Feeding The Cash Cows: Activision's Approach To Game Brands
With an origin in the world of creative advertising, the current CEO of Activision Publishing Eric Hirshberg has a unique perspective on the gaming industry. While talking to Hirshberg about the...
View ArticleOpinion: The Ups And Downs Of Valve's SteamOS Announcement
Expect a lot of news, opinion, and solicitation of feedback on Valve and Steam this week. The company is rolling out three announcements tied to a push into the living room. Today saw the first, with...
View ArticleMoments – Returning To Shadow Moses in MGS 4
Recycling an area from a previous game may seem like a lazy way to approach a sequel, but Metal Gear Solid 4 pays respect to the series' fans with an homage to the place where Solid Snake became a...
View ArticlePlotting The Future Of EA Sports
EA Sports says it's going to handle the console transition better this time around, but then what? The label is bringing its two heavyweights – FIFA and Madden – to the next-gen console launches, but...
View ArticleOpinion: Next-Gen's Media Problem
Microsoft and Sony both have big plans to integrate a wide range of on-demand, live, and streaming entertainment into their new consoles. The problem is that these types of services won't be a big...
View ArticleDavid Cage On Self-Doubt And Admiring Team Ico
In this video interview, the director of Beyond: Two Souls talks about his past work and what he sees as the milestones in gaming....(read more)
View ArticleOpinion: Short Games Are King
The day before Grand Theft Auto V came out I could feel the knot in my stomach growing. I wasn't excited. I was nervous. I was worried that GTA would soon consume my life, and part of me just wanted to...
View ArticleVR Mission: How Oculus’ New VR Headset Creates New Game Development Challenges
The traditional game interface is fairly abstract: Players move a mouse or thumbstick, and an avatar on a 2D plane in front of them looks around. Using this interface, game designers have developed a...
View ArticleOpinion: Who Needs A Steam Box?
On Monday, Valve announced that it is developing SteamOS, an operating system designed specifically with gaming in mind. It was the first of three announcements coming from the company this week, and...
View ArticleHow To Find The Ghost In Grand Theft Auto V
If you spent time exploring the Internet in Grand Theft Auto V, you may have come across the "Who Killed Leonora Johnson" website. If you click the "Main Players" tab on this site, followed by the link...
View ArticleCourting The Casuals: Player Customization In Call Of Duty: Ghosts
It's refreshing to know that even Infinity Ward's executive producer Mark Rubin doesn't understand how Call of Duty has acquired such a gigantic player-base. Trying to add something new to the series...
View ArticleQuantic Dream's Tech Demos And Mysterious PlayStation 4 Project
In between their games, Quantic Dream has made a habit of releasing ambitious tech demo videos. Starting with The Casting back in 2006, and continuing with Project Kara and The Dark Sorcerer at E3...
View ArticleA Season On The Brink: Co-Op Seasons In FIFA 14
FIFA 14 iterates on the popular Seasons format by introducing co-op play, allowing you and a friend to pick a team and take on online opponents as you work you way up (and avoid sliding down) the...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Resogun
Resogun will be free to anyone who picks up a PlayStation 4 on Friday, thanks to a promotion that gives a free month PlayStation Plus subscription, and we played through the first level and boss to get...
View ArticleTest Chamber – Knack
Sony Japan Studio and PS4 platform lead Mark Cerny have created this new action/platform franchise for the launch of PlayStation 4, and we put it through its paces.Matt Helgeson, who reviewed the game,...
View ArticleThe PS4: What We Know, What We Like, What We Need To Know
Sony’s new console is almost here. Here are our impressions in advance of our in-depth review....(read more)
View ArticleLive Stream – PlayStation 4
Starting at 2 PM CT and running until we are out of games to play, the Game Informer staff will walk you through PlayStation 4's launch lineup, discuss each game intricately with the review staff, and...
View ArticleCreating The Story Of Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor
The cover story for the December issue of Game Informer features the gigantic new action game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, you can read about all aspects of the game by checking out the digital...
View ArticleThe Wrath Of Knack
Sony Japan Studio's new family-friendly hero is almost here, but players still don't know much about the adventure that awaits him. Rather than wait a few more days to find out the official story, I...
View ArticleState Of Sound: How To Use A Gaming Headset With PlayStation 4
We’ve been following the story of how existing gaming headsets operate on the new-generation consoles. Today, we’re telling you about some of the options you have to get chat and game audio out of the...
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