Spicy Horse Seeks To Make Akaneiro: Demon Hunters More Awesome With Kickstarter

Today, American McGee’s Spicy Horse video game studio launched a Kickstarter for their free-to-play dungeon crawler – Akaneiro: Demon Hunters.  The Action RPG, which has been in development since 2011 is currently in closed beta with an open beta expected sometime this month.  But, as with all games, there are development costs associated with a release; and that’s where you come in. Read On »

Razer Launches New Sabertooth Controller For Xbox 360

For the gamers looking to get an edge over the competition, Razer have launched a new model of controller entitled the Sabertooth.  The successor to the popular Onza model, the Sabertooth sports many new features and improvements. including (but not limited to): additional inputs in the form of two removable rocking switches, OLED screen for easy customization, raised ABXY buttons and smoother D-pad, and removable braided cord for portability.  All the details on it can be found on the Sabertooth page on the Razer site. Read On »

Microsoft To Drop Price On Surface RT Tablet?

Today, Dealnews feature writer, Louis Ramirez, posited that Microsoft may be looking at the possibility of reducing the price on the Surface RT tablet in the next couple of months by as much as 38%.  Read On »

A Petition To Put Master Chief On The White House Lawn?

Recently, a petition popped up on the internet calling for Halo series protagonist John-117 (AKA The Master Chief) to be honored via a statue on the white house lawn. Read On »

Digifest 2012 with Warren Spector and Marv Wolfman

On October 18, 2012 famed game designer Warren Spector and game writer for Epic Mickey 2, Marv Wolfman, delivered a keynote speech at Toronto’s Corus Quay, as part of Digifest 2012. Focusing mainly on the upcoming Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, the talk detailed Warren Spector’s experiences with the creation process of both the original Epic Mickey and its sequel. Marv Wolfman focused more on his experience of writing for the game, which was interesting and enlightening, particularly with his descriptions of transitioning from comic to videogame writing. Read On »

Forza Horizon Hits The Streets Of Toronto

Xbox Canada today released a new trailer for Forza Horizon featuring a 2012 Aston Martin Vantage and Mercedes SLS AMG tearing down the roads of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Read On »

Transformers Universe Comes To Browsers In 2013

Jagex, the company best-known for the free-to-play MMORPG has finally broken radio silence and released an announcement trailer for the upcoming browser-based MMO, Transformers Universe. Read On »

XSEED Announces Ragnarok Odyssey Release Date And Special Edition

Today, XSEED Games announced that their upcoming PlayStation Vita release Ragnarok Odyssey will be coming out later this month on October 30th.  the title, which is set in the Ragnarok Online universe, takes the form of an action adventure game, instead of a more traditional MMO. Read On »

Ohio State University Marching Band Puts On Video Game Half-Time Show

Now and then in life, I run across something which makes me look at myself and want to push the limits.  Something which inspires me to discover out how high I can soar.

And then I see things which clearly illustrates how puny and pathetic most of my accomplishments will ultimately be.  Things like what the Ohio State Marching Band pulled off this last Saturday,   Aside from it being an amazing feat of coordination, it proves that with skill, innate talent, and tons of practice, you too can be part of an enormous Pikachu. Read On »

CliffyB: Taking His Lancer And Going Home.

As stated on the Epic Games website, Cliff Bleszinski, or He Who Puts Chainsaws On Guns, has stepped down as Epic’s design director and is riding his Brumak out for parts unknown.  From a note to his colleagues: Read On »