Sony’s PlayStation Network-related announcement on Tuesday about “Day 1” digital game downloads was both unexpected and inevitable.
Inevitable because digital storefronts are flourishing and putting significant pressure on …
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What If Sony’s Next PlayStation Didn’t Arrive Until 2015?
Imagine the unthinkable: Sony’s next PlayStation, or whatever it’s ultimately called, arrives not next year and not the year after that, but sometime in 2015. Three years out — a lifetime in console years. Could you live …
Borderlands 2 Review: Looting with Purpose
The best thing about Borderlands 2 is that it doesn’t feel like an empty, exploitative raid on our dopamine supplies.
You couldn’t say the same about the original Borderlands, which merely proved that the numbers game of …
Torchlight II Review: I’ve Made a Huge Mistake
To quote George Oscar Bluth, “I’ve made a huge mistake” — I chose to play Torchlight II at the maximum difficulty setting. That would be “elite” in Torchlight II parlance, intended for the very best players.
I’m not …
Project Eternity‘s Chris Avellone: Pitching Publisher-Friendly RPGs ‘Makes Me Want to Slit My Wrists’
Thanks to Kickstarter, Project Eternity is funded, and just like that, an isometric-era roleplaying game by three major “name” designers, responsible for some of the most well-thought-of RPGs in computer gaming history, will …
MinecraftEdu Teaches Students Through Virtual World-Building
A New York City school teacher has crafted a version of Minecraft for schools
Who Needs a PlayStation 4 When You Can Have a ‘PS3 Slimmer’?
If you woke to the news yesterday morning wondering why Sony chose the Tokyo Game Show to out a new slimmer-than-slim PlayStation 3, well, just do the math: The PS3 outsells the Xbox 360 in Japan roughly six to one, whereas …
7 Things I Learned After 15 Hours with Borderlands 2
I’m still working on my review of Borderlands 2, possibly because I’ve spent too much time obsessing over which guns to carry, and not enough time actually playing the game. But that won’t stop me from sharing a few thoughts now …
Kickstarted: Old School ‘Project Eternity’ RPG Gets Funded — Could It Raise $10 Million?
Nintendo: Wii U Is Core Enough and It’s the Most Innovative Game System Ever Made
The Wii U launches in just two months on Nov. 18, once again pitting Nintendo’s ability to create enthralling, never-before-seen gameplay against the less intrepid, core-focused muscularity of competitors like Microsoft and Sony. …
11 Things I’d Like to Know About Nintendo’s Wii U
So we know when it’ll be here and how much it’ll cost, but Nintendo’s Wii U preview event yesterday left several important questions unanswered — most conspicuous of all, the list of day-one launch games.
In case you missed …
Wii U Out November 18, Priced Up to $350, ‘Nintendo TVii’ Unveiled
It was getting close, with autumn knocking, but Nintendo this morning finally announced a release date and pricing for its imminent Wii-quel, the Wii U. The set-top video games system will officially hit shelves in the U.S. on …