2 May, 2012

Some might argue that the Nintendo Wii was brilliant. Others might say that it ignored core gamers in favor of families. Nintendo’s big boss Satoru Iwata tended towards the latter opinion, and said during an investor Q&A that the company plans to go back to core gamers with the 3DS and Wii U. “The Wii was able to reach a large number of new...

1 May, 2012

It started off as a crazy fighting game starring all of Nintendo’s most famous characters. Mario punching Samus. Pikachu electrocuting Donkey Kong. Link bombing Yoshi. With fluctuating camera angles while remaining on a seeming 2D plain, the series grew as the years wore on. With each title added to the series, some may argue that the chaotic setting of...

30 Apr, 2012

I’ll admit it. Racing games? They’re not really my thing. More at home with a shotgun in my virtual hands than a steering wheel, I’ll confess that I’m more inclined to slip a shooter into my xbox than a racing game. That said, there’s something special about the DiRT series. I’d blame it on nostalgia (I grew up watching my dad...

27 Apr, 2012

As October draws ever nearer, Irrational Games isn’t screwing around when it comes to polishing and finishing BioShock Infinite. It’s no surprise, then, that Irrational’s boss Ken Levine said that the PS Vita BioShock title has been set aside until completion of their high-flying adventure. “These games really are all-consuming...

25 Apr, 2012

Robert Bowling left Infinity Ward in late March. Whether it shocked many is questionable, but it certainly was surprising. Speaking with Game Informer, Bowling said that the decision to create his own studio named Robotoki began right after he resigned from Activision. “Robotoki is focused on being a developer development studio that just happens to make...

24 Apr, 2012

Crysis is back. Prophet is back. Only this time, developers Crytek have opted to turn the story entirely on its head. So what really happens when the hunted becomes the hunter? Reprising the role of Prophet, it’s twenty years after the events of Crysis 2 and you’re back on the streets of New York City … only the Big Apple might not be entirely...

21 Apr, 2012

That’s only part of the story. According to Valve’s head honcho Gabe Newell, Dota 2 will be a free-to-play game along with “some twists.” Why the studio still hasn’t given us Half-Life 3 is a complete mystery, but we digress. In an interview with Seven Day Cooldown, Newell spoke about how Valve plans to make a little dough from its...

17 Apr, 2012

While most of us would settle for a raised bar in the next-gen graphical wars, Epic Games’ Design Director Cliff Bleszinski said that both Microsoft and Sony really haev to step up their games. In an interview with GameSpot during last week’s PAX East extravaganza, Cliffy B said that it has got to be “face-melting,” and they have to pass...