The first time I met Daniel Benmerguithe creator of dreamy games such as I Wish I Were the Moon and Today I Diewasn’t when I interviewed him, but the night before. I had been playing a preview build of his IGF finalist game Storyteller before I went to bed. The game has you to arrange pixellated
Good morning. RPG fans: take a deep breath. –The well-received Xenoblade Chronicles is set for release in the US on April 6. -The Guild Wars 2 beta is available for sign ups … but not for long. -Facebook is opening a new European games division. -Nintendo has plans to take advantage of video streami
For all New Yorkers annoyed by the inexplicable presence of a television in the back of their car whenever they take a cab, help is on the way. The New York Times reports that the Taxi and Limousine Commission is now weighing the option of embedding tablet computers, which can only mean one thing fo
Betas and DLC and 3DS games, oh my! – The 3DS is getting Mario Tennis (May 20th), Brain Age and may be getting a Zelda game. – Borderlands 2 is coming September 18 and has a detail-filled trailer too. – The next Metal Gear Solid game (possibly not MGS5) is looking for talent and is planned for cons
2K Sports recently updated New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s virtual stats in NBA 2K12. It’s a conservative update reflecting the brevity of Lin’s career to date, giving him a 69 overall rating. In case you haven’t heard, Lin recently began kicking ass for the Knicks, and the new videogame st
In games as in life, a frequent question we ask ourselves is why we make the choices we do. Though the concept of free will has captivated philosophers and scientists for much of human history, modern psychology and neuroscience has often been deemed the final blow against humanism’s optimistic view
There was some speculation late last year about the possibility of Minecraft legos finding their way to toy stores and eager fans of Notch’s indie hit. The toy has finally gotten a release date, Edge reports: The Minecraft-inspired Lego set will be released this summer for $34.99 / 34.99, but can b
If you keep up with the decrepit pageantry and hilariously Gossip Girl-esque drama of classic rock reunions (why wouldn’t you?), you might have heard that due to mitigating circumstances, Black Sabbath’s upcoming reunion tour has been downgraded to “Ozzy and Friends.” Weirdly enough, the “and Friend