written by Alex W. Smith

"I was watching a retrospective video about Blizzard the other day, when I heard one of the company’s founders say something that, honestly, I have very much neglected in my game development. He said, “Gameplay first.”
I’ll repeat that. Gameplay First.
This is the kind of thing that should be written on the wall next to your computer, because it is that important. I have worked on quite a few indie game projects in my 6 or so years as a game developer and artist, and the two things they all have in common, is that they are unfinished or canceled, and they started with assets first, gameplay later. I think one of the most common reasons indie teams fail at making a game, is that they... Read More

Prepare for dragon slaying adventure in Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. See the first gameplay and the amazing graphics of the new sequel to the epic RPG series.

Today Activision Blizzard announced that it will "disband Activision Publishing's Guitar Hero business unit" due to the declining interest in the music genre. The company has ceased development on its previously planned 2011 Guitar Hero game.

Additionally, Activision has stopped production on True Crime: Hong Kong. The future of the franchise is unknown. On an earnings call today, an Activision representative said True Crime had been canceled because it "just wasn't going to be good enough."... Full Story

The latest issue of Game Informer contains fresh gameplay details on Bethesda's next massive title, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, set for release this November.

Skyrm's story is set 200 years after the events of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and the world of Tamriel is in shambles. The empire has fallen to the elves, the Blades are gone, the Nords hate each other, and a civil war is about the break out. Oh, and that big dragon the Elder Scrolls prophesied about? Yeah, he's arrived, too. Players will take control of the last remaining Dragonborn, a dragon hunter anointed by the gods to help fend off the threat. Read Full Story...

Razer CES 2011 Booth Tour - Switchblade Laptop and more!

Microsoft Corparation sold more than 8 million of its Xbox Kinect motion-sensing game system in its first 60 days since launch! outpacing its target of 5 million and outshining Sony Corp's competing "Move". Sony's Move costs only $50, when Microsoft's Kinect costs $150.