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The Unfinished Swan and The Art of Making A Mess
Playing The Unfinished Swan feels a lot like being three years old. You make a terrible mess, and then when someone asks you “Why did you do that?” the only real answer you have is that, weirdly, it felt right. There was just something about that wall that begged to be drawn on with crayons,…
By Chris Person Published October 22, 2012 -
The Only People Who Can Play the New BioShock Infinite Web Game Are People Who Pre-Order BioShock Infinite
There’s a new BioShock web game out today, from the people who made the pretty cool puzzle game Cogs. Would you like to play it? Then pre-order BioShock Infinite Did you already pre-order BioShock Infinite? Then cancel that pre-order and pre-order again. (So says the official FAQ.) The web game, BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution, certainly…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 22, 2012 -
A New Borderlands Game Is Coming to iOS Before The End of October
An advertisement in the official Borderlands 2 strategy guide says that the popular shooter series will come to iPhone and iPad by the end of October. The ad, first discovered by a Gearbox forum poster (and confirmed by Kotaku this morning), announces Borderlands Legends, an iOS game that “will blow your mind.” Here’s the full…
By Jason Schreier Published October 22, 2012 -
Celebrating Major League Gaming going global, Gameloft’s Modern Combat 3 is on sale for $.99 on iOS and Android.
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2012 -
Jumping Finn Turbo Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Flight games might be my favorite kind of game for mobile devices. The repetitive notions and addictive quality are a perfect match for the style of play I want to experience in bite-sized increments. I’ve been playing Jumping Finn Turbo—a flight game based on the Adventure Time series—obsessively these past few days. And the further…
By Tina Amini Published October 22, 2012 -
Here’s What the Multiplayer Looks Like (So Far) in the Next Game from the Creators of Minecraft
Forget about fantasy and those armless creepers. Mojang’s next game is going sci-fi. We’ve already seen one glimpse at an early build of 0x10c, but that one didn’t have sound. The newest video uploaded by Mojang CEO Markus “Notch” Persson lets you hear the blasters and computer interfaces, as well as offering a glimpse at…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 22, 2012 -
Cave Continues Putting Out the Prettiest Shoot-em Ups on iOS
When the bullets start flying on October 26, shmup fans will be too busy dodging and shooting to appreciate how pretty DoDonPachi Maximum looks on the iPhone and iPad. Thank goodness for screenshots. Shoot-em up master Cave is bringing this fresh new take on DoDonPachi to iOS devices later this week. Riffing on previous games…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2012 -
Ubisoft is ‘Fast-Tracking’ The Assassin’s Creed Movie That You May or May Not Have Wanted
One or more Assassin’s Creed games a year plus Assassin’s Creed comics, Assassin’s Creed novels and Assassin’s Creed animated shorts are not enough for Ubisoft, which remains anxious to create the thing that all great video games need: an official Hollywood-made movie. The latest incremental news about the movie is that Ubisoft is partnering with…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 22, 2012 -
Looks like “Michael“, one of the best commercials in video game history, is getting a sequel tomorrow.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 22, 2012 -
The Wizard of Oz Facebook Game Will Get You, My Pretty
But not your little dog, because contrary to several canine-centric pages, your little dog should not be using Facebook. Spooky Cool Labs is bringing the classic film to Facebook, potentially creating the world’s first million member yellow brick road march. An article over at The Hollywood Reporter this morning describes a fully 3D adventure that…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2012 -
Episode Five of The Walking Dead Should Be Out by December, Along With This Snazzy Retail Edition
Maybe your bandwidth sucks or memory storage space in your device of choice is at a premium. But if you haven’t played Telltale’s excellent Walking Dead games yet for the above reasons, the developer will be going to make it a bit easier for PS3 and Xbox 360 owners this winter. The episodic adventure experience…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 22, 2012 -
Zerg Rushes, Suicide Attacks and Splash Damage: How Real Insect Warfare is Similar to StarCraft
Editor’s note: Our guy at Thwacke, a Canadian outfit that advises game developers in all things science, writes to us and says he’s got an expert who can explain how the Zerg in StarCraft have a whole lot in common with real insects. Are we interested? Of course we are! Read on, unless you’re squeamish……
by Rajee Rajakumar Published October 22, 2012 -
The Sequel To Corpse Party Is Coming To America
Japanese horror game Corpse Party pleased (and creeped out) a lot of Americans when it came out for PSP last fall—the morbid, horrifying adventure game is also surprisingly delightful. So it’s great news to hear that publisher XSEED Games is also localizing the sequel, to be digitally released for PSP this winter. Perhaps this is…
By Jason Schreier Published October 22, 2012 -
What Facebook is Playing This Week: Less Bubble Safari, That’s for Sure
Last week Zynga’s Bubble Safari was in fourth place in the app leaderboards with 4.9 million daily active users. This week it’s in the eighth place with only 3.6 million. Has the world finally realized that monkeys are giant jerks? Perhaps they’re all moving on to FarmVille 2, which is up by 600,000 this week.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2012 -
Pinch the Sugary-Sweet Cheeks of Guild Wars 2
Canadian artist Jeffufu, a big Guild Wars 2 fan, has been paying tribute to the game of late with some amazingly adorable pieces of fan art. We’ve got a Golem having a tea party. A Jackalope’s field trip. And some Quaggans cuting up the joint. There’s four images here, with more at the link below.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2012 -
The Wedding of the Dead Craves Brains, Not Cake
Josiahx was recently married, and decided to do something a little different for his wedding photo. Like turn the celebration into a zombie apocalypse story. Not with dress-ups and a ton of money spent, though, just through the magic of Photoshop. You can see how the image was put together in the neat little timelapse…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2012 -
By The End Of The Month, The PS3 Will No Longer Be Fighting Diseases
After five years, 15 million users and over 100 million computation hours having been crunched, Sony’s partnership with Stanford University’s Folding@home project will draw to a close at the end of the month. The program, which has allowed PS3 owners to donate their console’s processor towards crunching scientific data for the university’s Alzheimer’s research team,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2012 -
Disney is “Pouring Money” Into Something Called Toy Box
It’s yet to have been officially announced by the company, but in an interview with the New York Times, chief executive Robert A. Iger mentions a project called Toy Box, which is apparently an “ambitious” initiative. The article says it’s “a console game with extensive mobile and online applications”, and will involve “various Pixar and…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2012