Why some game developers shouldn't like games

Why can’t we gamers accept that someone who doesn’t love games with the fervent passion we do can make them? I’m proud to say one of my favorite games of all time—Katamari Damacy—comes from the mind of someone who doesn’t

Why The Tomb Raider Franchise Isn't Beyond Saving

After the disappointing sales of Tomb Raider Underworld, the Crystal Dynamics team realized that Lara Croft was in trouble. They took a hard look at the video game landscape and came to the conclusion that they needed to re-work and

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnik Sees Possibility of $20-40 Tablet Games, Doesn't Believe in Interactive Movies

In a provocative interview with Forbes, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnik divulged his thoughts on everything from Duke Nukem to Rockstar. One particularly interesting tidbit was on the price point of tablet games. When asked if he could see higher price

LA Noire First Impressions

Despite being only about an hour and a half into LA Noire, boy has the game got me thinkin’ about a million things already. So here’s my gift to you guys: a bunch of disjointed, but hopefully interesting, thoughts! I

Alan Wake Writer Blames Ludonarrative Dissonance on Game Expectations

Ah, ludonarrative dissonance: we’re all familiar with it. It’s the disconnect between the narrative and ‘play’ aspects of a game. Think, for example, how Nathan Drake is characterized as a likeable good guy and yet we spend all game killing

Thor Gameplay from Marvel VS Capcom 3

A couple of things–one, that announcer sounds terrible. Then again, after S/SF4, I think Capcom has lost the ability to find capable announcers. Secondly, Thor. Is. A. Beast. Holy crap! This video has officially put MVC3 on the hype map