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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Another Big Night and Wins “Game of the Year” at the 2025-2026 DICE Awards
- 2025 GOTY Scoreboard: In Progress
- The Game Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Racks Up Nine Wins, Including “Game of the Year”, at the 2025 Game Awards
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- Video Game Research Library
- We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) – Yarn Spinner (2026)
- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
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Console port of Resident Evil Revelations may shape the franchise’s future
Are you one of the many who cried foul at Resident Evil 6‘s rather drastic departure from what made the series so great? Do you have trouple falling asleep at night, staring at the ceiling and wishing that the series would return to the style that made “survival horror” a common household name? Then start saving your money! Your purchase of Resident Evil Revelations may help govern where the series goes next.
Masachika Kawata, who produced Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS, said that Capcom will be paying very close attention to the success of the home console port of the portable title:
“I think we’ll get a lot of input from the fanbase and the media on what it means for Resident Evil, and what it could mean for the future of the series. We’ll definitely be looking at that as a signpost for where we need to be going next.”
“Moving forward I can see us focusing even more on the horror aspect and fear in the series, and see us making something scarier than we have already.”
Vote with your wallets, people!
[Source: Eurogamer]
Nintendo Download: Puddle, Ikachan, Fire Emblem Awakening on Monday, more
A handful of new games were added to Nintendo’s download services today:
- The tilt-controlled puzzler Puddle is now available on the Wii U eShop.
- Ikachan, the latest game from Nicalis, has been added to the 3DS eShop.
- As has the NES classic Ice Climber.
- The Wii Virtual Console is still kicking as well with the addition of Metal Slug 4.
And on Monday, the next Fire Emblem game, Fire Emblem: Awakening, will be available to download from the 3DS eShop.
More information on all of this week’s new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
Why I Bought A Wii U Game Without Owning A Wii U
Yes, you read the title of this editorial correctly; I bought a game for a console I do not own. The game in question is Ubisoft’s ZombiU. It is not a gift or present for a loved one; I fully intend to use it myself. But why would I spend money on a game if I don’t own the console to play it on? That’s just madness, right?
Well, no.
The first reason I bought it was because I need new underwear (by all accounts I may need more once I have played ZombiU). British retailer The Hut was offering a deal; buy three pairs of boxer shorts at £15 ($23.75), and get ZombiU for £20 ($31.50). So I could pay £35 ($55.25) for boxer shorts and the game, or £40 ($63) just for the game. I like a bargain when I see one, so I snapped it up.
But again, I can’t play it. Yet. (more…)
Crytek plans to release first Homefront 2 details soon; release date delay likely
Crytek’s purchase of the Homefront franchise hasn’t impacted the development of Homefront 2. In fact, Crytek UK General Manager Nick Button-Brown confirmed (in an interview with VG247) that executives within the company want to unveil a more revealing look at Homefront 2 sooner rather than later. But, Button-Brown also confirmed that the title might be delayed due to Crytek’s desire to create the best game possible:
“Crytek’s focus is fairly similar to THQ’s -namely to make the best game possible. So this will not have too much impact on the development itself. However, we might change the release date that we haven’t announced, and move this to another release date we won’t announce yet either.”
THQ originally revealed Homefront 2’s existence (and Crytek’s involvement with the sequel) back in September 2011. At that point, the game had a late 2013/early 2014 release date. But due to THQ’s financial problems and the title’s eventual acquisition by Crytek, it’s now best to think of Homefront 2 as a “when it’s done” game.
The latest trailer for The Wonderful 101 is colorfully chaotic
When a bunch of comical aliens come calling for Earth, who ya gonna call? Remember, Will Smith is busy with being an actor and not an actual alien policeman. So how about The Wonderful 101? Developed by Platinum Games and controlled by the Wii U GamePad, The Wonderful 101 will definitely save the day!
The Wonderful 101 looks to take a ton of inspiration from another Platinum creation, Viewtiful Joe, but combines it with the group dynamics of Pikmin. And we’ll get a chance to try it for ourselves sometime this Summer.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged The Wonderful 101
Journey nabs six nominations at 2013 GDC Awards
Journey continues its amazing end-of-the-year award run with six 2013 Game Developers Choice Award nominations, more than any other game.
Journey is up for Game of the Year, as well as Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Downloadable Game, Best Visual Arts, and the Innovation award. The four other nominees that Journey will be competing against for Game of the Year include Dishonored (four total nominations), The Walking Dead (three total nominations), Mass Effect 3 (two total nominations), and XCOM: Enemy Unknown (two total nominations).
The 2013 GDC Awards will be handed out on Wednesday, March 27 during this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. You can find the complete list of nominees after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Mobile, News, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Dishonored, Journey, Mass Effect 3, The Walking Dead, XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Nintendo Download: The Cave, Super C, Balloon Fight, more
Ron Gilbert’s The Cave is the headlining title in this week’s Nintendo Download and it marks the first time that a downloadable game was released for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in the same week. The Wii U eShop is also now home to the digital release of Funky Barn and the first Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campagin title, Balloon Fight (which has been priced at 30 cents).
On the 3DS eShop, gamers will be treated to the classic NES shooter, Super C; the strategic warfare of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars; and the self-explanatory Cocoto Alien Brick Breaker.
Hit the jump for more information on all of these games. (more…)
Yarn Yoshi in development by Kirby’s Epic Yarn team
Everyone said two things about Kirby’s Epic Yarn when it launched back in 2010. One, that it was adorably cute. And two, that it was a fantastic rebirth for the pink puff ball. During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the publisher revealed that they plan to pull the same trick with another oft-ignored character.
Yarn Yoshi (working title) is in development for the Wii U by the same developers (Good-Feel) who brought us Kirby’s Epic Yarn. They’ll be joined by Takashi Tezuka (the producer of Yoshi Island and Yoshi’s Story) as a development supervisor.
Once again, it looks adorably cute.
Posted in News, Wii U
Tagged Yoshi's Woolly World