Archive: july 31, 2008

Opinion: Is Grand Theft Auto IV A Threat To America?

At the conservative website Townhall.com, there's a delightful piece up about the war on middle class values. Author Michael Medved purports that the "grotesquely violent and anti-authoritarian" Grand Theft Auto IV is a threat to the American Way of Life.... Read more

Browser Game: Pee Wee Necromancers Are Revolting

I've a bit of an aversion to "match-three" puzzle games, mostly on account of being pretty bad at them. And then Three Rings, the developers behind the intensely saccharine Puzzle Pirates, goes ahead and throws hordes of undead in the... Read more

PlayStation Store Update: Eden without Eve, helmets, pigskin, and Yomp

This week the PlayStation store is a bit up and down. We have some excellent demos and a great PSN game. Unfortunately, the music and wallpaper are not exactly the greatest offerings the service has ever extended. The biggest reason... Read more

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Jul 31 American McGee's Grimm: Episode 1 (Spicy Horse Games)

The first weekly episode from American McGee's retelling of Grimm's fairy tales is now available as a free download (for one day only, which is today) to GameTap users everywhere. All that's required to...

Jul 31 Indie Game Pick: American McGee's Grimm Ep. 1 (Spicy Horse)

Jul 30 Results: 1st Annual Game Makin' Shindig (Eegra)

Games submitted for Eegra's first annual Game Makin' Shindig are now available for download. A total of AUD $3,000 (roughly USD $2,850) were handed out to the four top finishers; everyone else gets nine...

Jul 29 Rumors: Cave Story on WiiWare

This is unconfirmed, but apparently download links for all Cave Story ports were withdrawn recently at the request of the original developer Pixel. A poster on Amigaworld.net let slip that the game will...

Jul 29 Cryptic To Unveil Star Trek Online Next Month

It's official: City of Heroes developer Cryptic Studios is now behind the creation of Star Trek Online, and it will show the first gameplay footage of its latest MMO next month. The big reveal will take...

Jul 28 Incredible Machine Spawns Portable Imitators

Sierra's classic puzzle game The Incredible Machine and the Nintendo DS are a match made in heaven, something everyone on Earth realizes except, evidently, Sierra. But while we might not get an official...

Jul 28 2008 IGF Showcase Winners @ Austin GDC Announced

The organizers of the Independent Games Festival have announced the nine winners of the Austin GDC IGF Showcase, picking the very best examples of 'local flavor' in terms of indie games from Austin and...

Jul 28 Back-Linking and Dormant Content

At Comic-Con, Cliff Bleszinski revealed that Gears of War 2 would feature linked Achievements, or special content that is unlocked only if you’ve earned a specific achievement in the original Gear...

Jul 28 Interview: Austin Wintory (flOw)

Austin Wintory has been a busy man. Our first interview with the composer was over a year ago, and since then he has worked on a number of games and media projects ranging from foreign films to indie MMO...