Creating The Apocalypse: Darksiders Developer Commentary

On Game Informer’s various video series, such as Replay and Reiner and Phil, we get to play games while subjecting you to our dumb observations and jokes. But I’ve always been interested in the notion of getting the developers’ point of view in a similar setting. When I visited Austin-based Vigil Games for this month’s Darksiders cover story, I finally got the opportunity to try it out.

Bioshock Infinite

The Factions Of BioShock Infinite

In this latest developer diary from Irrational Games, creative director Ken Levine explains Columbia’s various factions and how they brought down America’s shining beacon.

Call of Juarez The Cartel

Call Of Juarez: The Cartel Trailer Showcases New “Coopetition” Mode

Sure, working together is fun. But sometimes you need to skim a little off the top for yourself.

UPDATE: Half-Life 3 Hints Surface

UPDATE: Valve’s Doug Lombardi responded to this rumor in about as clear a way as we could hope for: “This is fiction (aside from the fact that Mike D is a real person).” Well, back to the waiting game, everybody.

Valve Announces Portal 2 Music Video Contest

While many gamers are familiar with the song that plays during Portal 2’s end credits, you may not realize that the much-loved first-person puzzler from Valve also featured a song by The National. Now the developer is holding a contest challenging fans to create a music video for this track.

Assassin’s Creed Revelations

Assassin’s Creed Revelations E3 Walkthrough

You may not have been able to go experience E3 in all its over stimulating sparkle, but Ubisoft is willing to bring part of E3 to you. Experience the Assassin’s Creed demo as it was show behind closed doors.

Steam To Support Free-To-Play Games

Tomorrow will mark the launch of the first free-to-play game on Steam, Valve’s digital delivery platform.

Ghost Recon Online

Hands On With Ghost Recon Online

Ubisoft’s new free-to-play tactical shooter stays true to the series, stressing teamwork over running and gunning.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Holds Promise For MMO Fans, Frustration For BioWare Fans

Star Wars: The Old Republic

The E3 2011 demo of Star Wars: The Old Republic was my third time checking out the game, but I found a new thought running through my head as I played it this time: I’m not so sure that the average BioWare or Star Wars fan is going to fully enjoy this game. Let me explain.

Serve In Heaven Or Rule In Hell: The Lore Of Darksiders

Darksiders begins as a straightforward story with heavy mythological overtones. Heaven and Hell go to war during the Apocalypse. War, one of the four horsemen, is summoned to oversee this Endwar. He soon realizes that something is wrong. The other three horsemen are not here. The final seal whose destruction marks the beginning of the Apocalypse has not been broken. He should not have been summoned. There was a mistake. Defeated and blamed by those who rule over him for starting the Endwar early, War swears to bring justice upon whoever framed him, and upon returning to an Earth now 100 years dead, he discovers that a great demon named the Destroyer has led Hell’s forces to victory. Here is the most obvious suspect, the demon who quite likely faked the Apocalypse and set War up to take the fall.