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Sigourney Weaver: Why I Signed On for Alien: Isolation

This one was different from other game projects she’d been approached for, the actress tells TIME In the 35 years since Alien was released, the classic movie has been the source of inspiration for several video games — butAlien: Isolation, out Oct. 7, is the first one that snagged star Sigourney Weaver to voice the part of Ellen[…]

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Super Smash Bros. for 3DS sells more than 2.8M globally

With the release of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS in Australia, Europe and North America, sales for the game topped 2.8 million, Nintendo announced this morning. “Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is already in the hands of more than 2.8 million people worldwide, and the road ahead looks great,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice[…]

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New Releases Week Starting 10/6

Releases this week are:   Skylanders: Trap Team for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, 3DS, Wii, WiiU, NBA 2K15 for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Alien: Isolation for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Driveclub for PS4, The Judge for Theatres.        Skylanders: Trap Team Release Date: September 30, 2014 | Warner Bros. | ESRB:[…]

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How Assassin’s Creed Unity Navigates the French Revolution’s Politics

Assassin’s Creed Unity’s creative director explains how the game engages with the French Revolution’s controversial, often lopsided-looking political ramifications. “[Just] as the French revolution … understood itself through antiquity, I think our time can be understood through the French revolution,” said Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, in a December 2001 Jacket interview. Indeed, the French Revolution is[…]

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The Year’s Most Important Game? Inside the New Skylanders

The most potentially momentous game of 2014 is probably not the one you’d expect. “We are on the front lines of gaming.” Paul Reiche III doesn’t look like the sort to make such bold proclamations. The co-founder of developer Toys for Bob may be the visionary behind one of gaming’s single most popular and profitable[…]

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New Releases Week Starting 9/29

Releases this week are:   Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor for PS4, Xbox One, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, Forza Horizon 2 for X360, Xbox One, Falling Skies: The Game for PS3, X360, WIIU, Gone Girl for Theatres, Transformers: Age of Extinction for DVD/Blu-Ray.       Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Release Date: September 30, 2014 |[…]

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Why is Microsoft buying Minecraft?

by Ben Gilbert | on Engadget.com | September 19th 2014 at 10:30 am Microsoft announced this week that it’s buying hugely popular game franchise Minecraft for $2.5 billion. For that money, Microsoft gets rights to the game and ownership of its Stockholm, Sweden-based development studio, Mojang. It doesn’t retain the company’s founders or Minecraft‘s infamously outspoken creator, Markus “Notch” Persson. Does that sound like[…]

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New Releases Week Starting 9/22

Releases this week are:   Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, WiiU, Arcana Heart 3: Love Max! for PS3, Vita, Killer Instinct: Combo Breaker Pack for Xbox One, Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star for PS3, Hyrule Warriors for WiiU, FIFA 15 for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, 3DS, Vita, The[…]

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Have Rage Quit Issues? Stay Away from These 5 Games

BY ALEX WAKEFIELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 on twinfinite.net Have you ever had your anger transcend from your gaming console to your body? How about thrown your remote? Shut off your game in a fit of fiery hatred? Then these are five games you MUST NOT PLAY. (Note that these are in no particular order.)    […]

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New Releases Week Starting 9/15

Releases this week are:   Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution for PS3, X360, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call for 3DS, Fairy Fencer F for PS3, Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit for 3DS, Air Conflicts Vietnam for PS4, The Maze Runner for Theatres, The Fault in Our Stars for DVD/Blu-Ray, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus[…]

The 10 best Tolkien games – one feature to bind them

Now we’re Tolkien! One does not simply become one of the most popular fantasy worlds of all time without inspiring a video game or two. Middle Earth plays host to a multitude of games from humble text adventures to vast, sprawling MMOs, and they show no signs of slowing, with a new instalment just on[…]

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New Releases Week Starting 9/1/14

Releases this week are:   Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair for Vita,  Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate for PS4, XBX 1,  The Identical for Theatres, Draft Day for DVD/Blu-Ray       Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Release Date: September 02, 2014 | NIS | ESRB: M for Mature | Vita Jabberwock Island – once a popular tourist destination,[…]

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This Is Why Nintendo Will Always Be Great

Time to pay tribute to those who carried the weight of a company on their shoulders. Ever play that game Jenga? I’m sure you probably have, and even if you haven’t’, it’s not very hard to explain. A tall stack of rectangular wooden blocks are stacked one atop the other, forming a massive tower of anxiety[…]

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New Releases Week Starting 8/25/14

Releases this week are:   Madden NFL 15 for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One,  Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for 3DS,  Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 1 for Vita, Blended for DVD/Blu-Ray       Madden NFL 15 Release Date: August 26, 2014 | Electronic Arts | ESRB: E for Everyone | PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox[…]

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Top 25 Games Still Coming Out in 2014

So many delays, so many games announced for 2015. But these 25 games are still arriving in 2014. Thank the gaming gods! 2014 is well over halfway through, and yet any gamer who’s been paying attention for the last 20 years knows that the best is yet to come. This fall’s loaded release schedule will[…]

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New Release Week Starting 8/18/14

Releases this week are:   Tales of Xilla 2 for PS3,  Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition for PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox 1, Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare for PS3, PS4.       Tales of Xilla 2 Release Date: August 19, 2014 | Bandai Namco | ESRB: T for Teen | PS3 Tales of Xillia 2[…]