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Kim Smith is probably best known for her role as the lead designer on Valve’s critically acclaimed first person puzzler, Portal (I recently wrote a bit about its sequel here). But she’s also worked on the Left 4 Dead series while at Valve and, most recently, Quantum Conundrum or Airtight Games. Today Kim Swift and…
Rockstar Games put out 3 new trailers today for long-awaited sequel, Grand Theft Auto V. The game, coming September 17th for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, will feature 3 protagonists with intersecting plotlines. Michael, Franklin, and Trevor each got their own trailer today, fleshing out their characters and the narrative of the game. Rockstar’s titles…
Microsoft released a new video today showing its Illumiroom technology in real time. The tech demos in the video used a fairly simple combination of a projector and a Kinect to create some pretty impressive room filling visuals. The hardware is stock, but the innovation is in the software running the show. “The LED is…
Mobile game company Gameloft announced that a lineup of its popular titles will be optimized for Samsung’s latest powerhouse, the Galaxy S4. The games will be customized for the best possible performance on the S4’s 5 inch 1080p display and 1.9GHz quad-core processor. The optimized versions will be available in both Google Play and the Samsung Apps application included on…
Stop the presses, everyone. There’s some major news ricocheting through the cosmos, like a flamboyant king on a bender. Katamari Damacy is coming to PSN next week! Today the Playstation Blogcast announced that the classic title will be part of next Tuesday’s Playstation Store update. It will be released as a PS2 Classic which so it…
Before you read this, go grab Max Payne Complete Collection for $16.99! Ok, got your download started? Welcome back! Valve’s been dropping some great deals lately via its gaming service, Steam, and this weekend is no exception. Every day this weekend, a different Rockstar franchise will be on sale for a deep discount of 75%-80% off!…
Sega‘s been giving Android users a lot of love lately, with lots of ports of great titles being released (just recently House of the Dead Overkill: The Lost Reels). Today Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno (a mobile spin-0ff of Hell Yeah: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, a popular XBLA and PSN platformer) was released for Android.…
Sony released a video today that showcased the features of the newest Dualshock controller. Developers talked about the PS4 controller’s new and exciting aspects as well as its adherence to the classic Dualshock design that has served Sony fans well since 1998. Sony listened to developer feedback and tweaked and refined its iconic controller before…
Xbox Live spokesman Major Nelson blew up the interwebs this morning with a long-awaited announcement about the next-gen console from Microsoft. An event, scheduled for Nextbox, Durango, Xbox 720, 9000? Whatever the moniker, the new piece of hardware from Redmond is guaranteed to be a powerhouse and gamers the world over are waiting with bated breath.…
I only played the original Dead Island last winter, more than a year after it came out. It was on my list but I’d never gotten around to checking it out. The used copy I’d picked up was gathering dust on top of my entertainment center until I finally gave it a spin during one…