Every once in a while a game comes along with the soul intention of dominating your life. In a world of generic first person shooters, linear action games and GTA sandbox clones, all it takes is one game to break free from the mould to show us that there's more to gaming than what you think. But, once those flood gates are open, and a seemingly new idea hits the market, the stores can... more.

  Very few game designers manage to create experiences in which mature themes are present. Most games usually fail to use these subjects by falling into vulgarity, excessive violence and lame jokes (I’m looking at you Duke...). However, famous designer Suda51 (No More Heroes, Killer 7) has always seemed to be able to treat more “adult” themes perfectly. His latest game Shadows of the... more.

  The main type of browser game that's eating the vast majority of my free time these days seems to be the simple puzzler. These games often appear simplistic in nature, but can quickly suck you into a world of painfully frustrating challenges. The thing that keeps you going back, though, is the great sense of satisfaction from completing that one puzzle that had you tearing your hair out ... more.

  The Playstation 3 has not been short of puzzle games this year and a game that I got the opportunity to play didn't disappoint either. While Puzzle Dimension adds a fair amount of difficulty, the reward for solving these puzzles are quite rewarding. Puzzle Dimension is a 3D puzzle game where the goal is to guide your marble in a 3D spaces. The key to this puzzle game is knowing your s... more.

  I first heard of Bastion and its creators at Supergiant Games a bit before PAX East and therefore made it a point to see it whilst on that amazing three day experience. I thoroughly enjoyed what I saw and played then and those feelings have only grown since. So, what is Bastion? That is more difficult question to answer than I first thought. You wake up and the amazing narration of Lo... more.

  News After the wave of updates following beta 1.7's release, things have started slowing down the Mojang news front. However, sharking through Twitter this week lead to a couple of interesting nuggets of information for 1.8. notch With the new bow shooting code, I'm getting an urge to add an achievement for shooting the moon. I keep trying to. A wealth of achievements is something that... more.

Overview Trenched is the latest game developed by Double Fine Productions and produced by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for XBLA. This is the third game in Double Fine’s four game downloadable title project, joining the previously released Costume Quest and Stacking. The final game in this project is Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, which is scheduled for release later this year. Trenc... more.