Populous Developer Making a New God Sim

Topia is an upcoming iOS game from Crescent Moon and Glenn Corpes, formerly of Bullfrog and one of the brains behind Populous So you can see where some of the inspiration for Topia is coming from. Pitched as “world creation simulation”, you play a “god and shape the land as you choose, by the use…

Um, Maybe You Shouldn’t Have Hidden From the Zombies in That Church…

Artist Patrick O’Keefe has worked recently for a list of clients that include a number of Electronic Arts’ studios, such as Visceral Games and EA Black Box. In today’s gallery, then, you’ll find pieces from games like Dead Space 3, along with other personal and professional work. You can check out more of Patrick’s stuff…

Alan Wake’s More Realistic Bad Guys Are Terrifying

Comedy crew Mega64 are at their best when they’re out in the wild harassing innocent bystanders with obscure video game jokes, so… yeah, this take on Remedy’s Alan Wake is Mega64 at their best. Mega64: ALAN WAKE [mega64]

Oh Man, Somebody Made a Mass Effect Space Strategy Game

Today’s reason why mods are the greatest thing in all of PC gaming: a small team of fans has turned space strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire into a Mass Effect experience. Mass Effect – Dawn of The Reapers is a big mod for Sins that doesn’t just add Mass Effect units and technology…

Two Pro Gaming Mice, One Weekend of Gaming

I spent the weekend giving my trusty Mionix Naos 5000 a rest in favour of two mice from Zowie, a company that caters exclusively to the competitive gaming crowd. It was an interesting weekend. See, normally, whether personally or professionally, I’ve only ever enjoyed the extreme ends of the PC gaming mouse spectrum. A spectrum…

Surprise: Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer Will Arrive Early. And She’s Great.

Don’t you just love having a pet? In the first Borderlands you could satiate your need for a cuddly companion by playing as Mordecai, the sniper expert who was always accompanied by Bloodwing. Depending on the skill tree you chose, Bloodwing’s abilities ranged from deadly to unfairly deadly. I went for unfairly deadly. It was…

A New Zero is the Coolest Shooter I’ve Seen in Years

It may not look like much, but it’s got it where it counts. The game you’re about to see here is A New Zero. It’s under 1MB in size. And is built entirely on procedurally-generated animation. A project that’s been underway for over four years now, it’s built entirely on physics, meaning every single thing…

“This is Like…if Gabe Newell Took Acid…”

“What is this I don’t even” reads the video’s description on YouTube. I’d say that pretty much nails it. [Vinesauce] Vinny – Half-Mind [YouTube, via PC Gamer]

The Most Powerful Man in the Universe is Coming to iOS

This is Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull. Fabulous secret powers were revealed to him the day he held aloft his magic sword and said “By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!” He’s kind of a big deal, and he’s coming to iPhone and iPad to prove it.…

No Wonder That Cave Troll In The Lord of the Rings Was So Pissed Off

I also did not realize that Sean Connery played as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. You learn something new from LEGO parody videos every day! Kudos to Brotherhood Workshop for the hilarious short. And the new perspective. Head over to the Talk Amongst Yourselves forum for more conversations,…

The Endless Classic Gaming References in This Amazing Retro City Rampage Trailer

Retro City Rampage will be out tomorrow for PlayStation Vita, PS3, Steam and GoG. We already told you that. But what we can’t possibly do on our own is identify every gaming in-joke packed into this amazing launch trailer. So let’s do it together. Pick a screen from the trailer. Cap it. Put it in…

One of the Hardest, Meanest Indie Games Ever Gets a More Physical Edition

There’s a reason most indie games come out digitally. All that printing and packing and shipping costs a whole lot of money. And while the convenience of downloadable titles is nice, sometimes you want a physical memento of a game you really love. Edmund McMillen knows how you feel. The game-maker’s The Binding of Isaac…

It Takes Eight Separate Teams To Keep Guild Wars 2 Ticking Along Post-Launch

For an MMORPG like Guild Wars 2, getting the game launched is just a small fraction of its development. The team needs not only to keep developing new content as time goes by, but also to be able to address bugs, security concerns, and balance in existing content as the game evolves. So how does…

Before There Was Angry Birds: Star Wars, There Was Fanmade Angry Birds: Star Wars

Angry Birds: Star Wars doesn’t look half bad! I really like the art style, and if this game adds as many neat new features as Angry Birds Space did a few months ago, it should be really interesting. Now that the crazy crossover is official, it seems like a good time to remember that almost…

The first patches designed to get MW2 map Favela back in the game will be out next week

Watch All Of Final Fantasy VII In Just Five Minutes

Brought to you by Dan Hobart, the man who cut abridged versions of Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and quite a few other Super Nintendo games, here’s all of Final Fantasy VII in five minutes. In case you feel like getting all nostalgic and wistful but you don’t have time to play Square’s classic RPG…

Latest Study To Look At Violent Video Games Claims They Make Teenagers More Aggressive

The battle over whether and how violent media damage the youth of the world who consume them continues apace. Today’s study adds fuel to the argument that yes, violent games are bad for kids. There is a link between increases in physical aggression over time and playing aggressive video games, a team of researchers has…

Can You Figure Out How Much This Game Really Costs?

Good news: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment chose today to reveal how much their December 4 MOBA/DOTA-style Guardians of Middle-Earth game will cost. (The game is like League of Legends but with Lord of the Rings characters. Got it?) Not so good news: You’ll have to read very closely and will still have to be an…

Two Weird New Games Are Coming To Vita Very Soon

Believe it or not, the PlayStation Vita has been quietly picking up steam this fall. Two new Vita games from Japan with weird premises and even weirder titles—Dokuro and Orgarhythm—are coming to the U.S. within the next couple of weeks. First up is Dokuro (pictured above). Out October 16 for $20 on PSN, it’s a…

Eight Game Reviewers Leap Out Of The Shadows To Set Their Sights on Dishonored

Dishonored isn’t available until tomorrow, but reviews for the stealth-action title appeared far and wide today. Reviewers seemed mixed over whether the story writers were too busy hiding in shadows to pay attention to the tale’s conclusion, but seem unanimously agreed on one thing. Stepping into the shoes of an assassin hell-bent on revenge may…