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Jennifer Hale and Oliver Vaquer, the voice actors behind the Lutece Twins, sat down with GameTrailers to talk about their roles in BioShock Infinite. The pair touch on how they both had to read each character's scripts, how it was like working together, and where they'd want to go if they could rip open tears. And then things get weird. more
The game industry tells us many things in order to justify its various activities. Multiplayer is added to so many games because solo experiences are dying. Online passes are needed because used games are killing creativity. ... more
Animal Crossing is a series about doing whatever you want, with a few loose goals put in place if you choose to pursue them. It's one of the least punishing series ever made. One of the few times you might feel anything unple... more
What is Hardware: Shipbreakers? It was a question that I asked myself several times after watching the trailer that Blackbird Interactive, founded by ex-Homeworld developers, released last month. The admittedly gorgeous video... more
It's possible that our earlier coverage of Divekick was a little to fast-paced for you to handle, so we sent Spencer Hayes to get further into the mind of its creator, Adam "Keits" Heart. In this interview, we learn the orig... more
During Namco Bandai Games' Manhattan press conference last week, where they showed off the likes of Armored Core: Verdict Day and Dark Souls II, I had the chance to sit at a round-table with Tales series producer Hideo Baba. ... more
In yet another stellar interview, Spencer Hayes speaks with Justin Elliot of Cardboard Computer about their game, Kentucky Route Zero, which took the IGF award for "Excellence in Visual Arts." But it's the way player choice is managed that has captured Spencer's interest in this unique, narrative-driven title. more
"This year, the industry has had a lot of changes," Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing and Digital Sales at Namco Bandai Games America said at the company's Gamer's Day press conference last week. "The way the consumer... more
Spencer Hayes caught up with NVIDIA project manager Justin Walker at GDC 2013, where he was showing off Project Shield, a handheld gaming device capable of playing Android games and streaming PC titles direct from the user's... more
Yes, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is very real, and it's pretty damn amazing. Ubisoft took the best open-world experience of last year, and then proceeded to turn up the stupid to 11 by filling the game with obnoxious amounts of n... more
In this interview recorded at GDC 2013, Spencer Hayes talks with game designer Henry Smith while simultaneously playing his game, Spaceteam. Seeing as Spaceteam primarily consists of yelling at other people and tel... more
Yesterday on Mash Tactics, Rick "King Foom" Olson sat down with the development team at Yacht Club Games to show off their totally awesome new project, Shovel Knight. With just three days remaining in its Kickstarter funding... more
So, you saw the gameplay reveal yesterday, you saw the screenshots, and yet, you still want more Dark Souls II. Of course! Why wouldn't you?! Well, good news for you, as it just so happens a round-table discussion with Dark S... more
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GameSpot? Time? New York Times? And now Rolling Stone? Everyone wants a piece of Shigeru Miyamoto! If he's so willing to speak to anyone and everyone, why hasn't he spoken to us yet? We need to arrange a pow-wow as soon as po... more
No one is going to dispute that the entire Epic Mickey franchise was the Matterhorn of unrealized potential. How much of that was due to developer Junction Point Studio's lofty ambitions versus Disney's demands and constraint... more
Next to Hearts of Iron, the Victoria series is the Paradox Interactive grand strategy title I have the least experience with. There are a couple of things that have contributed to this, but the most influential one is my decl... more
It's obvious Sony is going all out by getting all of the indie game makers they can. They've been getting all sorts of developers on board for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and especially the PlayStation 4. Most of the... more
Remember Me is an exciting new title Capcom plans to publish this coming June, and put together by Paris-based developers Dontnod Entertainment. The intriguing cyberpunk adventure follows Nilin, an elite memory hunter who tr... more
Evoland, an exploration of adventure games' evolution from independent developer Shiro Games, is currently available for PC through Steam and GOG.com, with an iOS release due later this month. However, given the nature of the... more
Last week's Sup Holmes (now on iTunes) had me biting my tongue at a constant pace. Paul "Farmer Gnome" Greasely is one of those developers who takes their own amazing ideas for granted in a way that leaves you wanting to sha... more
I recently got the chance to attend Anaheim Wondercon 2013, swinging by the Capcom booth in hopes of scoring some cool Monster Hunter swag. I must admit however, it was a bit disappointing to see how heavily the company conti... more
With Fire Emblem: Awakening released on 3DS and seeing quite the success, many may be wondering what that could mean for developer Intelligent Systems' other franchise, Advance Wars. When inquired about the possibility of a n... more
Just before he left to go on a likely well-deserved holiday, I had the opportunity to pester Obsidian's Chris Avellone about his role in inXile's upcoming RPG, Torment: Tides of Numenera. Chris is a veteran of RPGs, par... more
We've seen Capybara's Super Time Force at the last three PAXs in a row, and every time there have been some major updates that improved the overall quality of the experience. This past PAX East saw the biggest change as playe... more
For many Behemoth fans, the wait for BattleBlock Theater has felt like an eternity. In some ways, it really has been, as these past four or five years have been approximately half of a console's lifecycle. But what went on du... more
