Games

PR Protip: How to handle criticism in a review

Posted on Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 at 2:15 pm.

Atlus PR handled some criticism of their new game like pros, admonishing their fans to dial it back after they went a bit rabid on the reviewer.

The Wii U is the Surface of game consoles

Posted on Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 at 8:37 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Nintendo’s Wii U sales numbers are horrible.

Bungie founder wants to reinvent shooters for iPad

Posted on Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 at 3:00 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

Alex Seropian, founder of Bungie Software, is back with a new venture called Industrial Toys, and he’s trying to reinvent the shooter genre for iPads.

Kickstarter-funded game goes belly up

Posted on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 at 1:58 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

This is kind of sad. Clearly lots of stuff going on behind the scenes though.

EA’s biggest games seller is now Apple

Posted on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 at 8:11 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Wow, that’s huge.

The Apple TV and iPhone as a gaming console

Posted on Friday, July 19th, 2013 at 7:06 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

The best part is that the game is on your iPhone, so if you want to play at your friend’s house, you just connect to the Apple TV and play.

NHL 14 to feature NHL ’94-style “Anniversary Mode”

Posted on Thursday, July 11th, 2013 at 2:03 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

NHL 14 is going to have a little surprise for old-school fans of the video game series.

Prince of Persia on iOS July 25

Posted on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 at 6:45 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Continue the age old saga of a wanderer who was born a Prince! The wanderer returns, in search of his unknown past on a journey to redefine his future. Prince of Persia The Shadow and The Flame is a pick up and play, smooth adaptation of an epic classic easy to handle but challenging to master. Play as the Prince who must battle the odds again to save his Princess and kingdom on a journey that will pave the path to his origins.

“Mattrick’s departure will be Xbox One’s pivot point”

Posted on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 at 2:51 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

Don Mattrick is leaving Microsoft for Zynga. Rob Fahey tries to take a measured look at why.

Will Apple ever ‘get’ gaming?

Posted on Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 at 12:44 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

Federico Viticci wonders if Apple will ever truly embrace games as a medium.

Microsoft to bring “Age of Empires” to iOS

Posted on Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 at 7:49 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Microsoft Corp will offer its popular “Age of Empires” game for Apple Inc’s iPhone and other smartphones through a tie-up with Japan’s KLab Inc, seeking to capture growth in a booming mobile game market.

Apple TV console

Posted on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 at 11:29 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

This is a smart article from Austin Sweeney. Where this whole thing is going, and when, is up in the air, but there is no doubt that stumbled into a great gaming device with the iPod touch. The big question for me is will it be easier for the console makers to convince the public they have an entertainment device or for Apple to convince the gamers they have a gaming device? The next couple of years are going to be very interesting.

Xbox team dials back the crazy

Posted on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 2:37 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Paul Thurrott:

Faced with mounting criticism, Microsoft today quickly reversed course on some of the more draconian aspects of its coming Xbox One entertainment console. The firm will no longer require an always-on Internet connection and using and sharing games will work just as it does today on the Xbox 360.

That’s good news.

Microsoft does 180 on Xbox One online requirements, used games

Posted on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 2:11 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

Microsoft has reversed its fucking stupid bullshit policies about the Xbox One’s persistent connection and used game DRM.

The story of Apple’s Pippin gaming console

Posted on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 1:31 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

The story of the Pippin reads like a geekier, technological version of a Greek tragedy. It has its heroes and its villains. There’s a strange artifact with supposedly untold magical powers. And like all good tragedies, it’s a story filled with its fair share of hubris, with characters who were destined to fail almost before they even began.

I remember this.

[Via MG Siegler]

SimCity for Mac delayed again

Posted on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 at 3:37 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Hi, Mayors – today we are announcing that we are moving the release date of the Mac version of SimCity to August. We have made this tough decision because we do not believe it is ready for primetime yet. We want to ensure the Mac is a great experience for our players and that is why we are taking more time.

Oculus Rift co-founder killed as bystander in police chase

Posted on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 at 5:18 pm.

Written by Peter Cohen

Oculus Rift co-founder Andrew Scott Reisse was killed when a Dodge Charger involved in a police chase struck him a crosswalk.

Be careful which buttons you press

Posted on Friday, May 31st, 2013 at 8:46 am.

Written by Peter Cohen

The LAPD stormed an independent game studio last night after a curious designer pressed a recently-installed panic button to see what would happen.

Remember “Clumsy Ninja”?

Posted on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 at 1:14 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apparently the game is still coming.

Feral games bundle: Six games for $20

Posted on Sunday, May 26th, 2013 at 10:41 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Beginning today game fans can pre-order the bundle through Sunday for US$19.99, which includes LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, DiRT 2, Battlestations Pacific, The Movies: Superstar Edition, Tropico 3: Gold Edition & Batman: Arkham Asylum. Those who pre-order this weekend will get a US$10 virtual coupon towards the purchase of any other Feral Interactive game from the Macgamestore which must be redemmed by the end of June.

Great looking games for $20.