Reader Discussion: What's The Worst Game You've Ever Played?
Gamers are treated to some of the best titles developers can muster towards the end of a console generation. The Last of Us, BioShock Infinite, and the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V show off what...
View ArticleKickstarter Project Managers Must Take Lessons From Nonprofits
As readers may know, before I wrote about video games, I worked in the nonprofit industry for a number of years. I raised money and, in one of my favorite positions, I helped give it away to groups...
View ArticleHow To Unlock The Best 3DS Mii Plaza Hats & Outfits
Now that the Game Informer staff is investing time in 3DS' StreetPass activities again, we're unlocking new hats for our silly little characters to wear. The picture above, which shows my Mii's head...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Rogue Legacy
We take a look at the punishing indie platformer with the exceptional progression mechanics in this episode of Test Chamber.Host Andrew Reiner is joined by Rogue Legacy reviewer Adam Biessener on the...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Secret Organizations In Games
The mysteries surrounding secret groups can be difficult to resist. What are their plans? What sort of things are they aware of that we're not? Because many games offer players a power fantasy, we want...
View ArticleReplay – Mansion Of Hidden Souls
In 1993, pre-rendered video was all the rage. It didn't control well, but it sure did look like the future at one point in time. Mansion of Hidden Souls is a Saturn title that attempted to join the...
View ArticleTen Reasons To Get Excited For Tales of Xillia
Tales of Xillia's August 6 release date is on the horizon, so what better way to get excited than share what you can anticipate for the next entry. A Mature TaleXillia features a more mature cast than...
View ArticleFive Absurd Xbox Live Indie Games Worth Playing
On its official website, Microsoft explains that Xbox Live Indie Games differs from Xbox Live Arcade in that it offers “an outlet for the masses to experiment and create the most innovative and...
View ArticleFrom Elika To Ellie: Comparing Prince Of Persia And The Last Of Us
I’ve made it clear that I am a big fan of the 2008 Prince of Persia. It’s a fantastically underrated game, so ahead of its time that I think some people maybe weren’t ready for it, or just didn’t get...
View ArticleLive Stream – Silent Hill: Downpour / Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom
Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Konami didn't release a new Silent Hill title. In a week with no notable new releases, today's Game Informer live stream is revisiting two random titles that...
View ArticleThe Elements Of A Great Bad Game
After recording over 200 episodes of Replay and around 150 episodes of Test Chamber, us Game Informer editors have run into our share of terrible games. Many bad games are fail to impress even in terms...
View ArticleHow To Get Rich Quick In Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf has been out for almost two months, but its nearly endless replay value still has fans hooked. If you're tired of shaking trees and selling fruit in an effort to afford that...
View ArticleNintendo’s Hat System Could Be A Step Toward Bigger Achievements
Nintendo released a 3DS update a few weeks ago that added several new games to the Mii Plaza. If you’ve been playing any of them, you’ve probably been showered with a new currency called plaza tickets....
View ArticleTest Chamber – Tiny Thief
I've sung the praises of 5 Ants' Tiny Thief to my coworkers for a full week, and finally managed to round up two of them to join me for a Test Chamber tour of this colorful, yet dangerous world. Sit...
View ArticleTop 5 Metal Gear Retcons
Few video game series have stories that are as complicated, twisting, and bizarre as Metal Gear’s. As if all of the nanomachines and genetic mumbo-jumbo weren’t confusing enough, the franchise...
View ArticleCheating The Hourglass: Time Travel In Video Games
When I was 13, one of my absolute favorite games was Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Sands of Time absorbed my life when I first received it. I had never played the original, but the PlayStation 2...
View ArticleGoing Beyond Skyrim: Modders Build Bethesda’s Entire World
Anyone who played Bethesda’s massive hit Skyrim constantly heard NPCs talking about the eight other countries outside the game’s borders, but you couldn’t actually visit these places. One modding...
View ArticleThe Rights And Wrongs Of Bonus Bosses
Beating a game doesn’t always mean that the experience is over. For devoted fans, many games include additional tasks to undertake, including bonus bosses. These extra battles are often more difficult...
View ArticleTen Fun Android Games You Should Be Playing
Android owners still have to wait months to play most of the newest and coolest iOS titles, but the quality of Google's gaming scene continues to steadily improve. Here are some more Android games that...
View ArticleThe ‘80s Strike Back: The Complete Story Behind Blood Dragon
Nostalgia is a valuable currency in the video game industry. Nintendo’s biggest titles stick to decades-old formulas, and the indie scene is overflowing with pixelated throwbacks. Earlier this year,...
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