There’s this mega-gaming show going on in Germany right now, the European equivalent of our own E3. You’ve might have noticed it echoed on a handful of game blogs, as those who made the trip across the pond attempt to telegraph …
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The 10 Best Android Games for Kids
At Tecca, we love finding the best games and apps for your gadgets. You’ve probably seen our picks for iPad and iPhone, as well as the best games to play on consoles like Xbox and Wii. To complete the lineup, here are our picks …
Dust: An Elysian Tail Is from a Future That Never Happened
Dust: An Elysian Tail is from the future, only one that never happened. A future where 3D never kicked 2D gaming to the curb. A timeline where 2D side-scrollers never vanished from the charts. Playing it feels like falling …
Ouya Game Console: What We Know (and Don’t Know) So Far
The $99 Ouya game console has finished its Kickstarter fundraising drive with more than $8.5 million in the bank, and its creators are now working toward a March 2013 launch for those who backed the project.
As I wrote last …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for July 2012
A tree house by a waterfall? A slew of giant monsters roaming the northern seas? Skyrim meets Minecraft? That and more in our pick of July’s best new Skyrim mods.
Are Tablets like the iPad Poised to Dethrone Game Consoles?
Thank you, Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, the guys behind the bleeding-edge PC shooter Crysis, for confirming in so many words what I’ve been saying for years: Tablet-gaming is here, and it’s a clear and present threat to console …
The Long Hello or Goodbye? Star Wars: The Old Republic Goes Free-to-Play
Back in 2010, someone purporting to be a disgruntled ex-Electronic Arts employee posted an anonymous blog post about the company’s forthcoming Star Wars-based MMO that caused quite a stir. In the note, this acid-tongued incognito …
Yeouch: Video Games Programmed to Zap Players via Shock Collars
Years ago, my parents put in an invisible fence to keep our family dog from running away. The dog wore a shock collar for a while in order to get used to where the boundaries of the yard were located. Within minutes of the …
Ouya: A Wake-Up Call for Video Games
In less than 24 hours, Ouya’s $99 game console has created as much buzz as anything from Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony.
No one who’s written about Ouya has actually seen the thing, but the concept alone is intriguing: an …
‘Spelunky’ Review: A Punishing Platformer That’s Always Changing
Spelunky is the latest in a long line of interesting, downloadable Xbox 360 platformers, with roots in Super Mario Bros. It’s also, by far, the most unforgiving, despite a cartoon facade of stumpy characters, colorful environs …
Iran Announces the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Video Game
Novelist Salman Rushdie has so far escaped the decades-old call for his death in the real world, but in the video game universe he may not be so lucky. This week the government-sponsored Iranian Islamic Association of Students …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for June 2012
Our pick of this month’s best new Skyrim mods.