Submissions open until December 15 Indie Megabooth hasopened up submissionsfor PAX East 2014. Developers have until December 15 at 11:59PM EST to submit their application, and those accepted will be notified on Jul 30, 2025. The FAQhas a breakdown of what applicants can expect in terms of cost. For instance, the organization recommends you budget anywhere from $2,000 to $7,000 depending on how lavish you want to go. The Minibooth, located within the Megabooth, will run you significantly less with costs ranging from $500 to $1,000....

Home is pretty rubbish, and anybody with a brain knows it. The publisher has thus far been able to hide behind the crapness of the poor man’s Second Life by claiming that it’s still in beta, but that excuse won’t wash for much longer. “Home is due to come out of its beta-testing phase in December of this year,” says Kirk Ewing of Home developer Veemee. “Most people think that Home is sh*t....

While copy-and-pasting this together I attempted to figure out what the “theme” of this month was so I could write about it up here. But July just sort of was. There were good games and bad games. There were definitely some stellar hits and some massive misses. I couldn’t wrangle anything really special out of it, especially since ourStarCraft IIreview landed a few days out of the month. That’s not to say that games likeDragon Quest IXaren’t truly epic, but July counterbalanced all that greatness with some pretty sad games....

So, obviously it must involve The Inhumans Insomniac Games aren’t done with their excellent comic-book adventure,Spider-Man.Marvel’s Ryan Penagos put out a tweet yesterday, excitedly informing fans that something “fantastic” was headed to the PS4 release. Now, obviously, when it comes to Marvel and “Fantastic”, we all gotta assume he’s talking Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and The Thing (Ben Grimm), better known as The Fantastic Four. Oh, if that wasn’t hint enough, Penagos also included the hashtag #FantasticFourWeek, somewhat giving the game away....

Is this the end for Off the Hook? Yesterday, during Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation, we got to seea hip music videoannounce the upcoming arrival of Version 4.0 to colourful Switch shooterSplatoon 2.Since the announcementnew details have been revealedon the official Tumblr page, explaining some of the changes coming in the exciting new update. In recent months there has been some controversy over the popular splatfest format with, more often than not, the popular vote always losing in Team and Solo Play, usually by the smallest of margin....

Most people might know DriveThruRPG as the place to get PDF versions of tabletop games, but an equally important part of its model is a Print on Demand (POD) service that prints and ships games your local store might not have. Now, those books might be getting more expensive as DriveThru’s owners respond to the same economic uncertainty that is affecting the entire publishing world. It’s the result of new tariffs that have been in the works for months now....

Awards to be livestreamed on February 6 at 7:30PM PT The 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards take place in Las Vegas from February 4 to February 7 and the nominations have been announced by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Last year the Sony exclusiveJourneywas up for 11 awards, and wenton to win game of the year. This year we see another Sony exclusive,The Last of Us, with 13 nominations....

All I want for Christmas… is the following My favorite thing about the Christmas season is receiving gifts. That hasn’t changed since I was a kid. Shopping is horrible, family is an uncomfortable reality (I’m joking, don’t disown me), and I lost the ability to feel cheer after an experiment gone wrong. So, make my December, show me how well you know me and bring me a gift. I also know that retro hobbyists aren’t the easiest to shop for....

For those who like their popcorn sweet Today is a day that exists, therefore publisher Atlus has decided to drop another character trailer for the upcoming chibi-filled sequelPersona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth,headed toward Nintendo 3DS. The star of today’s short trip into weirdness is not, in fact, a member of SEES or The Phantom Thieves, for it is Velvet Room assistant Theodore, who makes an appearance inPersona 3 Portable– should the player choose the female protagonist....

Using math Nicky Casemakes games that might just teach you something. There are topics ranging fromvotingtocoming outtotwo-dimensional matrices. This most recent game hits pretty hard right now, when the world seems bad and people in it seem bad. But it explains how we got where we are using game theory. Now, theprisoner’s dilemmais a pretty well-known concept, butThe Evolution of Trustapplies it past a simple one-time decision between two individuals to an extended interaction among a population....

Stardew Valleyis incredibly successful due to the marvelous cozy vibes and nigh-limitless replayability options it offers. But players have found it’s lacking something: the companions ofBaldur’s Gate 3. Not to worry, though, asStardew ValleymodderXunand their team are working on bringing a map and various characters fromBaldur’s Gate 3toStardew Valley. New Project : Baldur’s village. Baldur’s Gate characters will settle in Stardew Valley!Hi, let me introduce to you our new crazy project ....

Everyone, please focus your attention on Burnout Paradise Just in time for the start of the Fall Classic (Go Royals!), Microsoft has slashed prices on Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions ofR.B.I. Baseball ’14, discounting both down to $9.99. With all that saved money, you could buy a ticket to a doubleheader, and still have some left over for peanuts AND Cracker Jacks. America’s favorite pastime isn’t the only sport that’s being highlighted....

WithGrand Theft Auto Vstealing headlines and dominating conversation this week,Saints Row: The Thirdhas to fight twice as hard for attention. Nevertheless, THQ isn’t worried by Rockstar’s megaton game, and doesn’t believeSaints Rowis at risk. “I went online like everyone else to see theGTAtrailer,” said CEO Brian Farrell during an investor call. “It’s a high-quality trailer and I think it’s going to be another fantastic game in the series. “That said, it shows the completely different positioning of the two games....