From Tebow Time to the “Tecmo Bowl MMO”

Whatever you think of him, Tim Tebow has made a contribution—if indirect—to video games development. Last fall, as the quarterback was leading the Denver Broncos to an improbable six-game winning streak, David Murray got an idea to create a “Tecmo Tebow” image—Tebow, as an 8-bit Tecmo Super Bowl player, kneeling in the end zone. The…

Taco Bell Blames Vita Contest Debacle on ‘Technical Issues,’ Enrages Misled Winners

More than a week after informing PlayStation Vita contest winners that their entries were invalid, fast food corporation Taco Bell has told them that it messed up, blaming “technical issues” for the confusion. The misled contestants, who were told they won PlayStation Vitas on or around January 30, will all enter a “separate drawing” to…

Horror Game Amnesia Scores A Terrifying Sequel

Gaming site Joystiq reports that it will be called Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. It will feature a wealthy industrialist who is haunted by dreams and disaster following an unfortunate trip to Mexico. [Joystiq]

Introducing ZiGGURAT.

[Editor’s Note: Every month, we pay Tim Rogers to share his unique view of video games. But Tim has gone and made a video game. For free, we’re letting him introduce his new game as only Tim can. He’ll be back later this month with stuff we actually pay him to write. Take it away,…

American Game Developer on Death Row in Iran Receives Family Visit

The fate of American game developer Amir Hekmati, currently on death row in Iran, remains in question weeks after the original deadline for appeal has passed. As we’ve previously reported, Hekmati was arrested in Iran late last summer under allegations of being a CIA spy. In December he issued a public “confession,” the validity and…

Captain Carpet: Creating Arcane Worlds With a Single Mouse Click

Republished from Rock, Paper Shotgun I feel like I’m cheating a little here, because I’m going to tell you that Arcane Worlds aims to be a modern take on Magic Carpet but then I’m going to admit that nothing of the sort yet exists. That idea is something to giddily anticipate but the tech demo…

How Does the Razer Blade Handle Guild Wars 2? See for Yourself

When I asked you folks to suggest games for me to test out the Razer Blade, Guild Wars 2‘s name came up an awful lot. At the time I replied that I wouldn’t have the Blade when the press beta rolled around. Well, turns out I lied. I managed to hold onto the system for…

Watch This Amazing 16-Bit Legend of Zelda PC Case Come to Life Block-By-Block

You’ve seen his classic Final Fantasy-inspired PC cases. Now Richard “8-Bit Builder” Clinton upgrades to 16-bit with his amazing PC case rendition of Link from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. How does he do it? Watch the video and find out. Not only did Dr. Clinton (probably not a doctor) spend…

Six Classic and Contemporary HTML 5 Games You Can Play Free Right Now

A lot has changed since the days when web developers relied almost exclusively on Flash for media-rich interactive content. Although the technology is still very much alive and may not see a replacement anytime soon for certain uses, more and more websites are implementing HTML5 for streaming audio and video, and we are also starting…

Tera Asks Guild Leaders: Are You an MMO-FO?

Tera is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game that emphasizes action-packed combat mechanics over traditional MMO click battles. Bas Rutten is a legendary mixed martial arts fighter with a penchant for kicking his opponents in the liver until they fall down. Put them together and you get a room full of mildly terrified guild…

I Just Spent a Week With a Very, Very Expensive Gaming PC

Alienware has recently launched a new line of its Aurora desktops, a range of very pretty, very expensive gaming PCs. And I just spent a week playing video games on one. The Aurora R4, unlike the mildly surprising X51, sticks firmly to the company’s brief of making high performance hardware at a relatively high cost…

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Guild Wars 2 Beta Sign-Ups Open… For 48 Hours

According to the Guild Wars 2 Twitter account, you have 48 hours to sign up for a chance to beta test this year’s hottest new MMO. You should probably do that. [Guild Wars 2 Beta Page – Thanks, Matthew!]

EA Yanks Busted Battlefield 3 Shooter from App Store

It came in stealthily, like a Navy SEAL on a night mission. And now Battlefield 3: Aftershock ‘s been dishonorably discharged after seemingly falling below EA’s expectations. News of the pulled app comes from Touch Arcade, which cites original source IGN. When reached for comment, EA replied to Kotaku with the same statement seen elsewhere:…

How To Turn Off the Vita’s Background Music

I hope you’re enjoying your brand new PlayStation Vita! If you’re anything like me, you turned it on and enjoyed the refreshing, smooth sounds of the menu music. Then, about an hour later, you realized that it’s actually pretty mind-numbing and started to wish you could turn it off. You’re in luck—it’s very easy to…

Nintendo’s New 3DS Western Is Cool And Worth Playing, Except for One Thing

If you’re left-handed, I have a minor bit of bad news about the terrific, original game that Nintendo started selling on the 3DS eShop today. The game was made for people who are comfortable holding pens in their right hand. Righties, I think you’ll have a great time with this game. Dillon’s Rolling Western is…

Mass Effect 3 Cover Art Has Decidedly Feminine Side

The Femshep love-fest spreads from trailer to box art, as BioWare’s official unboxing of the two-disc Xbox 360 version of Mass Effect 3 reveals reversible cover art for fans of Shepard’s female form. Turn the sheet around, got to have my Femshep. Don’t turn it upside-down, however, because then the whole song reference falls apart.…

WTPT: CD Projekt Won’t Stop Teasing Us With The Witcher 2 on the 360

Teaser trailers are the cruelest of trailers when done right. A second teaser trailer follows yesterday’s look at The Witcher 2 on the 360. How much teasing do we need?! I’m already anxious to finally get my hands on the 360 version, as I’ve got no gaming machine to play the PC version on (I…

This Pokémon Rap Is Hot Like Charmander

I know. You’re skeptical. “Another Pokémon rap? This is going to be terrible,” you’re thinking. But this video, released yesterday by game TV channel The Game Station, is surprisingly awesome. (Except for that last line about masturbation. That part is super-awkward.) It’s worth watching, if only so you can go up to people and say…