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TVii for the Wii U: Nintendo’s Bold Move Beyond Gaming
We already knew that Nintendo’s Wii U would have streaming apps for Netflix, Hulu and YouTube, but on Thursday, Nintendo announced something more ambitious for its next gaming console, called TVii.
TVii is Nintendo’s attempt …
9 Ways Guild Wars 2 Is Better than Any Other MMO
Here’s a surprise: I’m still infatuated with Guild Wars 2 a week after launch, entering the final 20-level spread of the PvE game with PvP and World vs. World and all the other potential character builds and instanced stories in …
The 11 Things I Like Least About Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 forces you to hunt for bad things to say about it. I mean it — you really have to try. And since I’d rather work a little than glide down another compliment slide, it’s probably time for a gripe post.
They’re …
Back to the Farm: Zynga Launches FarmVille 2
At the height of the FarmVille craze, back in 2010, there were two kinds of Facebook users: those who were addicted to FarmVille, and those whose friends were addicted to FarmVille.
Zynga’s creation wasn’t the first one to let …
Assassin’s Creed III‘s Connor: How Ubisoft Avoided Stereotypes and Made a Real Character
About one year into the making of Assassin’s Creed III, the team at Ubisoft Montreal realized they needed help with their protagonist.
Ubisoft had the concept for a half-Mohawk, half-British assassin named Connor, who would …
The Fall 2012 Video Game Lineup: 15 Games to Watch
There’s something for everyone on this list of fall 2012′s most anticipated PC, console and handheld video games.
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for August 2012
An orbital spacecraft? A way for vampires to finally morph into a cloud of bats and zip around? A bear that can jam like Dick Dale? That and more in our pick of August’s best new Skyrim mods.
Guild Wars 2 Isn’t Just About PvP or World Versus World, Says Producer
Continuing my conversation with Guild Wars 2 executive producer and ArenaNet co-founder and president Mike O’Brien, we cover the game’s action-focused, tactics-minded combat, touch on PvP and World vs. World and the game’s …
World of Warcraft Blocked in Iran: Blizzard (Unexpectedly) Explains Why
Companies. They’ll tell you next to nothing when the chips are down. Ask them if the sky is blue and if the headline story is “Experts Claim ‘Sky Might Be Blue’,” they’ll invariably reply “no comment.”
Someone at World of …
Guild Wars 2 Producer: We’d Turn Off Sales to Preserve the Game Experience
If you’ve had my experience playing Guild Wars 2, you’ve seen few if any in-game hiccups, no random disconnects and no just-trying-to-get-in-the-game server stonewalling. But if you follow online discussion groups, you’ve …
Guild Wars 2: It’s the Pinball Machine of MMOs
Guild Wars 2 is one of those rare games that knocks your life off-kilter like a meteoroid banging into a satellite. That’s how it’s been for me, anyway. I knew it was coming, but, fool that I am, wasn’t paying attention. I’d …
