Fans of Policenauts and Snatcher might want to take notice, because Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is reportedly working on another adventure game. In a new interview with 4gamer (as translated by Adriasang), 5pb CEO Chiyomaru Shikura confirmed that he is working on a project with Kojima, saying that he wants to put his “full [...]

Live video by Ustream Time: Tuesday, July 20th, 2010, 5 p.m. PST Location: Watch the embedded video player above. This stark, XBLA puzzle game was a staff favorite at GDC, and now the indie project has gotten wide distribution. Watch as Justin and Tina play through the opening of this beautiful, minimalist adventure. But don’t [...]

U.K indie developer Cliff Harris created a stir last week when he called out Epic VP Mark Rein on his block, calling Rein a “jerk” for his comments during a Develop Conference panel about indie games. Rein apologized for his comments in a lengthy letter Harris, which he also passed to Develop. In it, he [...]

The death of Michael Jackson in 2009 brought with it a major resurgence in his music and other media. However, Ubisoft confirmed in a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz that they had been working with Jackson and his family on a game “long before his death.” According to Ubisoft’s UK marketing director Murray Pannel, Jackson had [...]

The death of Michael Jackson in 2009 brought with it a major resurgence in his music and other media. However, Ubisoft confirmed in a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz that they had been working with Jackson and his family on a game “long before his death.” According to Ubisoft’s UK marketing director Murray Pannel, Jackson had [...]

Feature Most Egregious Videogame Ripoffs If you can’t beat em, copy them exactly. By Scott Sharkey It’s a touchy thing, calling something a ripoff. In fact, ’round these parts it’s practically begging for a libel suit. One man’s ripoff is another’s homage, after all, and today’s “clone” is tomorrow’s genre. It’s a phenomenon that’s nicely [...]

Limbo does a great deal with very little. Stark black-and white-visuals and a simple two-button control scheme (“action” and “jump”) highlight the power a talented developer can wield by keeping things simple. While the game’s story (and its abrupt ending) leaves a bit to be desired, the framework surrounding it provides more than enough reason [...]

Unreal Tournament 2004 fans will likely remember Alien Swarm, the award-winning mod that turned Epic’s multiplayer FPS into a top-down, co-operative shooter. The mod was so popular, in fact, that the developers at Black Cat Games revealed plans to release an updated version using Valve’s Source Engine. Now, five years after that original announcement, Valve [...]

In the first-ever international move for the company, Netflix has announced plans to bring its streaming video service to Canada. According to this morning’s press release, the movie rental juggernaut hopes to expand across our northern border sometime later this fall. The Canadian version of the service will also see the debut of the first [...]

2K Games is following in EA’s footsteps by offering free downloadable content exclusively to new purchasers. New copies of Mafia 2 will include a code for a piece of content that will cost used buyers an extra $10, reports MCV. This time, though, 2K is adding the wrinkle of only offering the content to PlayStation [...]

Ignition Entertainment is undergoing a major overhaul. It’s rebranding itself UTV Ignition Entertainment under Indian parent company UTV Group and will focus on the development, publishing, and marketing of “current and emerging” platforms like Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Facebook, Google Games, Steam, Apple’s App Store, and other platforms that deliver games directly to users. “The [...]

The Tiger Woods sex scandal may finally be taking its toll on the EA’s sports franchise that shares his name. GamesIndustry.biz reports that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 suffered a 68% drop in U.S. sales compared to PGA Tour 10. The Wii version alone declined 86%, which Doug Creutz of Cowan & Company called “particularly [...]

We already knew Plants vs. Zombies was coming to the Xbox Live Arcade at some point thanks to PopCap’s comments some time ago and a recent rating from the German USK ratings board. PopCap has now come out and announced that the game will be released in early September and will have two new multiplayer [...]

If the video above is legitimate, it may mean Activision is stepping up its plans to create a subscription model for the Call of Duty series. VG247 reports that the user was trying to join a friend’s session and had a purchase screen pop up. The half-word “Membersh-” is cut off, but seems to clearly [...]

