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31 CommentsPrototype and Prototype 2 make the leap to PS4, Xbox One in quiet re-release
By Michael McWhertor on Jul 14, 2015 07.14.15
Radical Entertainment's Prototype and Prototype 2 are available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One starting today, Activision announced today with little fanfare. The current-generation port of the two...
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2 CommentsHow Phoenix Wright was designed for his 3DS debut
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Sep 27, 2013 09.27.13
The biggest challenge in designing the characters for Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies on Nintendo 3DS was making the 3D characters look and feel similar to the series' iconic 2D sprites, according to...
Here's what you need to know for Thursday, Sept. 26
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Sep 26, 2013 09.26.13
Valve: official Steam Machines coming 2014; Here's how to earn your chance at beta testing Valve's prototype Steam Machine This fall, Valve will give 300 lucky Steam users the chance to test...
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51 CommentsDualShock 4's design was informed by major first-person shooter developers
By Tracey Lien on Sep 19, 2013 09.19.13
Sony Computer Entertainment sent out prototypes of the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 controller to major first-person shooter creators before it arrived at the peripheral's final design, Sony's Mark...
Blood of the Werewolf and the long road to liberty
By Colin Campbell on Sep 02, 2013 09.02.13
Among the throng of PAX games blaring for attention in Seattle, was one called Blood of the Werewolf. It's a retro platfomer, a tribute to the 1980s and early '90s era of exacting sideways...
Desert Bus, Shigeru Miyamoto, Xbox One, PS4, Actual Sunlight: Speed Run
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jul 10, 2013 07.10.13
We learn the reasoning behind the world's most boring video game, Desert Bus. Shigeru Miyamoto is working on a new mystery franchise that may debut next year. We got a closer look at a slew of...
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5 CommentsWhy Vlambeer won't stop making freeware first, products second
By Griffin McElroy on Apr 27, 2013 04.27.13
Earlier this week, Vlambeer — an independent developer who receives as much ink for their critically acclaimed titles as they do for unscrupulous developers' tendency to copy them — got hit once...