Tag Archives: Puzzle

They’re a couple of misfits… Shooter, action-adventure, RPG, fighting as long as Ive been playing games, theyve all fit into a categorical genre that allows me to know what Im getting into before I even press Start. I knew Final Fantasy was a role-playing epic before I even opened the …

Minutemen The scenario: At any second, your best friend is going to pull into your driveway to pick you up for a night on the town. Perhaps youll grab a savory, nutritious meal from Taco Bell before heading to the local theater. Maybe youll go straight to the bar, where …

July 1st is Canada Day! Canadians are a fun a bunch. They like to talk about hockey, ice fishing, and plaid. Plus, they love to stuff their mouths full of beaver tails and poutine. Those wacky Canadians sure love to enjoy hot cups of cocoa from Tim Hortons, as they …

Look familiar? Animal Crossing: New Leaf has taken over our gaming lives. Which is fine, of course–we loved it as our review will attest. But is it fine when it’s started seeping through into our everyday thoughts? It’s like the ‘Tetris Effect’, where you see blocks in front of your …

The Animal Crossing series has always felt very personalized, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf is now different. Starting a new game will put you in the place as the mayor of your very own town, but it’s not just the town you can customize. It’s possible to give your character …

The Scribblenauts series has from its inception made lofty promises of “write anything, solve everything” gameplay. More so than any previous installment in the franchise, Scribblenauts Unlimited for the Wii U delivers on that promise, thanks to a number of sweeping gameplay improvements and new features. As in previous games, …

Good news. Delicious-looking indie game Fez has finally got a release date. It’s going to be hitting Xbox Live Arcade on Friday 13 April. More good news. It’s priced at 800 Microsoft Points, which in understandable straightforward currency translates as $10 or £6.85 or 9.60 Euros. If Fez is as …

Whenever a game has gears, cranks or monocles, the term “steampunk” gets tossed around liberally, but how many games actually use steam as a key gameplay component? In Vessel, steam is kind of a big deal, and so is the water and molten metal you’ll mix to create it. Playing …

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences conducted its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA) in Vegas last night, capping the 2012 DICE. Summit with a tribute to 2011’s top games and game makers. Chief amongst the night’s winners was Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab), …

(opens in new tab) 2011 was another successful year for Valve, which announced today that its digital games distribution service Steam enjoyed its seventh year of over 100% sales growth. The announcement follows news of another milestone for the service, which hit a record peak of 5 million concurrent users …