• So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

    News

    So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

    17 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

    Play

    Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

    19 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

    Feature

    Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

    20 hours ago

    • Andrew Groen
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  • Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

    Feature

    Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

    21 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
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  • News

    So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

  • Play

    Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

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    Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s…

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84 Articles

May 2013

  • So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

    News

    So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

    17 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

    Play

    Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

    19 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

    Feature

    Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

    20 hours ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

    Feature

    Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

    21 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Why Valve let two fired engineers keep its secret augmented reality project

    The Cut

    Why Valve let two fired engineers keep its secret augmented reality project

    22 hours ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Batman solves crimes by moving through time and space in Arkham Origins

    Feature

    Batman solves crimes by moving through time and space in Arkham Origins

    23 hours ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • A deep look at our readiness for an always-online console

    The Cut

    A deep look at our readiness for an always-online console

    4 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Telltale explains why a “shit-house crazy” battle was cut from The Walking Dead

    The Cut

    Telltale explains why a “shit-house crazy” battle was cut from The Walking Dead

    4 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Neil Gaiman reinvents the fearsome Cybermen and gets Doctor Who back on track

    Play

    Neil Gaiman reinvents the fearsome Cybermen and gets Doctor Who back on track

    4 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Nintendo Direct livestream announces Sonic: Lost Worlds, E3 demos at Best Buy

    News

    Nintendo Direct livestream announces Sonic: Lost Worlds, E3 demos at Best Buy

    4 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm shows the power of death, and the possibilities of realism

    Feature

    Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm shows the power of death, and the possibilities of realism

    4 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Indie devs share what they love and hate about the largest digital distribution platforms

    The Cut

    Indie devs share what they love and hate about the largest digital distribution platforms

    5 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • You’ve been playing Monopoly wrong your entire life. Here’s how to fix it

    The Cut

    You’ve been playing Monopoly wrong your entire life. Here’s how to fix it

    5 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Nintendo grabs money, control from fans promoting its games on Youtube

    Feature

    Nintendo grabs money, control from fans promoting its games on Youtube

    5 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • The next Xbox: What Ben and Andrew want to see at Microsoft’s reveal

    Feature

    The next Xbox: What Ben and Andrew want to see at Microsoft’s reveal

    5 days ago

    • Ben and Andrew
    • #
  • Why China controls the content in your favorite science fiction and action films

    Feature

    Why China controls the content in your favorite science fiction and action films

    5 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Pulling up the ladder: how indie developers are losing the ability to help each other

    Feature

    Pulling up the ladder: how indie developers are losing the ability to help each other

    5 days ago

    • Rami Ismail
    • #
  • Valve releases beta for Steam Trading Cards, including a number of interesting experiments

    News

    Valve releases beta for Steam Trading Cards, including a number of interesting experiments

    6 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • How a party for an indie fighting game showed me the bright future of gaming culture

    Play

    How a party for an indie fighting game showed me the bright future of gaming culture

    6 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Twitch.tv releases an Xbox 360 app: It’s convenient, but the lack of a search tool is puzzling

    News

    Twitch.tv releases an Xbox 360 app: It’s convenient, but the lack of a search tool is puzzling

    6 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Rubber stamping someone’s life: on bureaucracy, immigration, and video games

    The Cut

    Rubber stamping someone’s life: on bureaucracy, immigration, and video games

    6 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Scribblenauts Unmasked includes 130 Green Lanterns, 33 Batmans, and every other DC hero

    Feature

    Scribblenauts Unmasked includes 130 Green Lanterns, 33 Batmans, and every other DC hero

    6 days ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Ray’s the Dead wants to cure zombie fatigue with a dash of…Pikmin?

    Feature

    Ray’s the Dead wants to cure zombie fatigue with a dash of…Pikmin?

