SpaceChem, an original and addictive puzzle game previously available for PC and Mac, is coming to the iPad. Casting players in the role of a reactor engineer working for SpaceChem — the leading chemical synthesizer corporation for frontier colonies (in space, obviously) — the game challenges players to construct factories in order to turn raw [...]
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News : Deadliest Warrior Compilation Coming to Retail This December
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior is, without a doubt, one of the oddest shows you’ll ever see on television. Using a combination of “21st century science” and computer graphics, each episode analyzes the fighting styles and behavior of some of history’s most frightening combatants and then pits them together in a virtual deathmatch. Two Xbox Live [...]
News : Section 8 Prejudice Going Cheap on XBLA and Direct2Drive
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
A selection of the prizes on offer from TimeGate in celebration of Section 8: Prejudice’s sale. A hearty “yay” for awesome things being made cheaper — TimeGate’s excellent downloadable shooter Section 8: Prejudice has dropped its price on both Xbox Live Arcade and Direct2Drive until October 3. The Xbox Live version is down from its [...]
News : Wheelchair Slalom Sim Aims to be Accessible to All
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
A variety of companies, such as the UK’s SpecialEffect charity, aim to make gaming more accessible to players with disabilities. This is achieved in a variety of ways — SpecialEffect, for example, focus particularly on control schemes that use innovative technology such as eye tracking. A new game created by the State Reference Center and Disability Unit [...]
News : I Am Alive Lives Again
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
Ubisoft’s I Am Alive has had a somewhat troubled development cycle. Originally intended as a triple-A retail title, it disappeared without trace after an initial trailer at E3 2008 and a few leaked screenshots over the next year or so. In early 2010, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced that the studio was giving the upcoming title a [...]
News : Nintendo Shares New Skyward Sword Plot Details
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
Nintendo’s revealed some details about Skyward Sword’s plot and characters, giving players keen to find out more about Link’s latest adventure a taste of what to expect. Apparently Skyward Sword features a number of plot elements that lay the foundation for the rest of the series — including how the iconic Master Sword was created. [...]
News : Serious Sam 3: BFE Delayed Until November 22
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
Serious Sam 3: BFE has been delayed until November 22. Developer Croteam is using the extra time for difficulty balancing, code tuning and the elimination of any pesky little technical issues which might have been left over. It’s highly likely that the team will also be adding a few extra enemies to the game, [...]
News : Two New Features Coming to Minecraft, All New Development to Stop on October 18
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
An enchanting table, possibly one of the last two new features to be added to Minecraft prior to its November 18 release. Writing on his blog, Markus “Notch” Persson of Mojang has revealed that there are just two major new features that the team wants to add to Minecraft prior to its November 18 release. He’s hoping [...]
News : Microsoft in Talks with Comcast, Adding TV Service to Xbox Live
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
Microsoft’s Xbox Live service is about to replace the cable box and DVR as we know it. At least, that’s what Microsoft is planning as Bloomberg reports that the company is currently in talks with Comcast and Version. If the expected business deals are made, Xbox Live would be able to access your Comcast Xfinity TV [...]
News : Enraged Man Chokes 13-Year-Old Neighbor Over Call of Duty, Trash Talking
Posted by Rishi on October 3rd, 2011
Most people who trash talk while playing online video games do so because they’ll face no consequences for anything they say (most of the time). That wasn’t the case for a 13-year-old gamer in Plymouth, Devon (England), who found himself being choked by a 43-year-old man who lived in the neighborhood after a heated [...]
