By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Did any of you tweeps notice a flurry of tweets about “#spymaster” the other day? Whether you did or didn’t, here’s the scoop on that phenomenon. An online Twitter game called Spymaster opened up to the public on Friday and it took the network by storm. Essentially, every follower […]
After years of abuse and neglect, the forgotten plumber has had it up to here. [Via Digg]
Curious about some of the new game titles that will be unveiled at E3 2009? GT has you covered with their picks of the 10 most anticipated games of the upcoming exposition. Check it out. [Via TechEblog]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Whereas my enjoyment of most of my favorite games on the Wii isn’t really dependent on the functionality of the Wii remote, there is one exception: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Because I think it’s just cool that you cast spells by waving your “magic wand” […]
Proposed European guidelines could mean an end to the misery of bug-filled video games. But manufacturers say the rules would be unworkable and could even limit how many games are developed. The European Commission, the administrative arm of the European Union, says games should lose their current exemption from quality guarantee laws. As things stand, […]
The firm which financed the epically-delayed and recently abandoned Duke Nukem Forever is suing to get some of its cash back. 3D Realms closed earlier this month after financial difficulties, putting an end to a saga of delays to the game on which production work first began in 1997. At the time of 3D Realms’ […]
Originally based on an old Russian poem, Korobeiniki, also known as “the Tetris song” by us westerners, was later arranged by Japanese composer Hirokazu Tanaka to be used in the Game Boy version of Tetris. Since then, the piece has been adapted and played countless times using innumerable musical instruments. The version of Tetris you’re […]
Got your NES gun? Got your Wii Fit board? Got your Rock Band drum set? Well get this… Activision has announced the next game in its skateboarding series, Tony Hawk Rides, complete with a plug-in skateboard peripheral. It’s tilt sensitive and includes a series of buttons on the side, though the way these will be […]
Wii Sports might – repeat might – be the new best-selling game ever, topping Super Mario Bros. Nintendo has just published a list of all its games which sold more than a million copies last year, along with their respective lifetime sales; Wii Sports is listed at 45.7 million sales. That’s just above the 40.23 […]
Set to be released on June 9th for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, prototype is a single player action game that features Alex, “a human affected by a mutative virus that gives him superhuman strength as well as the ability to shapeshift.” Title: Prototype Release Date: June 9 2009 Platforms: PC | X360 | […]