Skulls of the Shogun review: A perfectly executed slice of strategy
17-Bit Entertainment's comes roaring out the gate with a debut game that may not change the world but is a nearly perfect game of quick fix strategy. Skulls of the Shogun is an effervescent panacea of strategy hounds that need a break from XCOM.
Darksiders may be dead, but its developers will live on as the newly formed Crytek USA
Crytek continues its global expansion, this time with a new studio in Austin, Texas. Crytek USA isn't just a new branch, though, it's a second chance for key staff members from Vigil Games, the Darksiders studio set adrift by THQ.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch review: A beautiful but slow world
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an expertly made role-playing game made in the old style, with sumptuous art and music. Excellent as it is, it's missing a central spark that made Level-5's past games so special.
The minds behind Castle Crashers are back with BattleBlock Theater, and it begins beta testing this February
It's been a long five years since The Behemoth released Castle Crashers but the long wait for its follow up, BattleBlock Theater, is nearly over. The Behemoth is accepting applications for a closed beta test of the game.
Disney Infinity preview: The Magic Kingdom declares war on Skylanders and Minecraft
Disney Interactive announced its most ambitious video game to date on Tuesday. The company and developer Avalanche Studios are calling Disney Infinity a gaming platform rather than a game, a multi-part product that is equal parts Skylanders and Minecraft.
Anarchy Reigns review: Stylish, quirky fisticuffs at a bargain price
Platinum Games' Anarchy Reigns is a bizarre mashup of various gaming styles, unified by the developer's obsession with histrionic, stylized violence.
Under Defeat HD review: The shooter preservationist society
G.Rev's Under Defeat HD is a period piece in the best possible way, a polished recreation of a cult classic but also an ideal specimen of a lost gaming craft. They simply don't make shooters like this anymore, and this game demonstrates why that's a shame.
LEGO Lord of the Rings review: Traveller’s Tales finds fertile ground in Middle-earth
Traveller's Tales second big LEGO game in 2012 doesn't quite capture the grand story of its inspiration but it does build a wider open world to play in than any other game in the series. LEGO Lord of the Rings is worth exploring.
Wii U entertainment options expand with free YouTube app
Nintendo wants us all to believe that the Wii U can do anything that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 can. Thus, the newly-released console now boasts an application offering full access to YouTube.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale review: Sony apes Nintendo with unspectacular results
Sony's new fighter PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is blatantly patterned after Nintendo's Smash Bros. franchise. Whether that's a positive or negative however, is up to personal interpretation.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II review: The future will be familiar
Call of Duty is beginning to show its age, but can it still deliver to fans without reinventing itself? In a word, yes.
LittleBigPlanet Karting review: As good as you are willing to make it
Can combining two existing properties creating something new?