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Sega and Nintendo’s recently announced collaboration, Sonic Lost Worlds, finally has a trailer out. It’s mostly gameplay footage, and it looks great! The speed is there and the physics look right (unlike the disappointing Sonic 4). There’s a new wall running move which is… whatever. I don’t care, as long as it’s fast, and Lost Worlds looks like it…
Feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian has released the 2nd video in her ‘Tropes vs Women in Games’ series. It continues her examination of the “Damsel in Distress” trope and its even darker aspects in modern games. It’s important to have these conversations as games advance as an art form. Both the causes and implications of sexist…
Google has released some new Chrome Experiments today – two games called “Roll It” and “Racer.” The experiments let users play using multiple devices, such as smartphones, tablets and desktop computers running the Chrome browser. Both games utilize some nifty HTML-5 and WebSockets tricks to provide a super fun gaming experience. Racer is an 80’s…
Prepare yourselves to be hearing these and other courtroom commands out in public soon. If you ever owned a Nintendo DS, the sounds should bring back fond memories. But those of you wondering why your subway neighbor is screaming into their iPhone like they’re on an episode of Law & Order, allow me to enlighten…
The restroom is as much a part of life as the office or the kitchen, but it never seems to get the focus it deserves. There are strategy games out there for all manner of workplaces, from rail yards to roller coasters, airports to aquariums. But the humble restroom, a place we all visit daily, is always glossed…
Microsoft unveiled its media dominance strategy at Tuesday’s big reveal of the Xbox One. But Xbox Chief, Don Mattrick neglected to outline just how deep Microsoft’s bid to dominate your living room will go. Now The Onion has the scoop on the new Xbox One’s voice command system. Specifically one that allows the machine to command…
I hope you’re ready for some post apocalyptic, sci-fi action! The Windows version of Trion Worlds’ Defiance is discounted by 30 percent right now on Steam, and Steam users can also try out the game for free this weekend, Trion Worlds announced today. The Standard Edition of the game will drop from $59.99 to $41.99, and the Deluxe…
It’s a day after the Xbox One announcement and the reception around the interwebs has been…. less than great. The bloggers have ruled, and their expressions of disappointment range from mild to downright indignant. Sony’s stock has shot up while Microsoft’s is down. Now the head honcho of the Xbox division has his foot planted…
It’s been 8 years since the mega successful Xbox 360 was revealed, and finally its scion is born! Sony revealed the specs and controller of its new PS4 3 months ago, though it’s keeping mum on the design of the box until E3. Today it was Microsoft’s chance to show off. Here is my by no…
Sony dropped a teaser trailer of sorts for the Playstation 4 today on its blog and YouTube channel. The short video hints at the design of the latest Playstation, with several split second flashes of bits of the machine, shot from extreme close up angles. As far as I’m concerned the new Playstation will be…