According to this Variety report, Activision has thrown a public paddy regarding its ownership of Double Fine’s Brutal Legend. The game was an unfortunate casualty of the triage that went on following the Activision / Vivendi merger,...

Though by no means a new target, I was drawn recently to a Develop magazine column by Simon Byron discussing the multitude demerits of Metacritic and other review aggregators. I use Metacritic on a regular basis, so...

In an interview with Gamesutra, Jonathan Blow – Braid designer and general soapbox hero – spends a lot of time discussing the communication of artistic themes through gameplay, and the narrative / gameplay dichotomy. It’s a great...

The NPD data for December 2008 released last week made interesting reading. Over 2.1 million Wii consoles were sold in the US alone in December, which is a phenomenal figure. But maybe it’s not just the unique control...

Update: In a deliciously reactionary turn of events, Microsoft has responded to Sony’s criticisms of the competition. Group Product Manager for Xbox 360, Aaron Greenberg, told Kotaku that, strangely enough, he thinks the 360 represents the best...

Eidos announced today that they were lowering their full-year revenue expectations by £20m due to their latest Lara Croft game, Tomb Raider Underworld, selling less than expected (it has sold 1.5 million units to date globally). Apart from...