    6 days ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Don’t judge me: Why I ate my team in Gods Will Be Watching

    Feature

    Don’t judge me: Why I ate my team in Gods Will Be Watching

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Game of Thrones: of dragons, slaves, sex with dwarves, bears, domestic bliss, and torture

    Play

    Game of Thrones: of dragons, slaves, sex with dwarves, bears, domestic bliss, and torture

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Quitting is sportsmanlike in StarCraft 2, but there are rules

    Feature

    Quitting is sportsmanlike in StarCraft 2, but there are rules

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Being a woman in game development… in 1983

    The Cut

    Being a woman in game development… in 1983

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Don’t Starve in Monaco: Two established indie devs share their path to success

    Feature

    Don’t Starve in Monaco: Two established indie devs share their path to success

    1 week ago

    • Jamie Cheng, Andy Schatz
    • #
  • The guy who made Spider-Man 2 a modern masterpiece adds jetpacks to the swinging mechanic

    The Cut

    The guy who made Spider-Man 2 a modern masterpiece adds jetpacks to the swinging mechanic

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • What the hell is a roguelike? We try to hash out a definition

    Feature

    What the hell is a roguelike? We try to hash out a definition

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera and Andrew Groen
    • #
  • PSN hacker suspect destroys all evidence and escapes FBI investigation

    News

    PSN hacker suspect destroys all evidence and escapes FBI investigation

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Metro: Last Light is dark, adult, and confident in its goals (Plus: the shooting doesn’t suck now!)

    Review

    Metro: Last Light is dark, adult, and confident in its goals (Plus: the shooting doesn’t suck now!)

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • A veteran designer explains what’s great about free-to-play games

    The Cut

    A veteran designer explains what’s great about free-to-play games

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • A roguelike based on a Robert Frost poem that explores a rejection of idyllic norms? Sure, I’m in

    Feature

    A roguelike based on a Robert Frost poem that explores a rejection of idyllic norms? Sure, I’m in

    1 week ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Why the fighting game community hates the word “eSports”

    Feature

    Why the fighting game community hates the word “eSports”

    1 week ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • One of StarCraft’s most famous players fired for abusive behavior, ongoing asshattery

    News

    One of StarCraft’s most famous players fired for abusive behavior, ongoing asshattery

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Incestuous, Kickstarter-driven, hatred of casual: why one developer dropped out of the “indie scene”

    Feature

    Incestuous, Kickstarter-driven, hatred of casual: why one developer dropped out of the “indie scene”

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • League of Legends is in conflict with other eSports? We disagree.

    The Cut

    League of Legends is in conflict with other eSports? We disagree.

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Card Hunter closed beta hands on: Classic D&D filtered through a card game, and it’s amazing

    Feature

    Card Hunter closed beta hands on: Classic D&D filtered through a card game, and it’s amazing

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Communications are deadly, and your brain is your best weapon in multiplayer spy game Intruder

    Feature

    Communications are deadly, and your brain is your best weapon in multiplayer spy game Intruder

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • The odd story of Silicon Knights, Precursor Games, and the Eternal Darkness crowdfunding effort

    The Cut

    The odd story of Silicon Knights, Precursor Games, and the Eternal Darkness crowdfunding effort

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Sony announces a depressing profit as it restructures, prepares for PS4

    News

    Sony announces a depressing profit as it restructures, prepares for PS4

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • The latest season of Doctor Who has been terrible, and there is one person to blame: Clara

    Play

    The latest season of Doctor Who has been terrible, and there is one person to blame: Clara

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Way of the Gun: Receiver is a so-so game that treats guns as complex, mechanical tools

    Feature

    Way of the Gun: Receiver is a so-so game that treats guns as complex, mechanical tools

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • No one cares about your stupid idea for a game, and that’s great news

    The Cut

    No one cares about your stupid idea for a game, and that’s great news

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Road Rashed: 5 reasons why the Road Redemption Kickstarter failed to take off

    Feature

    Road Rashed: 5 reasons why the Road Redemption Kickstarter failed to take off

    2 weeks ago

    • Paul Fisch
    • #
  • Diablo 3 exploit leads to gold explosion, real-money auction house downtime

    News

    Diablo 3 exploit leads to gold explosion, real-money auction house downtime

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Designing for community: How Monaco got co-op right, and caused players to act less obnoxiously

    The Cut

    Designing for community: How Monaco got co-op right, and caused players to act less obnoxiously

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • EA to stop paying arms manufacturers for gun licenses, while still using the guns

    News

    EA to stop paying arms manufacturers for gun licenses, while still using the guns

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Was Aliens: Colonial Marines fraudulent? Our legal expert says the lawsuit may be serious

    Feature

    Was Aliens: Colonial Marines fraudulent? Our legal expert says the lawsuit may be serious

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Orson Scott Card is a bigot and a homophobe, but how should that impact our love of his work?