The new Xbox 360 S that was released last month following its debut at E3 didn’t end up outselling the old models of the 360 in June, according to the NPD Group. Michael Pachter revealed the news in a note to investors, reports GamesIndustry.biz. The new 360 model accounted for 40% of 360 system sales [...]

Love them, hate them, or be completely indifferent toward them, but in every case Achievements have become a permanent fixture in modern gaming since the launch of the Xbox 360. And in a new Xbox Engineering Blog post, Xbox Live and platform architect Vince Curley gives a detailed explanation of how the Achievements system works, [...]

Love them, hate them, or be completely indifferent toward them, but in every case Achievements have become a permanent fixture in modern gaming since the launch of the Xbox 360. And in a new Xbox Engineering Blog post, Xbox Live and platform architect Vince Curley gives a detailed explanation of how the Achievements system works, [...]

There’s been a lot of talk about how the process of producing a 3D image in videogames requires other visual sacrifices to achieve, but now Sony has revealed that their official guidelines to 3D PlayStation 3 games do in fact limit games to a resolution no higher than 720p. Although the PS3 is indeed capable [...]

Yes, folks, the new football season is almost upon us, which means the new version of Madden is almost upon us, which furthermore means the demo for the new version of Madden is just around the corner. EA Sports has announced the demo for Madden NFL 11 will be released on the PlayStation Network and [...]

Following the controversy surrounding Blizzard’s initial attempt to have users show their real names when posting on their Battle.net forums (an attempt that was quickly abandoned under swelling uproar from said users), Blizzard has now issued a list of frequently asked questions addressing concerns about how their Real ID system and Facebook integration works in [...]

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to stock up some games, this is your chance. GameStop is currently hosting a Buy 2, Get 1 Free Used Game Sale that’s available on both the official site and in-store. In addition, their Madden 11 deal is still ongoing. Other than that, the crop of weekend deals [...]

Activision has a lot riding on StarCraft II’s success. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), the publisher has contributed some $100 million to the development of the anticipated sequel. That number puts it roughly on par with Grand Theft Auto IV, which also cost around $100 million to develop. The Wall Street Journal’s [...]

Activision has a lot riding on StarCraft II’s success. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), the publisher has contributed some $100 million to the development of the anticipated sequel. That number puts it roughly on par with Grand Theft Auto IV, which also cost around $100 million to develop. The Wall Street Journal’s [...]

More than a year after the first announcement, details have finally started to trickle out regarding the games based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Titled “A Game of Thrones: Genesis,” the new game will be a strategy title with “numerous paths to success.” As with games like Civilization, it [...]

Microsoft’s annual “Summer of Arcade” is now a title short. Atomic Games announced today that they are delaying their downloadable shooter Breach until 2011. According to the official statement, Atomic Games missed their “small window” in which to deliver the game to Microsoft and get it up on the service. “While work on Breach is [...]

Armchair luchadors rejoice! Lucha Libre: Heroes Del Ring developer Slang is teaming up with game retailers to offer authentic luchador masks. Fans who pre-order the game will receive a voucher that they can redeem for one of four masks: Dr. Wagner Jr., Octagon, Abismo Negro, or La Parka.

Following yesterday’s announcement of the ten best-selling games in the U.S. in June, the NPD Group has released an expanded top twenty list, revealing quite a few games for Nintendo’s platforms. In all, twelve of the top twenty games in June were on Nintendo systems, with seven of those being published by Nintendo itself.

Following yesterday’s announcement of the ten best-selling games in the U.S. in June, the NPD Group has released an expanded top twenty list, revealing quite a few games for Nintendo’s platforms. In all, twelve of the top twenty games in June were on Nintendo systems, with seven of those being published by Nintendo itself.

Capcom has announced Mega Man Universe, an ambitious and mysterious new title in its long-running franchise. Very few concrete details were given in today’s announcement, though a teaser trailer does provide some clues, including the potential for Mega Man to use the powers and abilities of other Capcom game stars.

After announcing that it would resurrect the Haunted House franchise, it now looks as if Atari may have some other retro revivals up its sleeve. Listings for Star Raiders and Centipede have both popped up on GameFly (via Joystiq, Siliconera), suggesting that the two games may each be in line for some sort of remake [...]