Tag Archives: Puzzle

So here’s the thing: Little Inferno (developed by some of the folks that made World of Goo and Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure) is an inventive, surprising puzzle game that we highly recommend you play. That said, knowledge of what makes it special takes away from exactly that–the more …

America has always been behind Japan when it comes to the Layton series. For example, the US and Europe are getting the fifth Layton game, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (opens in new tab), at the end of next month, while it came out in Japan some 18 months …

Two different series made a big splash at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, both together and apart. Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright both had new games on show, but we’re most interested in the 3DS game that brings the two heroes together. Out in Japan in a couple months (still …

I had my birthday recently, and birthdays often bring something wonderful: Birthday money. In my case, some of it was birthday money in the form of PSN credit, which was very welcome. Of course I was immediately and eagerly navigating my Vita towards the PS Store. Off I went, with …

Yesterday you heard from us that you had some Portal 2 DLC coming soon, with free map editor (opens in new tab) content, to look forward to. However, we’re well aware that in the hierarchy of things, we’re not as high on the informational food chain as fictionalized plutocratic caricatures …

The shortlist of nominees for the British Academy Video Games Awards’ (BAFTA) GAME Audience Award is out, and it looks like this year is going to be a fanboy bloodbath. Ten nominees have been shortlisted for the people’s choice honor. They include Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: …

Up to four games for Android, PC, Mac, and Linux are on offer in the latest Humble Bundle collection, which the charitable video game organization is calling its most “cross-platformiest bundle ever”. Available now where fine Humble Bundles are sold (hint: its website (opens in new tab)), the Humble Bundle …

December may offer the true climax of the holiday season, but in terms of new game releases, it’s very much the calm after the storm. Most of the giant blockbusters of the season made their way out between September and November, but the final month of 2011 isn’t barren by …

Indie Game: The Movie has been awarded a coveted spot in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival line-up, catapulting the documentary and its Canadian filmmakers into the international spotlight. It will compete this winter against 11 other flicks in the World Cinema Documentary category, matching cinematic wits with non-fiction storytellers from …

%26ldquo;We want to be the first entertainment brand with a billion fans,%26rdquo; Rovio head Peter Vesterbecka told attendees of Seattle’s Casual Connect show this week. %26ldquo;That will take us two or three years to do. Next year, we want to be the leading entertainment brand in China.%26rdquo; Rovio, who says …