Despite the revival in point and click adventure gaming spearheaded by Telltale in recent years, the genre never did seem to fire on all cylinders like in its glory days. A portion of the blame may be attributable to
I wouldn’t sound the death knell of the World of Warcraft MMO dominion just yet, but Bioware’s upstart Star Wars MMO seems to be gaining momentum. Not only has the game hit the 2 million subscriber milestone earlier than
EA seems to be reprising its one-two punch strategy in its bid to claim the military FPS arena, today announcing the newest outing of the venerable Medal of Honor franchise: Warfighter. The inanity of the subtitle and the throwback
While Blizzard’s bread is firmly buttered by subscription fees at the moment, free-falling World of Warcraft subscriber numbers must at least have given the MMO giant pause. Develop is reporting that Blizzard will be continuing the march towards Free-to-play
Doctor Who title Eternity Clock has already been revealed as the Doctor’s newest adventure, but the game will also be breaking new ground via the technology powering it. A more inauspicious start than you’d expect for an engine known for
The realities of game development often consign a promising and eagerly anticipated game to limbo and eventual cancellation. But we tend to forget that sometimes there’s a very good reason why that happens. Battlefield 3: Aftershock, EA’s companion app
Despite the enthusiasm for digital releases that Steam and the App Store have instilled in the game players of all stripes, the fact remains that physical media is here to stay for at least a few more generations. Which
There used to be only one cancelled Call of Duty spin-off that was common knowledge. The Sledgehammer title got unceremoniously axed in order to bring more manpower to bear one the then fledgling Modern Warfare 3. But it turns out there
The question of potential performance gains versus sticker shock for an SSD is not something that keeps me up nights. In fact, SSDs are still firmly in my mental category of stuff that needs to seriously come down in
The exact geographical location of the line between rip-off and inspiration is making its way into headlines again, this time in relation to Minecraft and its growing army of clones. Of which Minecraft may yet turn out to be
Dedicated Bioware fans will know Drew Karpyshyn as the writer with a hand in almost all of Bioware’s finest creations for the past decade. The list could start and stop at Baldur’s Gate 2 and it would be enough.
Bethesda isn’t perfect, as Notch and Mojang could attest in the wake of the “Scrolls” trademark lawsuit the Minecraft developer and Bethesda’s parent company are currently embroiled in. But with Skyrim’s launch, it’s shown a level of restraint and
