Have you ever wondered how 'Frozen' might have turned out if the movie was, instead, an 8-bit video game from the '80s?

Dragon Age: Origins introduced gamers to the rich, detailed world of Thedas, a world filled with deadly mages and powerful dragons. The choice-driven RPG has strategic combat and a personalized story, and it’s free right now with Origin On the House! Just add it to your Origin Game Library and download it whenever you want.

Myst was the first “real” computer game I ever played and at the time, I was absolutely blown away by the graphics and just how surreal the entire experience felt. I’m apparently not the only person that felt that way…

An online reinterpretation of a venerated pastime, XYQ4 warps the board, randomizes moves, and forces experts to become learners again.

Toys coming to life is not a new concept; we all know the story of Pinocchio’s struggle to become a real boy, or ahem, Chucky, the most terrifying doll in the world. But no franchise capitalised on the idea more so than Toy Story, which, nearly 20 years after its initial release, is worth over $10 billion.

Last weekend, Sony made its online multiplayer services free to PlayStation 4 owners. Promotions like this have become commonplace in the last few years, with gaming companies become more interested in registering new user accounts than in selling game copies in stores. Though the company doesn't report how many paying [...]

More than 5,700 games and 50 systems could be yours for the price of a house.

Batman games might be awesome these days, but that wasn't always the case. Take a look back at the caped crusader's spotty video game history.

If it's time for sadness, loneliness and fear, it must be time for Neverending Nightmares.

Back in the yesteryear of 2008 a little known development company known as Hidden Path Entertainment released Defense Grid: The Awakening, which would become a benchmark of Tower Defense gameplay for years to come, but does it’s sequel match up to the original?

Welcome to another edition of Free To Play, where I examine political topics in gaming from a libertarian viewpoint.   Currently, libertarianism is a small portion of the voting population, but our ideas are gaining recognition in the national consciousness.  Between South Park, Ron Paul, and Ron Swanson, people are beginning to understand what being libertarian actually means.  This also includes those who disagree with our beliefs, but choose to make intelligent villains based upon the ideology, not just strawmen – essentially fictional effigies that intentionally misrepresent the arguments of opponents to make them look bad in the eyes of those uninformed.  As what seems to be par for the course in Free To Play, there are spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned.

Available for PlayStation 3 (reviewed), Xbox 360, PC Rated M for Mature Developed by Blue Isle Studios Oh, Slenderman, you creepypasta tweener psycho killer inspiring snappy dresser, you. I was around when Slenderman first showed up on various forums. Fell…

Game art sites like Dead End Thrills and Other Places capture incredible moments amid the hyperactivity of contemporary gaming.

It’s been 35 years since director Ridley Scott introduced the horror of Alien to pop culture. Now Sega SGAMY -2.20% and developer Creative Assembly have crafted an interactive sequel that introduces Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda Ripley. Alien: Isolation is set 15 years after the events of the first film and 42 years before the movie sequel Aliens...

Looking for something new to do with your iPhone-powered Romo robot? Well, you could always use it to turn your living room into a race track. Ken

Scientific error doesn't always come from botched equations or faulty theories but bad behavior, too -- sometimes scientists crack under pressure and

New feature where an indie dev and professional artist discusses monthly distractions and setbacks.

Riley struggles to find the perfect answer, let alone comprehend what the hell “female” means.

RoomAlive is a proof-of-concept prototype that transforms any room into an immersive, augmented entertainment experience.

I've been looked down upon for being dedicated to gaming, but should I really feel ashamed about being an adult gamer? Here's my stance on it.

Dedicated collectors will pay vast sums of money for boxed, mint-condition gaming hardware or rare game cartridges. But with so many millions of units having been produced over the years, the sad truth is that much of the gaming gear we once adored or spent months saving up to buy now sits broken, gathering dust on ...

As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games. Ten-hours-a-day addicted.

Those AtGames Intellivision Flashback and Colecovision Flashback systems are definitely going to be impulse buys this holiday season.

Following the news of Steam forcing their Curators to publicly disclose which recommendations are paid and which are not, it seems like Twitch is stepping up to the plate as well. The company has announced that some updates to their terms of service have been made to help clarify which streams/content are paid by sponsors, and which are not...