I Love It When A Game Gets Brave With History

I can’t believe no other game had already taken the name Betrayer. I’m also glad that Betrayer isn’t set in space, a fantasy kingdom or a rotting near-future metropolis. It’s instead set in the earliest days of the English colonization of North America, a period very few games – aside from the obvious – have…

Wind Waker fan art by Faith Erin Hicks

Oculus Rift Lets You Visit The…Supermarket

Hahaha, and you thought our glorious virtual reality future was going to be just for games. Nope. It’s going to be used to sell you crap as well. This is a pitch for British supermarket giant Tesco, exploring how the Oculus Rift can be used to “change consumer behaviour” and “communicate your brand’s message”. If…

PS3 & Xbox 360 Emulation Is Coming, Whether You Like It Or Not

I have two retail copies of Wind Waker for two Nintendo platforms in my house, but most times, whenever I get the urge to play it, I play it on PC via emulation. Such is the convenience, and added visual firepower, of the personal computer. Yes, the practice is a haven for people playing games…

The game is called Escape Goat 2. That’s probably all you need to know, right? Here’s the launch trailer for MagicalTimeBean’s Metroid-ish platformer, out now on Steam, GoG and the Humble store. Looks fun!

You Can Cosplay In Secret, Wearing Regular Clothes

Regardless of the personality of the person wearing the outfit, cosplay is an incredibly extroverted pastime by virtue of what it is: a human being walking around dressed as a make-believe character, usually from a fantasy or science-fiction universe. That being the case, it’s certainly not for everyone. At least not all of the time.…

​Infamous: Second Son‘s Protesters Are Terrible At Protesting

It can’t be easy, being an innocent civilian in the world of Infamous: Second Son. The government has put your city on lockdown, everyone’s suspected of terrorism, and a guy with superpowers just blew up your car. It’s enough to make you want to take to the streets and protest. That’s just what a group…

Taken some bizarre, life-altering road trips in your day? Here’s a game that’s probably going to appeal to you. Glitchhikers puts you on the road in the deepest, weirdest recesses of the dark night and opens up the passenger-side door to some pretty weird folks. Find out more here

Interested in writing about games? Last week a bunch of game critics attended the first-ever Critical Proximity mini-conference in San Francisco. I gave a talk; my topic was “Writing games criticism for a mainstream audience.” You can read a text version here. The conference ran last Sunday, March 16, in San Francisco. It was in…

Seven Things You Might Not Know About Street Fighter

Now that we know who the final character in the upcoming Ultra Street Fighter IV is, it seems like a great time to look back on the franchise. Since the franchise is almost 27 years old (!), there’s a ton of trivia to reminisce about. This video by DYKGaming is jam packed with all sorts…

Disney has just purchased Maker Studios—the YouTube network that includes personalities like PewDiePie—for $500 million, with $450 million more possible via performance-based bonuses. Nice haul, YouTubers.