I’ve read developer Jason Rohrer’s account of the events that inspired his game, The Castle Doctrine, many times, in many places, leading up to its release. His family lived in a bad neighborhood. A dog attacked his wife during a family bike ride. He bought a club to beat away any other dogs that might […]
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The Gist – 5 Game Characters I’d Date
February 17th, 2014 
Mark In lieu of Valentine’s Day plans, Jess digs through the sexy, disarming and charming, and tells you five video game characters she’d totally date. Yeah, it’s weird.
Titanfall beta opens up to all on Xbox One tonight, PC maybe tomorrow
February 16th, 2014 Mark The Titanfall beta will open up to all players who want to participate in order to stress test the game as much as possible, Respawn Entertainment’s Vince Zampella announced on Twitter. “Let’s break it,” Zampella said, “The plan is to make the beta fully open and have you max stress it!” Xbox One players should […]
Top 5 Skyrim Mods of the Week – Valentine’s Day Special!
February 15th, 2014 Mark Love is in the air, and Kevin is getting married! But who could possibly be powerful, wise and sexy enough to make an adequate life partner for Skyrim’s mightiest warrior?
"Diablo III Caramelldansen," by Jaetch
February 15th, 2014 Mark In this edition of Artisan Showcase, get ready for a Sanctuary-themed blast from the past with "Diablo III Caramelldansen," by Community MVP (and all-around good guy) Jaetch. Featuring all six Diablo III hero classes, everyone's favorite Angiris Council members, plus a few appearances by Leah, Deckard Cain, the Prime Evil, and a trove of treasure […]
EA drops Plants vs. Zombies 2 lawn mower microtransaction tax
February 15th, 2014 Mark EA has taken a lot of flak recently for its microtransaction model. First, there was the highly unpopular “lawnmower tax” in Plants vs. Zombies 2, which required players to repurchase any lawnmowers lost in the course of play. Previously lawn mowers would respawn at the start of each new level. Then Peter Molyneux vocally expressed […]
Titanfall: Pros Weigh In Live Stream Teaser Trailer
February 15th, 2014 Mark Join Gamespot as we play Titanfall beta with Call of Duty pro gamer: Tyler “TeePee” Polchow and Halo Pro Gamer: Brett “Naded” Leonard to discuss its competitive future. We will also be giving away beta keys! Join us on February 18, starting at 11 AM PT.
TxK Review
February 15th, 2014 Mark Reinventing an arcade classic presents unique challenges that few developers can rise to. Finding a balance between the spirit of the original and the lessons of modern game design is a tricky task that often results in disappointment. But TxK is a masterful example of doing it right. Though it is technically only a sequel […]
Arcade Workshop: Pure CTF
February 15th, 2014 Mark The developer of our latest Arcade Workshop is no stranger to the StarCraft II community. Ryan Schutter, known for designing the GameHeart custom interface, has branched out to create his own Arcade game: Pure CTF. CTF stands for ‘Capture the Flag’ and is a popular play mode in most first-person shooters. Ryan has taken […]
Extended Support Hours
February 15th, 2014 Mark Greetings Players! We are pleased to announce that our Customer Service and Billing support hours have been extended to better, and more quickly, serve you. Starting now, our support teams will be working during the hours of 10AM to 7PM PST, 7 days a week. Need any help with login issues? Let us know. Having […]
