There’s an awful lot I really like about Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. I like that the bright and colorful world of the game demonstrates that the mechanics of shooters can be just as enjoyable when they’re tied to goofy, charming aesthetics as they can when they’re tied to the grim military or science-fiction scenarios […]

You’re probably most familiar with first- and third-person video games, but what about a fourth-person game, what would that look like? The answer comes by way of indie developer Visiontrick Media’s new puzzle game Pavilion. The game was originally announced during the Tokyo Game Show in September, but now they’ve released a video to show […]

Eager to know what the future holds for the Xbox brand? If so, you’ll want to pay attention to next month’s Game Developers Conference, specifically a “fireside chat” with Xbox chief product officer Marc Whitten to be held on Friday, March 21. During the session, Whitten will recall the development and launch of the Xbox […]

Kevin VanOrd and the GameSpot crew talk about this week’s news, reviews and hot topics.

Microsoft has announced the two titles it will distribute for free to Xbox Live Gold members in March as part of its ongoing Games with Gold program. First up is Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, the 2008 spin-off of the strategy series which compresses the sprawling experience down into a breezier, slightly more manageable experience. The […]

[UPDATE] In a follow-up email with GameSpot, Hardin clarified his original comments, saying, “While I guess *technically* it’s not impossible, since Sony JP owns the IP, I don’t want anyone to get their hopes up.” The original story is below. Atlus PR manager John Hardin has commented on the possibility of a sequel to the […]

The United States Congress this week released a blueprint for a top-to-bottom overhaul of the American tax system, offering up a variety of tax benefits for businesses. That’s the good news. But the document, released by the House Ways and Means Committee, also calls out one major potential problem area for video game developers like […]

Google has announced Project Tango, a new phone with highly customized hardware and software designed to allow it to track its motion in full 3D, in real-time, as you hold it. Project Lead at Google’s Advance Technology and Projects (ATAP) group Johnny Chung Lee said the phone’s sensors make a “quarter million 3D measurements every […]

Cam investigates the science of real life Titans in this week’s Reality Check.

Just a few days before it releases Thief, developer Eidos Montreal has announced that the PC version of the game will not support AMD’s “groundbreaking” Mantle graphics API. Mantle is AMD’s alternative to Microsoft’s DirectX, which aims to greatly improve graphical performance on compatible games and AMD Radeon graphics cards. Thief was going to be […]