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  • Indie Quickie: Dragon Fantasy: Book I

    Indie Quickie: Dragon Fantasy: Book I

    It takes a lot longer to fully review a game than it does to get a good sense of what a game is. Even with a full-time staff of writers it would be impossible to fully review the thousands of games that are released every […]

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  • Indie Quickie: Steve Jackson’s Sorcery!

    Indie Quickie: Steve Jackson’s Sorcery!

    It takes a lot longer to fully review a game than it does to get a good sense of what a game is. Even with a full-time staff of writers it would be impossible to fully review the thousands of games that are released every […]

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  • Contest: Capcom Arcade Cabinet Game Pack Giveaway

    Contest: Capcom Arcade Cabinet Game Pack Giveaway

    Released last week in full, the Capcom Arcade Cabinet is a compilation series of retro 8-bit arcade classics, now available on PSN and XBLA in an all-in-one pack for $29.99, in cheaper bundle packs of three games, or individually so players can pick and choose […]

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  • Silicon Studio Provides YEBIS 2 Middleware for PS4 and Xbox One Development

    Silicon Studio Provides YEBIS 2 Middleware for PS4 and Xbox One Development

    Accompanying this week’s Xbox One unveiling, game developer and middleware provider Silicon Studio has announced its official partnership with Microsoft to make the company’s YEBIS 2 post-processing tools, previously showcased in the Agni’s Philosophy Final Fantasy tech demo, available to developers working on the new […]

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  • Infinite Crisis Introduces Gaslight Joker and Shazam

    Infinite Crisis Introduces Gaslight Joker and Shazam

    The latest Infinite Crisis Champion Profiles introduce us to Gaslight Joker (AKA the “Laughing Butcher”) and, from the universe of Prime, the mighty Shazam. One dual wields a meat cleaver with a pig leg and commands a pack of dirty rodents, the other calls upon […]

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  • A Closer Look at the Hardware and Peripherals of Xbox One

    A Closer Look at the Hardware and Peripherals of Xbox One

    When the Xbox One was revealed earlier this week, Microsoft’s Xbox press site didn’t immediately update with product assets so there wasn’t much to post other than screen grabs from the live stream and a few official console pics. However, a host of hi-res hardware […]

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  • Inherit the Samurai Way in Shin Megami Tensei IV

    Inherit the Samurai Way in Shin Megami Tensei IV

    A new gameplay trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV has been released, explaining what it means to follow the way of the samurai. One of five 18-year-olds to make the pilgrimage to Mikado Castle and successfully complete the Gauntlet Rite, players will join the elite […]

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  • 1920’s Vaudeville Platformer <em>Contrast</em> Casts Shadow on PC, PSN, XBLA

    1920’s Vaudeville Platformer Contrast Casts Shadow on PC, PSN, XBLA

    Indie developers sure love to reinvent the classic platformer, putting new twists on the time tested mechanic of running and jumping from left to right through a side-scrolling environment. With Contrast, Compulsion Games is combining the second and third dimensions for a unique puzzle platforming […]

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  • Dragon’s Crown Explains the Differences Between Dwarves and Elves

    Dragon’s Crown Explains the Differences Between Dwarves and Elves

    In fantasy lore, Dwarves and Elves are always at opposite ends of the racial spectrum, and they usually don’t like each other very much either. I don’t know what their relationship is like in the world of Dragon’s Crown, but in terms of stature and […]

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  • Tiny Brains to Conduct Co-op Puzzle Experiments on Next-Gen Consoles

    Tiny Brains to Conduct Co-op Puzzle Experiments on Next-Gen Consoles

    Former developers from EA and Ubisoft with credits to blockbuster franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Dead Space have banded together to form a new indie studio called Spearhead Games. In stark contrast to their previous M-rated works–and the imagery that may subsequently be conjured up […]

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