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Five Things That Need to Change with the Return of the Music Game War
By the time you read this, the opening salvos in the Second Music Game War will have been fired as Activision will have formally announced their contempt for and opposition to the return of Rock Band by developer Harmonix with the reveal of a new Guitar Hero game.  For nearly five years, we have ...
Published by Chris Davis on April 15, 2015
The Future of Silent Hill is Once Again in Question
Many people have asked me what I think about this whole Konami and Kojima situation. Let me start with a message to Konami...
Published by Nick Henderson on March 24, 2015
This New Trailer Reminds Me that 'Until Dawn' Has a Lot of Potential
Not a lot of people seem to know or care too much about Sony's other new IP, Until Dawn. Given it's relatively long but quiet development cycle and the track record of it's studio, Supermassive Games, it's easy to see why. On top of that, it certainly doesn't have the notoriety of established fra...
Published by Nick Henderson on Feb. 16, 2015
Joystiq Ditches Review Scores, Should Everyone Else?
Joystiq is doing away with review scores. Gone. Done. No more.
Published by Zack Wheat on Jan. 14, 2015
I Still Can’t Believe How Dumb Triad Wars Sounds
A few days ago, Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games put up a video introducing their new title, Triad Wars. I say “introducing their new game” lightly, as not much of the game is actually shown, but we’re pretty used to that by now and it’s hard to be offended by it anymore. What’s more of...
Published by Zack Wheat on Sept. 26, 2014
Crystal Dynamic’s Rise of the Tomb Raider Statements Won’t Steady a Sinking Ship
There’s a term in business you’ve probably heard: “calculated risk.” It’s defined as “a chance of failure, the probability of which is estimated before some action is undertaken.” Basically: the recognition that going a certain path could make things go to shit but it’s either necessary or succes...
Published by Zack Wheat on Aug. 23, 2014
Nintendo’s Future Brightens, or: The Ballad of Satoru Iwata
In 2012, Satoru Iwata faced a problem.
Published by Zack Wheat on July 1, 2014
'Alien Isolation' Took Home a Lot of Accolades at E3... and Rightfully So
That is how you make a trailer! Fresh off of E3, The Creative Assembly have unleashed another shiny new trailer for their upcoming horror game, Alien Isolation. The trailer is actually the exact same trailer that they used to close out their campaign demonstrations on the show floor but it is now...
Published by Nick Henderson on June 27, 2014