IGN and the GAME British Academy Stream Annual Video Game Award Show this Friday

What are you doing this Friday night?  If you need the TV on in the background while getting in some level grinding or if you just need a break from video games (doubtful but even the best of us need a game-free evening), check out the annual UK video game award show from the GAME British Academy! It will be streamed online at this link at 9pm GMT.  The genres and nominees include the fol... more.

On February 9th, the world lost an incredible concept artist to lung cancer.  Adam Adamowicz, age 43, was with Bethesda since 2007 and will be greatly missed by fellow employees and the gaming world at large.  Bethesda encourages people to donate to the American Cancer Society with their link to “squeeze the nun for service.”  This stems from stories of Adam, sometimes not acknowledging vis... more.

Space, explosives, formidable enemies, relentless heroes – the basis of sci-fi nerd heaven. Last year’s E3 brought the announcement of a new Star Trek game along with a brief trailer of Spock and Kirk running around, blowing things up.  Very little has been divulged about the game thus far, though it is expected for the 360, PS3, and PC early 2013, before Star Trek 2 hits theatres.  (Star... more.

Been wondering about the story for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us?  Storyline details were finally released and wow does it sound like an adventure! We met the characters and saw part of the world in Spike TV’s Video Game Awards premiere trailer.  Ellie – a 14 year old girl – and Joel – a father figure of sorts – embark on a journey in a post-apocalyptic world filled with mutated hu... more.

It’s not out yet in Europe, and it met mixed reviews in North America…Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action RPG with a slew of impressive personnel, was hyped up to be a game comparable to Skyrim yet fell short. When looking at Kingdoms of Amalur apart from Skyrim-clouded lens, critics found it to be “simply staggering,” raving over its gameplay and impressive world.  Yet, thos... more.

The future of gaming is upon us.  An impressive demo was released last week by Jorge Jimenez, featuring his work in real-time graphics and special effects as a PhD student at the Universidad de Zaragoza (University of Zaragoza) under the supervision of Diego Gutierrez. Jorge Jimenez developed a technology called Separable Subsurface Scattering (SSS), designed for human skin in video games.  S... more.

Ready to save the world?  Again?  If you’re a diehard fan, you’ve already proven yourself against Exdeath, Kefka, Sephiroth, Ultimecia, Kuja, Sin, Seymour, and plenty of other Final Fantasy antagonists.  Last month, we brought you details on the next highly anticipated game in the series – XIII-2 – and here we are, already at the week of its release in North America and Europe. R... more.

Finished Skyrim and looking for another action RPG to delve into?  Have we got a game for you!  Set for release next week (February 7th in North America and February 10th in Europe), Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has some big name people behind it – executive designer Ken Rolston (lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), executive art director Todd... more.

There are many organizations that work toward the promotion of videogames, which is apparent in the emersion of video games in new sectors, such as museums and symphony halls.  Maybe someday there will be just as many organizations promoting video games as producing them.  You never know. One such organization is worth bringing up, as its upcoming event will be of interest to gamers worldwid... more.

If I were to ask you “What mysteries are among the most widely debated in the gaming world?” what immediately comes to mind?  It probably wouldn’t take you long to come up with the timeline for the Zelda series.  Beginning with The Legend of Zelda and releasing a complicated string of games since A Link to the Past, the Zelda series is the most confusing series we have. As more Zelda games... more.