Posts in “Gaming”
Thoughts On The PlayStation 4
Last night, Sony revealed exciting new details on their entry into the 8th generation of video game consoles, the PlayStation 4. After digesting the almost two-hour long video presentation, reviewing specifications, and drooling over pictures of the new bit of gaming kit, we offer our thoughts on how the PlayStation 4 is shaping up.
War of the Cute – Disney Infinity vs. Skylanders
Just over two years ago, a fierce purple dragon and his friends rushed onto the gaming scene in what was perhaps the one of the most underestimated franchises of this generation: Activision and Toys For Bob’s Skylanders. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures, which officially released in October 2011, introduced a unique gameplay mechanism that saw real-world toy figures being ‘teleported’ into the virtual world of the video game through a peripheral called the Portal (connected to the consoles… Read On »
Talking Castlevania with Producer Dave Cox
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was one of the surprises of the year when it was released back in 2010. Taking a beloved 2D side-scrolling franchise and turning it into a 3D action adventure, all while rebooting the series as a whole was a bold move, but one that paid off, with Lords of Shadow gaining strong critical response across the board and becoming one of the best selling Castlevania games. With a sequel, Mirror of Fate, releasing for the Nintendo 3DS at the start of March, I sat down with Dave Cox, one of the producers of the series, to ask about the upcoming game and the future of the Lords of Shadow series. Read On »
Kids and Video Games
The never-ending debate over the effect of video games on children is something that has spanned the last few decades. Tales of woe from fear-mongers are strewn all over papers and web-blogs every day, warning us of the evil influence that games have on our children. But… what if they are wrong? What does the research have to say? Read On »
Indie Games: Bloober Team’s Deathmatch Village Making Its Way To PS3, PS Vita
Greetings all! This is Michał from Bloober Team, a Polish indie game developer. We’re a bunch of gamers and we’ve set out to create titles we’d want to play ourselves so… let me ask you something. How many F2P games for PS3 do you know? Not so many, I guess. And what about Cross Play? Seems cool but you’d love to use it more often? Well, this is about to change. Read On »
Come Play with Me – A Gamer’s Guide to Non-Gamers
If you’re a gamer, you probably have people in your life that simply cannot fathom why you spend hours sitting in front of a television screen, immersing yourself in an imaginary world. Maybe you even have that significant other who complains and sighs every time you pick up a controller or head to your computer. It’s entertainment, it’s a release, and it’s so much more to those of us that give it a chance – so why can’t others see that? If they’d just try to put themselves in your shoes maybe they’d spend less time mocking or scolding you, and more time gaming with you! Read On »
Aksys Games Announces Muramasa Rebirth
Aksys Games has today announced that they are to release Muramasa Rebirth, a follow-up to Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Read On »
Dead Space 3 to Include Four Unlockable Game Modes
With just a week to go until the release of Dead Space 3, more information is coming out regarding just what purchasers can expect to find on the game’s disc. Read On »
Epic Mickey 2 Developer Junction Point Closes
Junction Point, developer of the Epic Mickey series of games, and helmed by famed game designer Warren Spector, has closed. The news was confirmed today in a statement released to Joystiq by Disney, who thanked Spector and his team for their work on the Epic Mickey titles, and attributed the closure to changes within their Games organization. Read On »
Wargaming Acquires Day 1 Studios For Console Development
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has announced the acquisition of Day 1 Studios for $20 million. Read On »