Microsoft is moving its Windows Live support to online forums, which sounds like a step down, until you realize that it was previously... »
Tag Archive
action games
advisory
advisory-summary
after-the-jump
apple
are-configured
cloud computing
culture
downloadable content
extreme computing
game
game diaries
internet
iphone
jump
latest games
less-impacted
microsoft
microsoft-security-patch
Microsoft Security Advisories
mobile
news
nintendo
office
online
patch-tuesday
playstation
press
remote-code
revision-note
security
security-patches
security-update
severity
shooters
software
strategy games
summary
time
video
vista
vulnerabilities
vulnerability
windows
windows 7
Ten things gone terribly wrong in Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 is a confused attempt to streamline an RPG, flesh out a shooter, cram a story between space dungeons, and pick up the loose ends from the first game. It's like Starflight gone next-gen, serialized, and wrong »
Capcom gives the Wii a serious controller for a serious game
Check out that beauty up there. It's like the PS3 controller and the Xbox 360 controller got together and had a beautiful baby. And it's for the Wii »
January 25, 2010: wallet threat level yellow
Sony's "massive shooter game", or MSG , is out this week. For want of a vowel, it's officially dubbed a massive action game, or MAG . As I found out during the beta, it's a slow starter, but there's a lot of long-term gameplay. »
The Quest: your first orc and you
I heartily recommend The Quest on the iPhone. »
Mass Effect 2 reserves space buggy for registered players
Electronic Arts announces their plans for the first round of downloadable content for Mass Effect 2 . »
Mass Effect 2 to visit the scarier parts of the universe
In my conversation with Mass Effect 2 project director Casey Hudson, he talks about digging deeper, going darker, and seeing the scarier parts of the universe in the sequel to Bioware's sci-fi RPG. He also speaks frankly about what worked and what didn't work in the first game »
Try the iPhone’s biggest game, The Quest, for free
If there's one iPhone game that stands out for being too big for the iPhone, it would have to be The Quest . This epic-length hardcore RPG from a tiny group of Hungarian developers is an absolute beast. »
Square/Enix’s latest RPG is a post-apocalyptic search for medicine?
You can't tell much about Square/Enix's next franchise from the name. Nier is presumably the name of the protagonist in this party-based action RPG. Jump in to the title role of the unyielding Nier, and unravel the tale of a desperate man's quest to discover a cure for his ailing daughter »
Nintendo Wii gets Netflixxed
First the PC, then the Xbox 360, and then the Playstation 3 supported streaming movies for Netflix customers. Soon the Nintendo Wii will join their ranks and become one of the cool kids. As with the PS3, you'll need to use a disc to watch movies using a Wii. »
Gyromancer kicks the dumb out of puzzle games
Gyromancer , the downloadable game from Popcap and Square/Enix, is a familiar twist on the match-3 variation in a couple of ways. Firstly, it's got an RPG built around it, much like Puzzle Quest . The difference is that this RPG is a big awkward mess, courtesy of Square/Enix »