OUYA, the upcoming Android gaming console made possible through Kickstarter, recently partnered with Kill Screen to launch CREATE, a 10-day “game jam.” Teams of developers created 166 entries for the event, and now await their chance to be chosen as a finalist. Developer Phil Fish, creator of Fez, Felicia Day of The Guild, and a panel of others will choose winners from an eclectic mix of entries. A grand pr... Read More.

A new trailer released today for Warface to celebrate the game’s closed beta going live. It shows off developer Crytek’s (creators of the original Far Cry and Crysis games) new online first-person shooter, revealing slick graphics, different locations, and many a bullet. The PC game is set to release in Spring 2013. Players interested in registering for the beta can do so at Warface’s site. The trailer o... Read More.

Want a glimpse at what might be on deck in terms of tech specs for the next PlayStation? Following up on last week’s supposed leaks of Microsoft’s Durango hardware, online site vgleaks.com claims to have details about the competing product being built over at Sony. Like last week’s story, the details below are a long way from confirmed, but it’s interesting to peruse the possibilites. Among other th... Read More.

We challenge you to watch video of this game without laughing. The game is the brainchild of Bossa Studios, who worked to craft a complete game in 48 hours as an entry into the Global Game Jam 2013. Each year puts forth a theme, and this year’s guiding word was “heartbeat.” The game gives players control of each of your surgeon’s five fingers and challenges them to complete open-heart surgery on a pati... Read More.

Chinese officials are reportedly in the process of reconsidering the country's ban on game consoles, a move which could end a 12-year prohibition. Bloomberg news, citing the state-run China Daily, says members of China's Ministry of Culture are in talks with other political bureaus. The ban was implemented  by seven ministries in 2000, and Bloomberg is reporting that all would have to agree before the ban coul... Read More.

Gears of War: Judgment's OverRun mode lets two five-player teams alternate between playing as COG soldiers and Locusts, and the objective-based mode is being included as a GameStop pre-order incentive. Those who pre-order the game as a PowerUp Rewards member will get four-days early access to the mode starting on March 15 in advance of the Xbox 360 game's March 19 debut. If you've already pre-ordered it, don't w... Read More.

Dead Space 3 is coming next week, so EA and Visceral have decided to release an exciting launch trailer to get everyone excited. That's fairly typical. What isn't typical, is using Phil Collin's "In the air tonight" as the trailer's soundtrack. It's an odd choice, but I think it works. Check it out here. Dead Space 3 is coming Tuesday, February 5. ... Read More.

Comstock's Columbia was the pride of America until it all went horribly wrong. Where did the floating city go? This teaser trailer for BioShock Infinite endeavors to find out. Don't worry, there are no spoilers here, so click and enjoy. This cool educational film strip discusses Columbia's origins and inquires about its current whereabouts. For more BioShock Infinite, check out this recent interview with one o... Read More.

Find out who wins the HarBowl and whether Colin Kaepernick can lead the Niners to victory in the biggest game of his life in EA Sports' Madden NFL 13 sim of Super Bowl XLVII. According to the sim, the Baltimore Ravens wil beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 thanks to a 40-yard field goal by rookie Justin Tucker with 50 seconds left to play. The Ravens never trailed in the sim; holding a 24-10 lead at the beginni... Read More.

The force is strong with director J.J. Abrams. Chosen to direct a new Star Wars film, Abrams will also give the opening keynote discussion at the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit with Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell. Scheduled for Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, the conference gathers industry leaders from the video game world to discuss current trends. Newell and Abrams will open with “Storytelling Across Platforms: Who ... Read More.

Normand Corbeil, best known in the world of video games for his work with Quantic Dream composing the music for Heavy Rain, has passed away at 56. The sad news comes from 8bitfix.com. Corbeil was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August of 2012, and he passed away on Friday January 25. Corbeil did music composition work for many films, and won many awards for his work, including BAFTA and AIAS awards for his ... Read More.

There are many ways to play Hitman. This video shows the best way, and the correct way. The video comes from YouTube user timtimfed, who has been consistently reliable for funny video game themed short films. Their Max Payne video still makes me laugh after multiple viewings. ... Read More.

Bungie didn't make Halo 4, but it doesn't mind fielding the customer service questions that have resulted from people running into problems with the game. The video below showcases act one from Bungie's Community Theater, where they read a letter from Timothy, who is disappointed that his copy of Halo 4 doesn't work. ... Read More.

A motivated fan over on GTAForums.com has begun to piece together Grand Theft Auto V's map based on all the assorted screenshots and trailers that have been let loose into the public. They go by the name jbte, and have clearly spent a lot of time staring at every piece of available GTA V media that has been made available. There's no way of knowing if this will be anything close to the finished map before we ... Read More.

In the latest update about the upcoming Mew-Genics, straight from Super Meat Boy developer Team Meat, we learn that the game will allow players to receive mail, and some questionable facts about cats. Mail in Mew-Genics will keep you up to date about what's going on with your friends and enemies, and allow you to take part in events like cat fights. Team Meat also said in their blog that a group of kittens is c... Read More.