail its way to the video game realm next fall, helmed by the developer Little Orbit This will be a prequel to Brandon Sanderson’s book series and hit the PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in fall 2013. (Hmmmmmmmm.) Little Orbit writes in a press release: Mistborn is…
We’ve shown you all three episodes of “Skyrim 2012,” two filmmakers’ modern-day take on Bethesda’s popular role-playing game. Now John and Justin Grosjean have cut the whole thing together for your viewing convenience. It’s a thirteen-minute short film that the brothers say will be featured at the Phoenix Comicon this year. And it ends on…
Rovio’s bird-flinging physics game hit the 10 million mark this weekend, the developer said on the official Angry Birds Twitter account this morning. Angry Birds Space came out on March 22. [Angry Birds]
Publisher Bethesda may have axed the first-person shooter Prey 2, according to a report from Dutch gaming website PS Focus We can’t vouch for PS Focus’s veracity, but the rumor has bounced around Twitter and other gaming websites today. This afternoon, Game Informer editor Jim Reilly tweeted that Bethesda had offered no comment on the…
We play video games for a number of reasons. Sometimes we need to kill time on the subway. Sometimes we want to pretend to be other people. Sometimes we crave that emotional gratification that you can only find in interactive entertainment. And sometimes, we play video games to be bored. Strange notion, right? “Boring” is…
Tim Schafer wants more video games to make you laugh. The legendary designer behind Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle thinks comedy is necessary and not enough games are doing it right. Or even trying. Speaking to some two hundred people at the NYU Game Center Thursday night, Schafer shared his thoughts on the…
Bo Jackson, two-sport all star and Tecmo Bowl hero, has never actually played the video game in which he dominates, he revealed today on ESPN’s Sports Center. I don’t know how Jackson has resisted playing the 1989 Nintendo football game, which turned him into something of a cheat code. You could beast up and down…
PC role-playing game Baldur’s Gate will soon be living in a post-PC world. The beloved classic will be out for iPad this summer, developer Overhaul Games said today. It will also feature new content (!) and a new party member (!!!). Overhaul writes in a press release: Running on an upgraded and improved version of…
This is Ultros. And his buddy, Typhon. Be careful. They’ll blow you away. Ultros and Typhon are part of a new downloadable content pack for Final Fantasy XIII-2, the role-playing game that Square Enix released earlier this year for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You might recognize the two goofy villains from Final Fantasy VI,…
Indie smash hit Minecraft will mine its way to Xbox 360 on May 9, Microsoft’s Major Nelson said today on his blog. It will be 1600 Microsoft Points, or a whopping $20. You’ll be able to play the sandbox game using Microsoft’s controller-free Kinect interface—in other words, you’ll finally be able to dig things with…
Here’s one of the best Grand Theft Auto IV mods I’ve ever seen: a look at what happens when Transformers hero Optimus Prime invades Liberty City. Optimus fits right in. You could almost call it… Grand Theft Autobots GTA IV – Optimus Prime (Transformers Mod) HD [YouTube — thanks, Shashwat!]
There’s a question that has been passed around the gaming industry for decades now. It’s been debated on blogs and message boards, discussed in countless GameStops and Best Buys. It’s what we’re all asking. “When are we going to get a more realistic foosball game?” Today, we have the answer. Developer Grip Games is bringing…
The bizarrely titled Theatrhythm Final Fantasy will make its way to North America for Nintendo 3DS this summer, publisher Square Enix said today. For the uninitiated, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a rhythm game not unlike Elite Beat Agents or Guitar Hero. You’ll tap the touchscreen to the electric beat of Final Fantasy, rocking out to…
Apple’s newest iPad came out last week, and, as expected, it’s a gorgeous device. With more RAM, a beefier processor, and that super-shiny Retina Display, the third-gen iPad is certainly a powerful tablet. And a great gaming system. But for gamers, all that glitz and glamour isn’t worth the entry fee. Not yet. Today I…
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