Star Citizen Pledge Drive Adds Kickstarter Support

Game designer Chris Roberts, known for the Wing Commander games of yore, made a big splash last week when he announced Star Citizen, a return to the spaceflight genre. The announcement was so well-received, in fact, that Roberts Space Industrties, the website set up for the in-house crowdfunding initiative, crashed. Hard. Although the website is…

Walking Dead: Episode Three – Long Road Ahead is now available on the iPad. Play it, and then resume waiting

Is Dear Esther Still Poignant During a Speed Run? Let’s Watch and Find Out.

Indie sensation Dear Esther won lots of praise for its distinctive feel and moody narrative when it came out earlier this year. Even though it’s short, The Chinese Room’s experimental title is the kind of experience you take your time with so that the mournful vibe and lushly drawn virtual world can seep into your…

Mystery Manor Blitzes Its Way to the iPad

Every day more and more social games are dipping their toes into the mobile market, perhaps hunting for firm footing in the face of Facebook’s big mobile push. Now one of the social networks most beloved hidden object tiles takes the iPad plunge with Mystery Manor Blitz Mystery Manor is one of those relaxing object…

My Awesome New Borderlands 2 Gun Won’t Stop Judging Me

Like I mentioned yesterday, I felt like I was in a rut for a little while with my Borderlands 2 arsenal. But suddenly, upon starting the first, pirate-themed DLC, I wound up with an embarrassment of great weaponry. When it rains, it pours (bullets). Among the guns I got was a unique Hyperion sniper rifle…

CastleVille Halloween Tricks Quests: Everything You Need to Know

CastleVille‘s Halloween event has expanded far beyond simply growing spirits in your Kingdom, as you can now build a Haunted House, grow pumpkin crops and much more to celebrate the holiday. While we’ve already brought you a complete guide to completing the game’s Halloween Treats quests, the second you plant your first Pumpkin in your…

The Next Game From The People Behind The Witcher Is Called Cyberpunk 2077

We’ve known for a while that CD Projekt Red, the folks who make those great Witcher role-playing games, are making a new sci-fi game. Previously codenamed “Cyberpunk,” it now has an official title. Cyberpunk 2077 It also has a new official website Here’s CD Projekt Red on their new cybery, punky game, which is based…

Gaze Upon The Various Shapes Jake Will Take In The 3DS Adventure Time Game

Man, I didn’t realize today was going to be Tina-posting-about-Adventure Time day when I got into the office. If I knew I would have brought in a bunch of candy to eat ferociously while pretending I was eating citizens of the Candy Kingdom. (Cause why not? I don’t know why!) Jake’s stretching into various forms…

This List of Video Games Sampled by Hip-Hop Artists Said Knock You Out

Rappers love Pac-Man. I mean, everyone loves Pac-Man. But this list at Spin’s website—which catalogs 50 rap songs that have sampled game music for their beats—testifies to the abiding love affair MCs have for the hungry video game icon. There have been a lot of Super Mario samples and some genuine surprises—who sampled Actraiser?!—lurk in…

Old Is New: This Year’s Best Games Are All About The Classics

This fall, we’ve been getting the best sort of déja vu. From Dishonored to XCOM, many of the best games of the fall have learned from past classics and reworked them into smart, satisfying, fresh-feeling games. Is this new appreciation for 90’s classics a trend, or an anomaly? What exactly does “old-school” mean? Does the…

Only In Adventure Time Is Kicking Your Friend’s Butt Okay

There are more than a few Adventure Time games out there, including the as of yet unreleased 3DS game (which is shaping up pretty nicely). But of the iOS games out there, this one is actually fun and riffs on the delightfully silly humor that makes the show so great. Jumping Finn Turbo is a…

Avast, you Apple-owning whoresons! The Witcher 2 is now available for Mac

It’s Like Dungeon Keeper, But Uglier

Okay, I have mixed feelings about A Game of Dwarves, a new strategy-sim game that the folks at Paradox will release on Steam next week. On one hand, it looks like a lot of fun! You run a dungeon full of dwarves, sending them off to train and defend and research and mine and do…

Rockstar is hoping to hear your ideas about Grand Theft Auto V‘s multiplayer.

I’m Sure I’d Love Dishonored… If It Didn’t Make Me Sick.

I really want to keep playing Dishonored I have a digital copy, all neatly installed via Steam. It works perfectly well. I’ve loaded it and started playing, more than once. The controls are nothing I can’t handle, and I have the long patience for a game full of stealth. I play nearly every game slowly…

Chapter Nine Brings the Prince of Power to Avengers Alliance

Marvel’s mighty Facebook game just got a fair bit mightier with the launch of Chapter Nine, the challenge of Excelsior Mode, and the one and only (give or take a couple dozen) son of Zeus—the incredible Herc. You can call him Hercules. One of Marvel’s more down-to-Earth demigods is now available to join the ranks…

What I Learned From In-Game Ads: Dunkin’ Donuts is Way Better Than Century 21

Seventeen days ago, I told the world how happy I was to build a virtual Dunkin’ Donuts in my virtual city in the Facebook game SimCity Social World, I have an update regarding another famous brand. Century 21? The real estate people? Their virtual storefront stinks. This is not an opinion. This is math. In…

Aveline’s Backstory And Ass-Kicking Ability Shine In This Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation Story Trailer

Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation stars Aveline, a woman who winds her way through every social stratum in colonial New Orleans. She is, from everything we’ve seen so far, a devastatingly effective Assassin. But what brought her to the Assassins in the first place? This trailer teases out her story, wrapped in the dark side of…

The Power to Shape Entire Planets, Now Only $.99

It used to be if a guy wanted the ability the mold an entire celestial sphere to suit his fancy he’d need to make a pact with some sort of all-powerful otherworldly being. Today all one must do is drop $.99 on Topia World Builder More of a toy than a proper game, Crescent Moon…

You Can Voice-Chat On the Wii U While Gaming, But There’s a Catch [UPDATE 2]

The Wii U will support in-game voice chat, but you’ll be forgiven if you’re not sure exactly how that will work. Nintendo hasn’t shown an official headset for the Wii U and the Wii U’s Pro Controller—the one that looks a lot like an Xbox 360 controller—doesn’t even have a port to connect one. So…