What does a claw game have in common with last year’s acclaimed JRPG Dark Souls? Well ok, maybe not all that much, but one thing the two games undeniably share is their legendary difficulty. But when does difficulty transition from a design flaw (as many detractors of arcade-style games call their a
Here’s some mainstream gaming news you might have missed while you were asleep. -The Playstation Vita store is now online. -Despite recent hacks of various users’ accounts, Microsoft says that Xbox Live has not been hacked. -The folks at Bethesda have been working on Skyrim mods, including dragon mo
There’s still a lot of cultural baggage that comes with pro gaming. Despite being a multi-million dollar enterprise with tons of sponsership and viewers, there’s still an association with gamers living in their parents basement and playing videogames all day. ESPN recently interviewed a few pro game
When it was recently revealed that same sex marriages were allowed in the game Skyrim, the head designer Pete Hines was asked why it was kept under wraps. “Not hush hush, just not making a huge deal out of it. You can marry anyone.” Translation: Why should it matter? In a recent article for IGN, Kez
Here it is, today’s mainstreaming gaming news in one convenient box. – The 3DS is getting a twenty dollar price drop to compete with the Vita. – BioWare are taking the Mass Effect universe in a different direction with an iOS title. – Paradox Interactive, makers of Magicka, will be announcing a mult
You read that right. nothing is a board game with a few days left on Kickstarter. Aside from having a hilarious trailer and a seemingly endless list of potentially awful puns, nothing has the makings of a simple, fun family game. Lance Aston’s project has precious few days left to raise the necessar
Yesterday in a blog post on the official PlayStation Blog, it was revealed that the Simpsons arcade game would be available today on PSN. It’s a mostly-faithful adaptation of the original arcade game, which is pretty sweet. As both big gamers and die-hard Simpsons fans, we’re psyched. -Drew Millard
Get the directions here. -Jamin Warren [via CMYBacon]