What can designers do about the ludonarrative dissonance that exists when you try to mix a deep storyline with a shooter?
Every action adventure game that tries to have a decent storyline runs into the dichotomy of the protagonist having to shoot hundreds of people. The problem is a simple mismatch of genres.
Everyone's favorite adventurer is looking for a new female co-star in this edition of Extra Hearts, GamesBeat's dating site for video game characters.
How else are players supposed to feel like they’re part of an interactive storytelling experience? Actually control it? Madness.
Find out how Tomb Raider impressed one player with its pure, unadulterated fun factor.
See the transformation from concept art to 3D models for 15 video game characters like Cortana, Nathan Drake, and Bayonetta.
Sony says its PlayStation 3 outsold the Nintendo Wii U during the same Black Friday-week time frame.
Developer Eurocom's 007 Legends is a full-fledged tribute to the James Bond film franchise's 50th anniversary. Just one problem: Where did Bond go?
Star Wars 1313 is an unprecedented effort for LucasArts. The darker and grittier take on George Lucas’ beloved science-fiction universe is the first Mature-rated Star Wars title, and it represents a never-before-seen collaboration among LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, Lucasfilm …
Sony revealed Nathan Drake and BioShock's Big Daddy as the two newest playable characters in PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, the company's crossover fighter, during its 2012 E3 press conference.
Richard Lemarchand is leaving famed developer Naughty Dog for a teaching job at the University of Southern California.
Lemarchand worked at Naughty Dog for eight years, most notably acting as the Lead Game Designer for Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and as …
Many gamers know the Uncharted series for its well-written characters and dialogue, but not everyone has experienced the fun stories of these PlayStation 3 exclusives. Well, thanks to YouTube user morphinapg, you can now watch each installment of the Uncharted trilogy as a movie.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is the marquee game for Sony’s all-or-nothing bet in portable gaming, the PlayStation Vita.
This handheld device is Sony’s last stand against competitors such as the Nintendo 3DS, not to mention the iPad, iPhone, and all of …
Naughty Dog will release a video game package that includes two blockbusters, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves The bundle is due July 22, ahead of the release of its highly-anticipated third Uncharted game, according to ComputerandVideoGames.com.
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