Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer's Conundrum [Video Game Summer] Swimming is something you and I can probably do — and will do more this summer. But swimming has long been an ability less common to video game characters than running, jumping or shooting shotguns. I asked top developers why. [..]
Saboteur Developer Draws Line Between In-Game Nudity, In-Game Sex [Sex] The Saboteur, EA's game about aiding the French resistance against the Nazis, has optional in-game nudity, but only alludes to actual sex. It's an obvious distinction, but not one often discussed by those who discuss mature content in games. But that distinction did come up du [..]
New Star Wars game debuting during Spike Video Game Awards
Well, crap. Now we have a reason to watch the Spike Video Game Awards. See, while we can live without the WORLD EXCLUSIVE trailers for next year's big releases, we don't think we can skip out on the unv [..]
Kodu Game Lab Micro-Review: Baby?s First Game Development Kit [Review] Who says you have to go to college for an expensive game developer's education? Microsoft Research's Kodu puts the power of a dev kit right in your hand for a mere $5. Kodu Game Lab isn't a video game, per se, but a lot of the pre-packaged worlds that [..]
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Another Mario and Dragon Quest Board Game Video Game [Blip]
Itadaki Street are a series of board game style video games that mix Dragon Quest with Mario. This December, the latest one, Itadaki Street Wii is coming to...guess! [????] More »
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Do Game Critic Awards Predict A Game's Retail Success? [E3] Game Critics Awards are one of the most sought after badges of honor in the gaming industry, but does wining Best of E3 predict a retail success or impact the sales of a video game? For a second year in a row the analysts at Broadpoint AmTech took a look [..]
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Study Manages to Make Game Ads Even More Obnoxious [Video Game Violence] Hey you got your video game violence in my in-game ads! You got your in-game ads in my video game violence! Two great trends go great together in a study that says blood-spattered brands are more memorable. Well, duh. A team of U.S. and European researchers found that, [..]
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Midway To End Fall Mini-Game Drought With Game Party 2 [Wii] Following the release of Majesco's Wonder World Amusement Park, there isn't much for fans of casual mini-game collections to play on their Wiis. Well, there's Sports Party, Summer Athletics, and Carnival Games: Mini-Golf, which all hit late [..]
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Witch Touching DS Game Inspires Dirty PC Game [Maximum Risky] SNK DS title Doki Doki Majo Shinpan let players touch young witches via the DS's touch screen. Using the stylus you can jiggle the witch jubblies! Saucy stuff, but not pornography. Still, it seems to have inspired computer erotic game Majo Michi [..]