$200 Mario and Zelda-themed 3DS hardware bundles coming November 24
Nintendo knows that first-party franchises are its greatest strength, and the Nintendo 3DS finally has games featuring Link and Mario. Now that we're heading into the holidays, Nintendo hopes to capitalize on its newly stre......
Week in gaming: Skyrim menus, Xbox turns 10, Saints Row 3
We talked about many good games this week, but I'd like to use this tiny spot of text to urge you to go pick up a copy of Rayman Origins if you're a fan of...
Rayman Origins—the best 2D platformer no one’s talking about
Rayman Origins brings Rayman back where he belongs: the world of 2D platforming. When I saw the game for the first time at this year's E3, I knew it was going to be something special,...
Torchlight 2 delayed until 2012, and that’s great news
The first Torchlight was an indie hit, and the second game was expected to appear by the end of the year. With multiplayer added to the game, support for LAN play, and a welcoming attitude toward user-created mods and...
Skyrim sells a reported 3.5 million units in 2 days, shows demand for single-player gaming
Skyrim is a wonderful game, regardless of how we feel about the baffling design of the game's user interface and menus. It's being treated very well at retail, with the launch shipment expected to bring...
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary awkward but ultimately fulfilling for fans
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary shows how far we've come in a decade—and it's not always a pretty picture. This release celebrates the 10th anniversary of the original Halo by bringing back the classic campaign...
Saints Row 3 is the GTA-clone that worships at the altar of fun
Grand Theft Auto satirizes our violent culture, and Saints Row 3 began as a way to rip off Grand Theft Auto. It's one thing to be a cheap way to cash into the success of...
Week in gaming: 3D Mario, waiting on games, Steam hacked
This week we played the single-player campaign of Modern Warfare 3, played the first Mario title on the 3DS, and just because not enough stuff has been hacked, we reported on the Steam debacle. There...
Upcoming documentary shows world’s greatest Tetris players
I write about video games for a living, and I've heard everything there is to say about how something may or may not be a giant waste of time. On the other hand, there is nothing I find more...
6.5 million Modern Warfare 3 units sold, profits just beginning
When EA claimed that Battlefield 3 sold 5 million copies worldwide in its first week, it indicated that the publisher has a huge hit on its hands. Activision showed those men of will what will...
6.5 million Modern Warfare 3 units sold, profits just beginning
When EA claimed that Battlefield 3 sold 5 million copies worldwide in its first week, it indicated that the publisher has a huge hit on its hands. Activision showed those men of will what will...
A wedding featuring Bastion’s narrator? For one fan, it happened
Bastion is an amazing game, and the team at Supergiant Games is a passionate bunch. An Ars Technica reader named Jay Greschner sent us this wonderful story about a very special surprise the developer put...
