The above quote, from Mark MacDonald, of the Tokyo-based game localization company 8-4, sums up what felt so special about the best games on the SNES. It rings true for all-time greats such as Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, which emerged within a year of the system’s…
We know what some of you will think of us. We’ve heard it from our colleagues. FarmVille 2? Really? You’re playing that? We are. And we’re enjoying it. Can’t deny it. The three offenders on the staff are me, Kirk Hamilton and Mike Fahey. We’ve discovered that this game, like its predecessor, really does compel…
Have a PC? Steam? Interested in a game previewers are loving? If yes to all, download the XCOM: Enemy Unknown demo here
There is a box, and you must open it. The iPad game The Room is as simple as that and is more fun than Christmas morning. All you’re doing in Fireproof Studios’ The Room is opening boxes, but you’re doing it in the most complex way. These boxes have hidden knobs, secret levers, secret messages…
I have a bona fide PC gaming machine again. First time in years. I also have a Steam account and had some time this weekend to download a batch of games. The results are in the shot above. I’ve not been a PC gamer for a long time and missed a lot of classics. I’ve…
The people who run the video game dating site Date a Gamer don’t just have a bad, misleading product, they also think that those of you who like video games are desperate, don’t know how to function in society and most certainly like girls. They are also sure that you’re male. So they’ve put together…
Our resident sports gaming expert, Owen Good, recently e-mailed me with some concerns about the way we review sports games at the site. Our reviews all include the question: “Should you play this game?” Owen realized that he was pretty much always saying “Yes”, and he realized that it was because of some qualities specific…
Former President Bill Clinton told The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart yesterday that he’s been obsessed with a video game at least once in his life. He did not say which game. It’s not news when most people play video games, but this is one of our only instances of a U.S. President admitting he plays…
Today’s sort of a Halo 4 news day, as Microsoft unleashes the press to talk a lot more about November’s big, exclusive Xbox 360 first-person-shooter. The fresh looks began with last night’s episode of GTTV. The episode is embedded below. Here are the times you want to jump to in order to see the good…
Six months ago, gamers helped veteran game developer Christian Allen meet his small team’s $200,000 Kickstarter goal, a goal he hoped would enable them to create a throwback to the wonderful, super-realistic, tactical, plan-or-be-killed shooters of old. They would call their new game Takedown and want to make it into sort of a 21st century…
Something in the world of Injustice: Gods Among Us is turning all of DC’s super-heroes into jerks. Not just Superman. All of them. And now they’re just beating each other up. Why is this happening? Who knows! But the fighting game from the makers of Mortal Kombat is now slated for an April 2013 release…
Here’s an oldie but goodie we just found in a re-run. It’s a clip from season four, episode 13 of the crime show NCIS—an episode that sees our heroic law enforcers track a suspect down by hacking into his gaming life. This episode originally aired in 2007. Much has changed since then. NCIS is still…
This shot of the world’s cutest Halo cos-player popped up on IGN Deutschland’s Facebook feed last night. It was making the rounds at least a few weeks before that. Origin unknown, but too adorable not to share. UPDATE: Origin discovered! This photo was taken by Will Christiansen of Halo 4 studio 343 Industries. Check out…
I’m coming back to PC gaming, so I’m thinking a lot these days about the PC games I used to play. Back in the day, I played Myst, of course. I think everyone in the early ’90s tried it. A month or so ago I was rummaging through my childhood bedroom and found the official…
Over the last week, local news anchors have been struggling to describe the Wii U and been struggling just as hard to make funny jokes about it while seeming completely natural. Here are some lowlights. Enjoy!
There isn’t a bad shot of Assassin’s Creed III in this new hype video for the late-October game. Which feature impresses you most? The tree-running? The jumping off roofs into rolling carts of hay? The Boston Tea Party? I like the pigs waddling through the city streets, myself. More games need that. Assassin’s Creed III:…
One of the year’s best pieces of video game reporting: an investigation into deaths at gaming cafes, by Simon Parkin
People become gamers by accident, usually when they’re young. A school-friend’s console turns them into one. Or a parent hands them their first controller. It happens naturally. But being a PC gamer…as far as I’ve been able to tell, that happens on purpose. That’s something you declare. It’s no accident. It’s an effort, a conscious…
Sony will hold their big Tokyo Game Show press conference for all things PlayStation at 1pm Wednesday, Tokyo time. That’s midnight eastern… tonight! Our top men in Tokyo will be at the event, liveblogging away. Follow the liveblog here. We’ll have all the news for you, here on the site. What are you putting money…
Dean “Rocket” Hall, creator of 2012 indie shock hit DayZ is pleading for fans to pressure Greek authorities, including the nation’s prime minister, to free two of his colleagues who remain jailed in the southern European nation. Video game developers Ivan Buchta (pictured above, at right, standing next to Hall) and Martin Pezlar were arrested…
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