For some reason it’s not just news but front page headline news that Disney just shuttered LucasArts, a video game developer and publisher that used to make terrific video games.
Video Games
The Development Hell of Doom 4
Kotaku’s Jason Schreier has an interesting-but-sad look at Doom 4, a game that doesn’t seem anywhere close to completion after five years of development.
Trion’s Defiance: So Far, Definitely Not Full of Shtako
Defiance is both an MMO and a SyFy TV show — the TV show doesn’t arrive until April 15, but the MMO is here, and it’s not too shabby.
WATCH: Finally, Video Games You Play by Peeing
What inspired prince-of-lavatories genius came up with this: video games you play by peeing.
Diablo 3 Director Admits Auction Houses ‘Really Hurt’ Game
Diablo 3‘s former director Jay Wilson apparently admitted the game’s auction houses — both the real-money and traditional in-game mechanisms — “really hurt the game.”
Final Fantasy V Reworked for iPhone, iPad and Available Now — Is FFVI Imminent?
Final Fantasy V for iOS should be comin’ round the mountain later today with significantly reworked graphics by no less than Kazuko Shibuya.
WATCH: The Wii U’s Nifty New Speed Trick
Will wonders never cease? Nintendo’s Wii U, presently the slowest video game console when it comes to opening and closing apps — possibly in the history of video game consoles — was apparently just doused in heavy water vapors.
How Many Tetris Pieces Would It Take to Make Your House?
We FINALLY have a way to calculate how many Tetriminos it would take to build your house.
Rainy Days and BioShock Infinite Reviews Never Get Me Down
I should change the title to read “snowy days,” since that’s what it’s doing here — thanks a bunch, spring! — but let there be BioShock Infinite reviews!
Ken Levine: We’ve Created a Rube Goldberg Device that Yields a Person in BioShock Infinite
Part two of my interview with BioShock Infinite‘s Ken Levine, in which we talk about the game’s linchpin artificial intelligence, Elizabeth and why it’s okay if you blame BioShock for the rise of the Tea Party.
Ken Levine: BioShock Infinite Is Very Much a BioShock Game
BioShock Infinite creative lead Ken Levine says he’d “rather make stuff that has no value.” We cover that and more in the first of my two-part interview with the Irrational Games co-founder.
EA Origin Security Flaw Could Expose Tens of Millions of Players
When it rains, it pours: Electronic Arts, currently grappling with game-breaking SimCity server issues as well as the surprise resignation of CEO John Riccitiello, might have to add “millions of players at risk of being hacked” …
