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Shoot ’em ups were one of the first video game sensations to sweep through arcades. The novelist Martin Amis became so obsessed with 1978’s Space Invaders he wrote an entire guide/appreciation of sorts for it long before the idea of games criticism was considered anything worth thinking about. From fixed-screen shooters like Galaxian and Galaga … Read more

It’s been almost six years since 2K revealed that a new BioShock was in development with recently minted Canada-based studio Cloud Chamber at the helm. But the only real news about the game since then was a report last week from Bloomberg that BioShock 4 has changed leaders after failing an internal review. But amid … Read more

Last week, controversy erupted around the art for an animated card in Pokémon TCG Pocket‘s latest set, Wisdom of Sea and Sky, where a drawing of legendary monster Ho-Oh looked almost identical to that of a piece of commissioned art by a Chinese creator. The Pokémon Company swiftly apologized, and announced the art for both … Read more

Nintendo, apparently dissatisfied with being a stalwart of nearly every school child’s life, is aiming even younger. A new range of products under the banner of My Mario has been announced, including wooden block toys, board books, and a Switch and mobile app that’ll let kids mess with Mario’s face, all focused on a preschool … Read more

It’s time for your monthly reminder that your Amazon Prime subscription also comes with a bunch of free games. And in many cases, while that “free” perhaps deserves scarequotes for falling under a subscription fee for a monstrously evil corporation, they’re actually yours to keep forever, with no DRM, and no requirement to keep up … Read more