So Crysis 2 comes out in North America today, and as part of the launch event the folks at EA have taken the wraps off of a new trailer for the game that pays homage to the town in which…
Tiny Wings is Adorable Fun
Tiny Wings is probably the most adorable mobile game that I’ve ever seen in my life. Seriously, Angry Birds is cute, but Tiny Wings walks the line between emotional and adorable in a way that few games manage to do…
Two Hours of Fighting Game Fatalities
From the horrifically offensive to the horrifically unplayable all the way up to the modern-day classic and fondly remembered, “Pixelated Blood” is a wild ride through the fighting game spree of the 1990s and all of the varied (and often…
Video :: The Secret World Trailer – GDC 2011
So this trailer for an upcoming MMO called The Secret World was unveiled at the Game Developer’s Conference earlier this month, and while at first blush it wouldn’t look terribly interesting, the trailer video belies an incredibly interesting concept. The…
Site Highlight :: BattlePaint
The guys over at DownloadSquad turned me on to this little time waster (the image is theirs too, by the way!) and I really just couldn’t get enough of it. In BattlePaint, you’re a small square with a lifebar that…
Kinect Earns Guinness World Record for Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device
(image via CrunchGear) Microsoft should be proud of this one, it’s a huge accomplishment! The Kinect peripheral for XBox 360 has claimed the title of fastest selling consumer electronics device of all time, snatching it from the jaws of the…
Spinning Gears :: Is Android More Profitable than iOS for Developers?
(this brand new image for Spinning Gears columns is courtesy of Narilka, who graciously gave permission to use it!) So the blogs have been buzzing recently thanks to a report that for SpaceTime Studios, the developers of the popular mobile…
Video :: Super Mario Bros with Modern Sound Effects
This short video is as intriguing as it is terrifying, actually. Someone dubbed over a little gameplay of the original Super Mario Bros. game with realistic sound effects that you’d actually hear if someone were getting chomped by a Goomba…
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Trailer Released
It’s entertaining that the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) that’s taking place this week is also taking place just after the 25th birthday of the ridiculously iconic Legend of Zelda series of videogames. As if on cue, at GDC this week…
Site Highlight :: Eightbit.me
If you’ve noticed some relatively prominent Twitter users and verified accounts using very 8-bit blocky avatars lately, you’re not alone. All of those avatars have been coming out of a new site that lets you build an 8-bit version of…