Warp review
ET goes home in Trapdoor Inc’s energetic stealth-action blast.
PlayStation 3, Puzzle
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BAFTA crowns Portal 2 game of the year
Valve sequel and Battlefield 3 each win three awards at London ceremony.
3Square Enix to publish Quantum Conundrum in Europe
Square Enix has confirmed that it is to publish Quantum Conundrum, the upcoming puzzler from Kim Swift of Portal fame, in Europe. Announced last year, Quantum Conundrum casts players as a child dropped on the doorstep of a mad inventor uncle's mansion, tasking them with solving a succession of physics-based puzzles using the Interdimensional Shift Device. More >
2011 round-up: reviews
The year of the shooter.
Trine 2 review
Frozenbyte's puzzle platformer is visually dazzling enough to distract from its problems.
Where Is My Heart? review
An illusory puzzler that's easy to fall for.
BurgerTime World Tour's evolution
Hudson Entertainment's former president on updating retro games and exposing more players to Japan's eccentricity.
1Okabu review
HandCircus' PS3 debut fails to play as colourfully as it looks.
Burnout Crash! review
Crash mode returns, but it's no Burnout.
3Jonathan Blow interview
The Witness and Braid developer on puzzles, freedom, Minecraft and the future of consoles.
4Report: Catherine delayed in Europe
MCV reports that publisher Deep Silver has chosen to delay the European release of Team Persona's erotic thriller Catherine until Q1 2012. No reason is given for the delay, though it appears a safe bet that Deep Silver has opted against putting the quirky Atlus puzzler up against all the other Q4 big hitters, which seems a sensible decision.
Portal co-creator unveils Quantum Conundrum
Kim Swift's next project is a firstperson puzzler called Quantum Conundrum, which is due on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam early next year. It casts players as a child dropped on the doorstep of an inventor uncle's laboratory-cum-manor-house, with puzzles solved using the Interdimensional Shift Device. Batteries dotted around the map allow you to change 'dimensions' at will, with each giving the world and objects in it different properties. For Swift's video walkthrough of the game's early moments, follow the source link below.
2Limbo confirmed for PSN and Steam
Last year’s Live Arcade hit headed to other platforms, developer Playdead confirms.
Former Team Bondi staff reveal troubled LA Noire development
Anonymous sources describe excessive crunch, no overtime pay and question leadership.
Portal 2 sells 3 million
Valve founder Gabe Newell revealed that the EA-published sequel had passed three million sales at the Games For Change event in New York City yesterday. For the sake of comparison, the original Portal had sold four million copies across all platforms except Steam by the time its sequel was released in April.
EA: Cross-platform publishing is gaming’s “greatest innovation”
CEO John Riccitiello says there’s still plenty of room for innovation on existing hardware platforms.
The story of Chime Super Deluxe: getting the right look
In his final blog of the series, Zoë Mode's Brynley Gibson explains how the studio gave Chime a makeover.
LA Noire Review
Team Bondi's astonishing facial animation drives this uncommonly mature - and thrilling - adventure.
1Portal 2 Review
Valve's follow-up is not only hugely polished, but also laugh-out-loud funny.
Chime Super Deluxe Review
Zoe Mode's reworking continues to cast its meditative spell, but retains the original's lack of focus.