Darksiders is a game with mixed reviews. Some people like it and recommend it, while others feel that it was good for a beginner but not for someone with better action games to compare it to. While it is a game that everyone should try and judge for themselves, there still is mixed reaction to the

It’s officially official: Valve will bring its Steam online distribution service and titles from its massive library of hit games to the Mac this April, the company confirmed Monday. The successful content-delivery service will bring Valve titles like Left 4 Dead and the upcoming Portal 2, as well

Earlier this week we had the chance to visit Firaxis to get a look at the newest version of Civilization. We'll be talking a lot about the specific features of the game next week, but today we're taking a look at some of the inspirations behind the sequel and how lead designer Jon Shafer and prod

Last month the gaming giant Ubisoft announced their new über-DRM which requires customers to be continuously online in order to play purchased games. Of course, this DRM was circumvented in a few hours and while downplaying this blunder, Ubisoft fails to see that they’ve only increased piracy.

Ubisoft has long had some controversial ideas about how DRM should be used, but when PC Gamer was given a review copy of Assassin's Creed 2 on the PC it seemed as if the reality was going to be much worse than what opponents to DRM had feared: the game requires an always-on 'Net connection and co

This is one of the most thought provoking videos I’ve seen this year, but also one of the most frustrating, as it chronicles just what it means to have a life shaped by video games, which some may argue mine has been. It tells the animated tale of a real-life guy who took a step back from video gam

This time I've got a different favor to ask. You see, I've been playing videogames for my entire life. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve sitting in front of my television for hours experiencing stories so vast that even Nintendo missed some of the sex stuff. But recently, I've notice

Music from 22 video games made on Mario Paint Composer

Everyone enjoys a good, relaxing game of something; be it a board game, computer game, video game, outdoor game or mind game. Games are created for us to enjoy at our leisure and for fun, they are there to elicit various emotions in our moments away from work, school and the like and for us to part

In their day, they were at the bleeding edge of gaming technology. Now, you can play them in your browser for free. Oh, the humiliation.