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Hi, my name is Allistair. I live in Austin. If I'm ever in your city, please come visit me in my minivan. I have many fresh diapers. No worries!
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It Came from Japan! Laplace's Demon

[It Came from Japan! is a series where I seek out and review the weirdest, most original and enjoyable titles that never left the Land of the Rising Sun.] There are some games that live up to the hype, but then there are a fe...   more

It Came from Japan! Laplace's Demon photo

Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble

[For a glimpse at Defiance (the game) and its new PvP modes, check out our recent preview and return here for a look at the TV series.] “Four years ago, both we and Syfy knew we were going to do this, but we were like, ...   more

Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo


Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo
Going all in: Defiance is Syfy and Trion's biggest gamble photo



Preview: Defiance

The wasteland of Fallout may be impressive in terms of scale and detail, but I always feel a bit lonely in it. Defiance is such a world, but it’s one constantly shared with other players. At any time, your clan may s...   more

Preview: Defiance photo


Preview: Defiance photo
Preview: Defiance photo
Preview: Defiance photo
Preview: Defiance photo
Preview: Defiance photo
Preview: Defiance photo



We have a file on you: The tools & tricks of social games

Meet Melissa. She's a forty-year-old mom who has recently become hooked on DragonVale, a free-to-play iOS game. She is what social game analysts call a whale. No, this isn't a comment on her physical stature or deep, raspy...   more

We have a file on you: The tools & tricks of social games photo

Take a peek at Chaos on Deponia, coming Nov. 6

Daedalic's charming adventure series Deponia is making a return next month. Yeah, I had no idea either. The game is being labeled a sequel -- not a chapter -- even though the last one came out only two months ago. The above ...   more

Take a peek at Chaos on Deponia, coming Nov. 6 photo

The trials, tribulations and rebirth of Ultima Forever

“We went back in time to go forward," Ultima Forever creative director Paul Barnett said during a GDC Online presentation, Wednesday, on the game's tumultuous production history. Ultima IV is one of those much praised g...   more

The trials, tribulations and rebirth of Ultima Forever photo

It Came from Japan! Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti

It’s 1988 and Namco has just released one of the most violent, critically acclaimed horror-themed games to ever hit an arcade. Splatterhouse was unlike anything else at the time. It was a game made by horror fans, fo...   more

It Came from Japan! Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti photo

Bioware Austin win most awards at GDC Online

Despite having a hard time with employment and keeping membership afloat this year, GDC Online's judges sent Bioware Austin home with four awards for its Star Wars MMO The Old Republic. The developer won four awards in its si...   more

Bioware Austin win most awards at GDC Online photo

BioShock creator Ken Levine is playable in XCOM

In dark times, pray upon your gaming gods and you shall receive redemption. Or, at least, Ken Levine.Irrational Games founder and BioShock creator Levine makes a cameo in Firaxis Games' XCOM reboot as a hidden hero character....   more

BioShock creator Ken Levine is playable in XCOM  photo

Review: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

I dream of XCOM. I have fever dreams where I debate using my assault soldier’s Run and Gun ability to flank an alien or play it safe and stay behind cover. I wish I was kidding or being hyperbolic, but I’m not....   more

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It Came from Japan! King of Demons

[It Came from Japan! is a series where I seek out and review the weirdest, most original and enjoyable titles that never left the Land of the Rising Sun. For the month of October, the series will focus on games that may make ...   more

It Came from Japan! King of Demons photo

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Now available as a 16-bit GIF!

In what has to be one of the longest, most laborious GIFs I've ever come across, Pixel Masher has recreated Raiders of the Lost Ark in a 897-frame image file. Even better, it's now modeled as a 16-bit adventure game. It's lik...   more

Raiders of the Lost Ark: Now available as a 16-bit GIF! photo

From the goat shack to Kickstarter: The origin of Stoic

A developer talking passionately about its game, a journalist receiving answers to questions without fail, and nothing in between keeping either side from doing what they set out to do. This is how it should be, but it rar...   more

From the goat shack to Kickstarter: The origin of Stoic photo

Hey, potheads: 311 comes to the Rock Band Music Store

In middle school, I had a giant afro, wore FUBU pants, and listened to 311 all the time. And, I didn't even smoke weed! Though I don't often return to 311 these days, I still have a soft spot for their music, especially the o...   more

Hey, potheads: 311 comes to the Rock Band Music Store  photo

It Came From Japan! Tetris Battle Gaiden

[It Came from Japan! is a series where I seek out and review the weirdest, most original and enjoyable titles that never left the Land of the Rising Sun.] We all have that one so-called classic that we groan at when we see...   more

It Came From Japan! Tetris Battle Gaiden photo

Getting It Right: Resident Evil

Something happened between 2002 and 2003. Gamers and critics suddenly stopped praising Resident Evil as one of gaming's best series and started calling it dated, clunky, and boring. Take Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Upon ...   more

Getting It Right: Resident Evil photo




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