The Dark Meadow gets grim in teaser clip, Unreal-powered FPS on iOS in August

If you know the name Phosphor Games Studio at all, it's likely because the teaser for its upcoming superhero action game, Awakened, made a big impression on you. But you'll have something much more concrete to remember the studio by this month, when The Dark Meadow heads to iOS. Get your first look in the teaser above.
In the Unreal-powered first-person game, you'll try to survive the perils of an abandoned hospital armed only with a sword and ...
Gameloft sales up 15% in first half of 2011

Gameloft is benefiting greatly from the age of mobile gaming, with sales up significantly in the first half of 2011. The company's controversial working conditions and ethically flexible game development appear to be producing results, with sales up 15 percent to €76.8 million ($108.8M).
The publisher cited sales in emerging countries and the "massive success" of games on smartphones and tablets around the world for its prosperity. Gameloft's first-half sales on smartphones and ...
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition ‘Ver. 2012′ patch fixes balance this fall/winter

Capcom fighting game ambassador Seth Killian brought news out of the EVO tournament that Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition will be rebalanced. A patch for the notoriously uneven game will be released in fall or winter, for free. That means that all the people who just competed in EVO are going to have to learn the game again!
The official website is now updated to show the title: ...
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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is mourning a loss

News broke earlier today of the tragic death of one of fighting history's greatest heroes: Dan "Dan" Hibiki.
A humble, respected, understated man, Hibiki is most well known for founding the Saikyo-ryu school of martial arts. His impressive skills earned him top honors at multiple World Warrior Tournaments, while his caring, empathetic nature helped him serve as mentor and confidant to many of his peers, primarily Ken Masters. When not lecturing to his multitudes of followers at his Saikyo ...
Scratch one grub (card)! Gears of War board game headed to retail

Remember back in April when you were enjoying the Gears of War 3 beta, chainsawing through a locust's face, and your buddy was all, "Wouldn't this be great if it were a board game instead?" We've been meaning to ask -- does your buddy work for Fantasy Flight Games? Oh, he does? That makes a lot more sense, because his company is totally making a board game based on the Gears of War series.
"Gears of War: The ...
Current 3DS owners eligible for free games

Nintendo is looking to reward early adopters of 3DS, or at least incur a last-minute sales burst before $80 (that's over 30 percent!) comes off the system, bringing it down to $170 on August 12. Those who own a 3DS and connect to the Nintendo eShop before 11:59PM EST on August 11 will be automatically enrolled into the "Nintendo 3DS Ambassador" program.
3DS ambassadorial duties mostly involve playing a bunch of free games. The status grants you access to ...
Microsoft updates OneNote Mobile for iPhone to version 1.2

Microsoft OneNote users will be excited to know that the app has now been updated to version 1.2 with a whole bunch of new features. Released earlier this year in January, OneNote for the iPhone is an app that allowed users to easily capture notes, ideas, create lists and stay organized. Syncing with SkyDrive, and accessible on other platforms such as your desktop, OneNote is like Microsoft’s version of Evernote.
The new version of OneNote Mobile has implemented ...
Rock Band hits 3,000 tracks, Harmonix giving away 3,000 songs

With the release of some Yes! tracks this week, the Rock Band song catalog has reached a milestone of 3,000 songs. To celebrate this accomplishment, Harmonix is hooking up 30 Americans (sorry, international rockers) with 100 songs of their choosing each on either Xbox 360 or PS3. The mathemagicians out there have probably already figured this out but ... that's 3,000 songs total. Get it?
There are a few different ways to enter, (sorry anti-social folks): Twitter, Facebook or ...
Xbox 360 Media Remote

The Xbox 360 has undeniably become much more than a game console, and with the recent announcement of Xbox TV in addition of the existing Hulu and Netflix support, it’s clear that Xbox 360 needed… a media remote, which will arrive on the market at $19.99 on November 2011.
Obviously, there is some overlap with the Xbox controller: directions and A,B,X,Y buttons are present to deal with basic user interface elements. After that, you will find the usual play+pause/rewind/forward buttons. ...