This Week in the Business: ‘Too Much Like Pornography?’

QUOTE | “You ever feel like what we’re doing is too much like pornography?”—Trip Hawkins, EA and Digital Chocolate founder, asking an odd question while on the difficulty of monetizing games Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “A culture where mistakes are frowned on absolutely crushes creativity.”—Ted Price,…

Someone’s math professor must like Saints Row. (Via Reid B)

So many colors, so many bullets. Here’s a new trailer for Velocity 2X, a promising-looking arcade shooter planned for PS4 and Vita. For more on the progress Futurlab is making on the game, check out this postat the PlayStation Blog.

Threes Is The Addictive iPhone Game You Deserve

There are a lot of terrible, addictive mobile games. It can be a particularly unhealthy market from time to time. Which is why Threes is so fantastic. Sure, Threes (actual name: Threes!) is addictive, but it’s so fun to play from moment to moment that I’ve never minded that I’m hooked. Kirk Hamilton also calls…

​What Games Are You Playing This Month?

Ah, February: The shortest month. We may have a couple fewer days to play games this month, but given that there aren’t a ton of new things coming out, it’s still a good time to catch up on stuff we missed over the last few months. Like last month, I thought it might be fun…

The Only Real Way To Win At Flappy Bird

Wanna improve your Flappy Bird score? You could play until you get better, as you might with any other video game. Or…you can take the expert advice featured in this video. Really, it’s the only way to win. Dumb Stupid Videos knows whats up. (Via Tastefully Offensive) How To Beat Flappy Bird (Best Method)[Dumb Stupid…

​The Hardest iOS Game I Ever Played Is Still Hard But Still a Favorite

Playing Eliss Infinity is like taking care of a toddler. It’s fun, stressful and, if you do it wrong, poop winds up on everything. Ok, maybe not that last part. But, it does communicate the idea that something incredibly valuable in the universe needs the constant attention of your hands to live. No pressure. The…

Tips For Playing Bravely Default

Bravely Default is out in North America today, and if you’ve just picked it up, we’ve got a whole bunch of tips to make your experience better. (Read our review of the new 3DS RPG right here.) Do all of the sidequests—at least in Chapters 1-4. Every time you see a blue exclamation point on…

A Real Adventure Time Card Game. And A Digital One. All The Card Games.

Remember that one episode of Adventure Time where Finn and Jake played “Card Wars” against each other? Soon you’ll be able to do that to. Play “Card Wars”, not remember the episode. Not that you won’t remember. Ahem. Card games, and digital card games are coming, yo. Coming on Wednesday, February 19 to a specialty…

Mighty No. Alpha: here’s Keiji Inafune briefly playing an early Mighty No. 9 build—you might remember it as the spiritual successor to Mega Man. The game is not done, obviously, but its still nice to see progress!

They Drank Too Much Space Coffee. And Now Everyone’s Dead.

Because nothing is scarier than running out of (space) coffee. In Caffeine, a currently heavily in-development indie horror-adventure game, you step into the role of a little boy who wakes up to find himself on an abandoned spacecraft of some description. Of course, deserted corridors, bloodstains, and creepy, fast-moving shadows are soon to follow. Take…

​Popular Zombie Game Rust No Longer Has Zombies In It

Open-world survival games where you need to worry about other people more than the fantastical enemies. Hugely successful creations that are in alpha and are nowhere near finished. Weird shit happening when people mess with each other. Yes, Rust and DayZ are pretty similar. But, as of last night, only one of them will have…

All of the Anime, Double Fine Game Jam, Xbox One Bundle [Deals]

Evangelion, Akira, Miyazaki, Yamato… so much to choose from in today’s Amazon anime sale, including movies, television, box sets, and lots of pre-order discounts that include pre-order price guarantee. We’ll drop a few picks below, but we recommend a deep dive if you’re looking to bolster your collection. Let us know what you’ll be picking…

WTF Searches: the things people Google are sometimes amazing—here are six autocompleted searches with accompanying illustrations that show just how bizarre Googling can be sometimes. For example: “Americans think Obama is a cactus.”

Time to go back to the island, Jack. Ubisoft has sent out a release saying that Far Cry Classic—a remastered version of the open-world shooter already announced for Europe—will be heading to the U.S. The publisher says it’ll sport “graphical enhancements, revamped cut-scenes, and a fresh new user interface” and will be a $9.99 digital…

Bravely Default: The Kotaku Review

There’s an old saying: if it looks like a Final Fantasy, feels like a Final Fantasy, and sounds like a Final Fantasy, it’s probably Bravely Default Yes, Square Enix’s latest sojourn in the well-trod world of medieval fantasy and magical crystals will feel familiar to anyone who has played old Final Fantasy games and other…

Not only is The LEGO Movie out in theaters today, The LEGO Movie Video Game is out in stores as well. Can the game of the film be as good as the film of the toys? I don’t know, man. My copy just got here. If all else fails, the game comes with a $7.50…