    Play

    Orson Scott Card is a bigot and a homophobe, but how should that impact our love of his work?

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Ditch the press, pay Facebook: one indie’s small scale experiment on promoting his game

    Feature

    Ditch the press, pay Facebook: one indie’s small scale experiment on promoting his game

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Watch and discuss the first Ender’s Game trailer

    The Cut

    Watch and discuss the first Ender’s Game trailer

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Star Wars games: the good, the bad, and holy shit Andrew loved Rebellion

    Feature

    Star Wars games: the good, the bad, and holy shit Andrew loved Rebellion

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben and Andrew
    • #
  • Zeno Clash 2’s wonderland of horrors just isn’t the same the second time around

    Review

    Zeno Clash 2’s wonderland of horrors just isn’t the same the second time around

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Meet the men and women behind the visionary opening theme to Dr. Who (And their crazy equipment)

    The Cut

    Meet the men and women behind the visionary opening theme to Dr. Who (And their crazy equipment)

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Going to space: how the Oculus Rift will change both how we game in and explore our virtual worlds

    Feature

    Going to space: how the Oculus Rift will change both how we game in and explore our virtual worlds

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Your breasts do not need shaped armor, and in fact breast-shaped chest plates may kill you

    The Cut

    Your breasts do not need shaped armor, and in fact breast-shaped chest plates may kill you

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • How Artemis became a $40 indie game with die hard fans willing to support ongoing development

    Feature

    How Artemis became a $40 indie game with die hard fans willing to support ongoing development

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Why some game designers can’t see their own genius

    The Cut

    Why some game designers can’t see their own genius

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Star Wars games will continue! YAY! EA has the exclusive rights! Uh oh

    The Cut

    Star Wars games will continue! YAY! EA has the exclusive rights! Uh oh

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • EA announces offline, single-player Sims 4 for 2014

    News

    EA announces offline, single-player Sims 4 for 2014

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • I play an Oculus Rift demo that simulates death by beheading (Spoiler: it’s deeply disturbing)

    News

    I play an Oculus Rift demo that simulates death by beheading (Spoiler: it’s deeply disturbing)

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Game of Thrones: okay, seriously, what’s up with that knife?

    Play

    Game of Thrones: okay, seriously, what’s up with that knife?

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Blood Dragon lead actor touts larger than expected sales and possible sequel

    News

    Blood Dragon lead actor touts larger than expected sales and possible sequel

    2 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Finding the stories of the dead: how a game set in a cemetery will tell a new kind of story

    Feature

    Finding the stories of the dead: how a game set in a cemetery will tell a new kind of story

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • DUST 514 will change the rhythm of EVE Online’s warfare, creating the most ambitious MMO in history

    Feature

    DUST 514 will change the rhythm of EVE Online’s warfare, creating the most ambitious MMO in history

    2 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Ubisoft is resurrecting beloved ‘Spies vs Mercs’ multiplayer in Splinter Cell: Blacklist

    News

    Ubisoft is resurrecting beloved ‘Spies vs Mercs’ multiplayer in Splinter Cell: Blacklist

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • How a clever player with a “useless” item almost took down EVE Online’s entire economy

    Feature

    How a clever player with a “useless” item almost took down EVE Online’s entire economy

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Zeno Clash 2 shows power of cultural diversity, Chilean government joins fight to support local devs

    Feature

    Zeno Clash 2 shows power of cultural diversity, Chilean government joins fight to support local devs

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Indies Crash E3 will be allowed to give away E3 passes to fans and indie devs, ESA confirms

