“Gamers are being played [like a piano] every time you see the word SALE. This is a big psychology trick that is being used to siphon money from gamers.” Indie developer Cliff Harris, in a blog post on why discounted video games are harmful to both gamers and developers. Read his argumentsin the full post…

The latest glimpse of NECA’s Booker action figure.

Classic PC Series Reinvented With Female Lead

I saw a game turn up on Steam today called Heroine’s Quest. That’s funny, I thought, that sounds a lot like Hero’s Quest. Only with a female main character instead of a male. Turns out that’s exactly what it is. Heroine’s Quest is about as perfect a tribute to Sierra’s classic Quest for Glory series…

No Guns, Just Be An Old Dude Walkin’ Around, Exploring Stuff

Well, here’s a welcome change of pace. Spirit is, creator Holden Boyles tells Kotaku, “simply about the experience of walking peacefully through a magical ancient world, as you control an old man who has retired to a remote mountain village and just wants to explore his surroundings.” The game’s got a playable demo you can…

Games Shows Are The Worst Place To Play Games

The Game Developers Conference is mostly for talks and parties, but there are still games to play. Yet despite GDC being a smaller, more casual affair than stuff like E3, it’s not exactly the ideal place to experience a creative work. As you’ll see here. Writer/artist Elizabeth Simins will be hanging out at GDC all…

Guy Claims To Be Using GameStop As His Personal Bank

Fed up with real banks, a 4chan user (I know, I know) claims to have shifted his personal finances to somewhere a little closer to home: GameStop. Now, grains of salt firmly between our teeth, his post seems equally crazy and mundane enough that such a scenario could actually be true, if you assume he…

Man Accused Of Hacking League Of Legends, Selling Data For Big Bucks

21 year-old Australian man Shane Duffy stands accused of hacking into a Riot Games server, accessing player data then selling that information for thousands of dollars. Local police say that his arrest comes at the conclusion of a six-month investigation, which included assistance from the FBI. They allege Duffy used the data to sell player’s…

Dragon Age Used To Be Pretty Terrible At Twitter

For its birthday, Twitter today showed off a neat feature that lets users find their first ever Tweet. Mostly so others can revel in your embarrassment. So it is with a couple of BioWare games, as the Dragon Age team’s first tweet wasn’t exactly one for the ages. Mass Effect’s response, however, was better. If…

Sony Tech Lets You Play Games Using Your Eyes

Sony’s had some VR tech on show at this year’s GDC, but it’s also showing off some eye-tracking gear that’s just as impressive. In this clip, The Verge get some hands-on time with a special test build of the new Infamous game, and…throws some fireballs using their eyes. You’re not controlling the entire game using…

Zelda Tattoo Covers This Woman’s Entire Back

There are Zelda fans, and then there are Zelda fans. Chrisaixa is a Zelda fan Based on a piece of art done by Purrdemonium, she’s had her entire back covered by this epic Majora’s Mask tattoo. If you thought saving Termina was rough, the healing on this must have been worse. The tattoo was done…

Hey, did you know that Alucard is dual-wield spelled backwards? Ok, maybe not. But you can still get a look at how different the fan-favorite Son of Dracula plays from his dad in this trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2’s Revelations DLC.