Adam Sessler and Rev3 Games brings two noteworthy turn-based designers together in the same room to chat and hug it out. On one end is X-COM (1994) creator Julian Gollop; the other is occupied by 2012 XCOM reboot designer Ja... more
Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman informed us in a meeting yesterday that they are constantly adding games to Ouya ahead of its retail launch this June, with new additions piling on nightly. About 8,000 developers are on board with the O... more
XSEED Games and Grasshopper Manufacture's Suda51 showed us Killer Is Dead this past week during the Game Developers Conference here in San Francisco. Once we were done checking out the gameplay, XSEED opened up the meeting to... more
I, along with many of you, was pretty surprised to learn that Grasshopper Manufacture merged with GungHo Online Entertainment earlier this year. Personally, I was worried that this would ultimately hurt Suda51's studio, but a... more
Sony revealed several more indie titles last night during the Game Developers Conference that are set to hit the PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and even PlayStation 4. Sony has been showing a lot of support to smaller devel... more
[Note: The images used in this article are from the PC version of Retribution.] Developer Zombie Studios has announced that its free-to-play first-person shooter, Blacklight: Retribution, will be coming to the PlayStation 4... more
In one of the more business-oriented discussions Jonathan Holmes had at PAX East, Sam Ee describes his new company, Asobogo, which seeks to offer crowdfunding and distribution of indie games on a single platform. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
Rounding out our recent coverage of Zombie Studios' horror game Daylight, I have a little more from my chat last week with studio creative head Jared Gerritzen and writer Jessica Chobot. With the studio behind Blacklight: Ret... more
While at PAX East this weekend, Holmes took a swing by the merchandise booth of Mega64 to discover what drives them to produce their unique brand of satirical humor and who they're trying to reach with it. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
In another fast-paced interview from PAX East, Jonathan Holmes talks with James Spafford of Media Molecule to discover what makes Tearaway so special. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
Shovel Knight was given our coveted "Must Play" award at PAX East, and with good reason. Jonathan Holmes caught up with Sean Velasco of Yacht Club Games to find out what it is that makes this retro-inspired platformer so dang special. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
After a busy day of new announcements, panels, and hands-on demonstrations, Capcom producer Rey Jimenez took the time to sit down with me this past weekend and discuss DuckTales Remastered in more detail. Jimenez had a lot to... more
One of the biggest reveals to come out of PAX East this year is Transistor from Supergiant Games, developers of Bastion. Holmes pinned down Supergiant co-founder Amir Rao to get you the skinny on this new action-strategy title. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
Jonathan Holmes is a maniac. He's been running around PAX East shoving microphones in faces and forcing immediate and swift responses. In this installment of Talk Fast, Holmes pins down Phil Tibitoski of Young Horses to get a straight dirt summary of Octodad: Dadliest Catch. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
For a game that hasn't been released yet, Monaco sure has won a lot of awards. It was bestowed with the Seumus McNally Grand Prize and the Excellence in Design award back at GDC 2010. The co-op heist caper game has come... more
In another rapid-fire interview from PAX East, Jonathan Holmes talks with James Silva of Ska Studios about their upcoming brawler, Charlie Murder. Check out more of Holmes' Talk Fast interview series! more
Yesterday we told you about how Saints Row IV will have a very robust downloadable content plan much like Saint Row: The Third's. Many of you were understandably disappointed, but it's not as bleak as you might assume. I spok... more
Super Time Force is the latest title in the works by the lunatics over at Capybara Games that sees you in control of an assortment of heroes using time travel to save the day. They've thought up so many crazy characters ... more
Jools Watsham of Renegade Kid, the studio behind Mutant Mudds and the recent ATV Wild Ride 3D, unveiled a new 3DS first-person shooter at PAX this week: Cult County. Jonathan Holmes wanted to get the skinny on all these ware... more
Poor, poor THQ. A series of catastrophic mistakes led to the 23-year-old company's closure earlier this year. Among the more notable mistakes was the uDraw tablet, originally released in 2010 exclusively on Wii where it becam... more
After catching a glimpse of Zombie Studios' Daylight in action yesterday, I hope you're in the mood for more on the horror title. I spoke with studio creative head Jared Gerritzen earlier this week about how the game will lev... more
With BioShock Infinite mere days away from release, I sat down with Irrational Games' Ken Levine this week to discuss exactly how the game has changed over the past five years of development, and what he envisions for t... more
I occasionally find myself being asked to, if not justify, at least explain why I like certain niche games. In particular, my obsession with roguelikes and historical grand strategy titles often leads to me going on detailed ... more
With Abe's Oddysee New 'N' Tasty, the remake of the classic Oddworld title coming out later this year, Just Add Water reveals what's next for the rejuvenated franchise. Remakes, games brought back from the dead, and... more
Remember that game? You know, that Xbox Live Arcade Kinect shooter that looks like Panzer Dragoon being made by many of the guys from Panzer Dragoon. It looked to be one of if not the most impressive Kinect game to date, unti... more