    News

    Indies Crash E3 will be allowed to give away E3 passes to fans and indie devs, ESA confirms

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Katie Couric’s fear-mongering and irresponsible video game report chose fear over education

    Feature

    Katie Couric’s fear-mongering and irresponsible video game report chose fear over education

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • A year away from the Internet, it turns out, will not fix your life

    The Cut

    A year away from the Internet, it turns out, will not fix your life

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Free E3 passes, bought Twitter followers, and indie games: the sketchy tale of Indies Crash E3

    Feature

    Free E3 passes, bought Twitter followers, and indie games: the sketchy tale of Indies Crash E3

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Cancelling an MMO subscription was stressful, oddly personal, yet life-affirming

    Feature

    Cancelling an MMO subscription was stressful, oddly personal, yet life-affirming

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Inside the quest to find Shadow of the Colossus’ final secret

    The Cut

    Inside the quest to find Shadow of the Colossus’ final secret

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Captain Power does cocaine in the bathroom, overdoses, and Blood Dragon is what he sees as he dies

    Review

    Captain Power does cocaine in the bathroom, overdoses, and Blood Dragon is what he sees as he dies

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • The World of Darkness will be brutal, social, and player-driven, but it’s also years away

    Feature

    The World of Darkness will be brutal, social, and player-driven, but it’s also years away

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Counter-Strike league admits rogue employee used players’ PCs to mine Bitcoins

    News

    Counter-Strike league admits rogue employee used players’ PCs to mine Bitcoins

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Game of Thrones: Tyrion gets schooled, Jon Snow learns something, and Tywin locks it all down

    Play

    Game of Thrones: Tyrion gets schooled, Jon Snow learns something, and Tywin locks it all down

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Empathy, cracked games, and piracy: How Game Dev Tycoon forced pirates to look in the mirror

    Feature

    Empathy, cracked games, and piracy: How Game Dev Tycoon forced pirates to look in the mirror

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Aliens: Colonial Marines was so bad that Gearbox and Sega are being sued

    The Cut

    Aliens: Colonial Marines was so bad that Gearbox and Sega are being sued

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #
  • Buying real things with virtual money: CCP looks back on the grand GPU experiment

    News

    Buying real things with virtual money: CCP looks back on the grand GPU experiment

    3 weeks ago

    • Ben Kuchera
    • #
  • Why no one can stop Sun Woo Lee, the new king of Street Fighter

    Feature

    Why no one can stop Sun Woo Lee, the new king of Street Fighter

    3 weeks ago

    • Andrew Groen
    • #

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      Industrial waste and Soviet reign: how hardship in Ukraine bred the world’s darkest games

    • Shadow Warrior reboot keeps setting and katana, ditches sexism, racism, and MP

    • Batman solves crimes by moving through time and space in Arkham Origins

  • Review

    • Metro: Last Light is dark, adult, and confident in its goals (Plus: the shooting doesn’t suck now!)

      Metro: Last Light is dark, adult, and confident in its goals (Plus: the shooting doesn’t suck now!)

    • Zeno Clash 2’s wonderland of horrors just isn’t the same the second time around

    • Captain Power does cocaine in the bathroom, overdoses, and Blood Dragon is what he sees as he dies

  • News

    • So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

      So what the hell is up with the voice actors in Batman: Arkham Origins?

    • Nintendo Direct livestream announces Sonic: Lost Worlds, E3 demos at Best Buy

    • Valve releases beta for Steam Trading Cards, including a number of interesting experiments

  • Play

    • Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

      Game of Thrones: clean sheets, wooden phalluses, and a special knife

    • Neil Gaiman reinvents the fearsome Cybermen and gets Doctor Who back on track

    • How a party for an indie fighting game showed me the bright future of gaming culture

  • The Cut

    • Why Valve let two fired engineers keep its secret augmented reality project

      Why Valve let two fired engineers keep its secret augmented reality project

    • A deep look at our readiness for an always-online console

    • Telltale explains why a “shit-house crazy” battle was cut from The Walking Dead

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