Borderlands 2 is Gearbox’s chance to properly execute on a concept that only barely came together in 2009’s Borderlands. Borderlands was, in hindsight, propped up largely by a hope and a prayer. Taken only by its design, it’s a collection of parts from multiple genres — the quests of an...
Borderlands 2 isn't the revelation its predecessor was, but it's still something unique.
Yuji Naka cemented his name in the history of video games by programming the original Sonic the Hedgehog. But Naka, once defined by his time at Sega, has now been outside of the company for nearly six years, after forming his own studio, Prope....
The launch trailer for Realms of Ancient War, the latest dungeon crawler by French developer Wizarbox, is now available, celebrating the release of the title on XBLM.
The newly released trailer offers a glimpse of in-game combat, enemy types, and varied environments players can expect to explore through the game.
Realms of Ancient War, which allows players to take on the role of a warrior,...
Publisher Electronic Arts publicly announced its support for the first annual GaymerCon, a new games convention said to focus on the gay, bisexual, lesbian, and transgender community.
"EA believes that to be truly innovative, you must be inclusive. We are proud to be a part of this event," said Ginger Maseda of global diversity and inclusion for EA, in a prepared statement made available in the latest GaymerCon press release.
The event has also gained support from the Xbox Live team and Robert Khoo of Penny Arcade.
Fundraising for GaymerCon initially began on Kickstarter with a goal of $25,000. The project reached its goal in late August, hitting $91,389. GaymerCon is scheduled to take place in late Summer of 2013, while EA is said to have a "significant presence" throughout.
EA to have significant presence throughout event
Often times, stories come and go on game sites without a sense of permanence or a proper archive. Especially so when you're crashing on another site's couch while building your own. This is our attempt to change that -- a collection of all the in-depth, research-based feature stories we've been...
Japanese "battle party" game Tank! Tank! Tank! will bring its four-player tank battles to the Wii U — pitting tank against tank — armed with an all-new game mode named "My Kong."
The asymmetric multiplayer mode gives one player control of...
Downloadable characters for Namco Bandai's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be made available free for download starting October 9th, according to a report in Japanese magazine Famitsu.
Among the characters that will be released include Violet, Dr. Bosconovich, Slim Bob,...
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One of the major attractions at Sony’s multi-floored Tokyo Game Show booth is its revamped HMZ-T2 3D head-mounted display. We got to spend a few...
We take a look at Sony's new HMZ-T2 Personal 3D Viewer at the 2012 Tokyo Game Show. The revamped viewer is lighter than last year's HMZ-T1 and adds a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack in lieu of...
With only 50 days to launch, Halo 4 revealed its Covenant weaponry and a trailer showing the weapons in action today.
The weapons include a Plasma Pistol (a directed-energy weapon capable of semi-automatic firing and a scaled-burst effect which disables electronics), the Needler (fires crystaline shards that home in, impale, and detonate on...
We're on the ground at Tokyo Game Show 2012, and our first port of call was Sony's booth to see the newly slimmed-down PlayStation 3 that the company announced yesterday. The unit isn't dramatically smaller than the previous PS3, which itself wasn't a huge cut down from the launch model, but the...
Capcom and Level 5 released a trailer for their joint 3DS game, Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney at the Tokyo Game Show today.
The trailer is in Japanese only and shows cutscenes and gameplay elements. The trailer also shows conventions from both games included in the game, from the puzzles that Professor Layton solves around town to the courtroom antics of the Ace Attorney.
Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will be released in Japan for the 3DS on November 29th. A version for North America and Europe has not yet been announced.
In the fourth and final "Inside Assassin's Creed 3" video, released today by Ubisoft, the game's developers touch on the varied settings available to players and the ways in which those locations are historically authentic.
Assassin's Creed 3 offers two main cities: Boston and New York. The colonial-era towns, while not quite the bustling metropolises they are today, are still vibrant places inhabited by farmers, ministers, merchants, animals, and, of course, occupying British soldiers. The video highlights some of the historic events that took place in colonial cities, such as the Boston...
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It's incredibly easy to be instantly charmed by Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The game is, after all, gorgeous. But there's a surprising amount of depth hidden beneath some of the best art design the RPG genre has ever seen.
That Ni No...
Project Eternity, developer Obsidian Entertainment's Kickstarter-funded role-playing game, is headed to Good Old Games in a DRM-free format, Obsidian announced in a Kickstarter update.
"You asked and we are delivering," reads an update on Project...
Medal of Honor developer Danger Close used military consultants in making the game, one of whom was SEAL Team 6 member Matt Bissonnette, according to a report on the Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog.
Bissonnette has recently been the subject...
The Unity game engine, a streamlined software development kit for Windows, Mac, mobile devices, and current-gen gaming consoles, will support Wii U development thanks to a partnership between creator Unity Technologies and Nintendo, the companies announced today.
The Unity engine has gained popularity in the past year thanks to its easy-to-use visual interface, and has been implemented in games of varying sizes; from indie hits like 10000000 and Slender, to larger projects like Wasteland 2. The engine's motto is "author once, deploy everywhere," reflected in the ease of porting Unity games...
