Indie game dev releases cracked version of its own game

May 9th 2013 at 12:11pm by Jeremy Davis

Greenheart Games is supplying software pirates with a version of their own new video game containing a life lesson about pirating software. Is this tactic working to help sell copies of their game which is actually DRM-free?

Pinball FX2 spinning onto Steam next week

May 3rd 2013 at 7:05pm by Nick Kosmides

Zen Studios has announced today that Pinball FX2 will finally be delivered on Steam for PC. Is Pinball making a comeback on PC?

EVE Online TV series and comic book announced

Apr 29th 2013 at 8:18pm by Jeremy Davis

CCP, developer of Eve Online and Dust 514, announced at Eve Fanfest a partnership with Dark Horse Comics. Along with this partnership comes Eve’s True Stories campaign, which allows players to submit their own story from their experience in Eve Online. These submitted and voted-upon stories will inspire the Dark Horse comic book, a TV [...]

New generation of Xbox to be revealed on May 21, 2013

Apr 25th 2013 at 1:17pm by Nick Kosmides

The future of Xbox will be reveal on May 21st. Curious minds will be eagerly anticipating what details Microsoft will choose to reveal on that day, and which details they will save for E3 2013 on June 11 where everything from everyone will be out there for the world. The countdown clock is running, are you excited?

Smooth McGroove sings Castlevania, Super Mario and Legend of Zelda acapella

Apr 17th 2013 at 9:59pm by Nick Kosmides

It’s late on Wednesday evening in many parts of the world, early Thursday for others. What better way to get over the hump of the middle of the week than to listen to some smooth acapella renditions of classic Nintendo video game songs. Smooth McGroove visits The Legend of Zelda, the Lost Woods, and Guile’s [...]

Flixster is now available on Xbox Live

Apr 16th 2013 at 1:51pm by Nick Kosmides

Beginning today, Xbox Live subscribers now have access to the full suite of Flixster services including streaming their UltraViolet movies. Are you game to watch a movie?

Black Knight Sword 50% off this week on XBLA

Apr 15th 2013 at 11:37am by Nick Kosmides

Black Knight Sword, one of the most bizarre side-scrolling hack’n slash adventure games I’ve ever played, will be on sale saving XBLA gamers 50% off the normal price. The game was created by many great minds including SUDA51, Grasshopper Manufacturer and Digital Reality.

Goozex Exchange video game auction live and kicking

Apr 14th 2013 at 6:22pm by Nick Kosmides

Goozex, the internet video game trading website that gives you more than brick and mortar, has launched their Exchange tab this past week. Exchange gives Goozers the ability to spend there allotment of Goozex points on new games in an auction setting. I’ve had the opportunity to not only check out the digs, but also to place [...]

Sony Pictures picks Ubisoft for Smurfs 2 video game

Apr 10th 2013 at 5:10pm by Nick Kosmides

Sony Pictures has not chosen to go with Sony Computer Entertainment America to develope the Smurfs 2 video game. Instead, the multi-console Smurfs 2 game is being developed by WayForward who is currently in the limelight for Ducktales Remastered care of Capcom. This time, WayForward is partnering with Ubisoft to bring the movie license to [...]

Top 10 games we want on next gen platforms

Apr 4th 2013 at 8:23pm by James

Rayman Legends Originally a Wii U exclusive, Ubisoft later made Rayman Legends a multiplatform title due to weak Wii U sales. From what we’ve seen so far, Rayman Legends is a gorgeous 2D side-scroller, with vibrant colors, amazing art design, cartoony effects, and just general eye-candy throughout. We can imagine Ubisoft adding a few next-gen [...]

Bay Acquisition Corp. CEO updates on Goozex buyout of VGFive, business as usual

Apr 3rd 2013 at 5:26pm by Nick Kosmides

Back on April 1st, Globenewswire.com reported on a press release that Bay Acquisition Corp., the company that now owns Goozex, had purchased VGFive.com, a competing game trading website created by an ex-Goozex member at about the same time as Bay Acquisition Corp bought Goozex. Today, J.P. McCormick, President and CEO of BAC, has gone on record [...]

God of War: Ascension Unwrapping [VIDEO]

Apr 1st 2013 at 7:39pm by Nick Kosmides

With April Fools jokes in full swing from Google to the tiny blogs, there is plenty of fictional news on the internets to entertain you all day. But not too many unwrappings of new games, and I’m fixing to scratch that itch. Join me on a jazz filled adventure to unsheathe Kratos’ latest tellings for PlayStation [...]

The wait for OUYA is OVER… [GALLERY]

Mar 29th 2013 at 6:17am by Nick Kosmides

Last night, myself, Rob Jackson and Chris Chavez from Phandroid hung out at the OUYA Unveiling party in San Francisco. While people walked around with the GDC lanyards still around their necks, we three paraded the party having a good time celebrating the official release of the OUYA first run units to its backers. I [...]

Fist Puncher combines classic beatem up bad-assery with Garbage Pail Kids-ish achievements

Mar 27th 2013 at 9:31am by Rob Jackson

If you’re a fan of old school beatem up games like Double Dragon and Renegade: take note. If you’re a fan of collectible trading cards, especially in the genre of Garbage Pail Kids: take an additional note. Coming soon is a game called Fist Puncher that combines the best of old school beatem up gameplay and [...]

Battlefield 4 official with 15+2 minute trailer

Mar 27th 2013 at 2:05am by Nick Kosmides

Epic stories are not uncommon for the Battlefield franchise. But this time around they have even managed to go as far as to take a page (or a limb) out of The Walking Dead’s gameplay. Could you cut your buddy’s leg off if it meant life or death? Check out this 17 minute trailer and [...]

Oculus Rift hands-on [VIDEO]

Mar 21st 2013 at 3:43pm by Edgar Cervantes

We are live at NVIDIA’s GTC conference and we have officially found the hottest exhibitor at the show floor – Oculus VR. The Oculus Rift is a VR head-mounted display that follows your head movements, taking you deep into your game. It has become quite the sensation across the world, and we couldn’t wait to [...]

Developer: N64 emulator Mupen64Plus confirmed for OUYA

Mar 21st 2013 at 12:16pm by Nick Kosmides

The developer for Mupen64Plus, a Nintendo 64 emulator built for Android, has posted an update on the official OUYAforums detailing his many attempts to have the emulator approved by the OUYA submission process. He goes on to prove that not only is it coming to OUYA without sideloading, the OUYA team is playing Mupen64Plus in [...]

Mobile developer sets gun control in his crosshairs

Mar 21st 2013 at 12:03pm by Stephen Pollard

Ah, gun control and video games: two of the most controversial topics in modern society. It would take a madman to use one of the issues to provide commentary on the other, right? Perhaps so, but Paolo Pedercini of Molleindustria seems up the task anyway. Molleindustria, a small developer responsible for games like Unmanned and Phone Story, [...]

Parrot Drone optimized for the NVIDIA Shield [VIDEO]

Mar 20th 2013 at 8:46pm by Edgar Cervantes

The NVIDIA Shield is breaking many boundaries. Its announcement managed to impress the entire industry by introducing a powerful portable gaming console that runs Android and can even stream computer games. But all the fun doesn’t end there, as it is powered by Android and that opens many doors. We have all seen the Parrot [...]

Nuidroid creates a Kinect-like experience for the OUYA [VIDEO]

Mar 20th 2013 at 8:30pm by Edgar Cervantes

We are live at NVIDIA’s GTC conference with all your live coverage! It is a big developer conference, but we also get some great hands-on time with some of the coolest new devices in the industry. One of the most interesting booths at the show floor was Nuidroid’s, especially if you are one of the [...]