iOS game developers cautiously excited about new iPad
Sure, the third-generation iPad's improved resolution and graphical processing capabilities may change the way its owners do everything from watching iTunes videos to reading e-books. But if history is any guide, it'll be g...
Microsoft: new Xbox unlikely before next year
A quick look at the traditional six-to-seven-year console cycle calendar I have sitting on my desk shows that the Xbox 360, first released in 2005, should be due for a replacement any time now. Don't...
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition to give first two games a modern update
It's been a good week for fans of old-school PC RPGs. First, a team led by Interplay's Brian Fargo found Kickstarter funding for a sequel to post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland. Then, a...
Kickstarter-funded PXL Magazine debuts on the iPad
Randy Nelson is a former colleague of mine over at Joystiq, and he stepped away from our gaming-focused sister site last year to follow his own path. Part of that path includes a new gaming magazine project called PXL, which Nelson posted on Kicks...
Why linking developer bonuses to Metacritic scores should come to an end
When we game critics get together and talk at our clandestine meetings underneath our secret mountain base, we often debate whether our reviews actually have a tangible impact on how many...
Dare we believe it? Blizzard locks in May 15 launch date for Diablo 3
After "driving hard" for a late 2011 release and later promising an "early 2012" launch for highly anticipated PC RPG Diablo 3, Blizzard has finally begun taking preorders for the game ahead of a solid...
Interplay’s Brian Fargo finds fan funding for Wasteland sequel
Nearly a quarter of a century after the initial release of Interplay's seminal post-apocalyptic PC RPG Wasteland, a sequel is finally, officially in the works—thanks to close to a million dollars...
Ayopa Games to publish Escape from Age of Monsters, Patchwork Battles, more
Ayopa Games is a mobile games publisher that actually has its roots in Chillingo. Founder Johnny Coghlan was a former head of publishing there until Chillingo was acquired by EA. Coghlan has brought his mobile game-finding expertise to Ayopa, and thi...
Big Fish Games scores a hit with Fairway Solitaire
My meeting with Big Fish Games' Patrick Wylie was one of my last meetings at GDC, but it was also one of my most satisfying. It turns out I'm not alone in my esteem for the great Fairway Solitaire app this company has put together; "This game is grow...
Sega shows off Total War Battles, new Sonic and Bloodshow at GDC
Sega was in attendance at GDC 2012 last week, showing off its latest and greatest mobile offerings for iOS. There were only three apps that really stuck out to me from the event itself, and you can read all about them right here below. First up, Soni...
Double Fine’s adventure game Kickstarter ends with over $3.2 million pledged
It seems the fine folks at Secret of Monkey Island and Psychonauts developer Double Fine were a tad pessimistic when they set a $400,000 Kickstarter funding goal for their effort to...
