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CultureSplitscreenHere’s a Dinosaur-Riding MMO You Can Play in Your Browser Right Now
Why are you sitting on your ass reading a website when you could be sitting on a dinosaur while wearing a cowboy hat and shooting lasers? Why do I even have to ask a question like this? Dino Storm is a free-to-play browser-based massively mutliplayer online role-playing game in which thousands of players wander about…
By Mike Fahey Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fans Rage Over War Z‘s Misleading Steam Description, But Devs Say ‘93% Of Our Customers Like The Game’
The pitchforks are out. Gamers are furious with the developers of The War Z, a game that seems to have made it to Steam without many of the features that developers have promised for it. Right now, an item on the front page of Reddit that accuses The War Z‘s developers of “blatantly [lying] about…
By Jason Schreier Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Terrible Splendor Of Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s Support-Line Hold Music
The Star Wars orchestra is telling me I’m about about to go on an epic adventure. But I’m not. I’m at my desk, on hold. This morning, I had the realization that every MMO player dreads: My long-since lapsed Star Wars: The Old Republic account had actually been active since I set up a “free”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 18, 2012 -
Uncategorized2012 Was Like Skyrim, But With Games
It’s December. A whole year has gone by—a whole year without Skyrim. And yet it’s obvious to me—to everyone—that we are in deep Skyrim withdrawal. It’s the only way I can explain why commenters if not reviewers all over the web judge new games by gauging how much like Skyrim it is. Hence Far Cry…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Game of Thrones Beer Is A Thing That Is Real And Actually Happening
Hey barkeep? BARKEEP. Today has been absolutely miserable, just filled with incest, fratricide, war, betrayal, beheading, oath-breaking, and dragons. Pour me a mug of IRON THRONE BLONDE ALE. Wait, what do you mean it’s not out til March? I WANT WESTEROS BEER NOW. ‘Game of Thrones’ Gets Its Own Beer [Rolling Stone]
By Jason Schreier Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
CoasterVille Winter Holiday Quests: Everything You Need to Know
CoasterVille‘s Christmas event has finally become something to get excited about, as seven new quests have been released in in our parks, promising to bring Winter and Holiday cheer to your guests during this holiday season. As always, we’re here with a guide to getting started. All Aboard • Search 6 Fairground Businesses • Search…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Too Awesome: Rows and Rows of Ms. Pac-Man Machines Being Built Back in the Day
It took a lot of skill (and quarters) to rack up an epic run on Ms. Pac-Man back in the day. Turns out it took sharp hand-eye co-ordination to assemble those iconic cabinets, too. This raw archival footage—from a series about the arcade craze that apparently was never finished—looks inside a factory where one of…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Best Gaming GIFs of 2012
It’s been a heck of a year for games. We’ve had our highs and we’ve had our lows, but more importantly, we’ve all turned those highs and lows into animated GIFs for the rest of the internet to behold. With that in mind, let’s see what the best ones were. We’ll start with a few…
By Chris Person Published December 18, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Challenging Puzzle Game is a Crossbow Bolt to the Brain
I nearly let the fact that Ludomo Gamestudio’s Quiver looks like a shareware PC game from the mid-90s stop me from playing. Had I given in to my graphics snobbery I would have missed out on one of the most inventive puzzle games available on Android. Each of Quiver‘s 51 levels presents the player with…
By Mike Fahey Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Still have Resident Evil 6? The Xbox 360 version’s getting a bunch of new multiplayer modes today.
By Evan Narcisse Published December 18, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhat to Get the Discerning Cut the Rope Fan for Christmas
ZeptoLab’s candy-munching Om Nom is the most iconic mobile gaming character this side of Angry Birds, the sweetheart (and tooth) of smartphone gamers around the globe. Round 5 immortalizes the star of Cut the Rope in a series of plushies and collectibles worthy of his big, stupid, toothy grin. Reversible plushies are Transformers you can…
By Mike Fahey Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Hey Square Enix, Where The Hell Is Bravely Default?
Dear Square Enix, This is getting ridiculous. It’s been two months since Bravely Default: Flying Fairy came out in Japan—where it flew off store shelves—and we have yet to hear a peep about a U.S. release. No hints, no promises, no nothing. Your PR representatives won’t say a word, no matter how many times I…
By Jason Schreier Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Best Gaming Holiday Card Is Probably The One Celebrating Joust Christmas
It’s the time of the year when gaming companies send me Christmas cards. Um, thanks? You didn’t have to, really. Or at least just send an e-card, because I’m chucking these Santa-Yoda cards and fancy cursive well-wishes in the trash recycling bin. Except this one. This one was e-mailed to me by the people at…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Businessweek Says Zynga CEO Is the 4th Worst Boss in Corporate America
Zynga’s had a rough year. After their hotly-anticipated IPO, their stock price tanked in dramatic fashion. There have been lay-offs, lawsuits and all sorts of bad mojo in the last twelve months. And the guy who’s supposed to be the brains of the operation? He’s reportedly been near tears as he tries to figure out…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
The first expansion pack for Star Wars: The Old Republic comes out Spring 2013
By Jason Schreier Published December 18, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Fear is Gone: My PC Is My Next-Gen Console
There was a moment on Sunday when I thought the PC gamers had been hiding something from me. They’d been telling me that PC gaming wasn’t the complicated hobby that it used to be, that it was more streamlined and less of a pain. They’d told me that I didn’t need to be an auto…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2012 - Uncategorized
Chillingo Lines Up 15 Free iOS Games for the Holidays
When every iOS game on the list for your Best Games of 2012 Sale promotion is free, it’s no longer a sale — it’s a giveaway, and when one of those games is Pony Trails, that’s a steal. Seriously, if you’re into horses or know someone that is, Pony Trails is a nifty little simulator…
By Mike Fahey Published December 18, 2012 -
UncategorizedYour Favourite Games Are Being Ruined By (Hilarious) Glitches
The kids at Corridor Digital certainly know their glitches, because the ones shown in this vid aren’t some abstract hiccups that nobody ever faces. They’re based, pretty literally in some cases, on the kind of things that bring nightmares into the dreams of small children The Glitch [Corridor Digital]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2012