Video Games & VGM

Five O'Clock Fan Art is perfect for wrapping up the work day. You don't want to think anymore, you just want to look at awesome things. And there's nothing more awesome than a well crafted piece of videogame fan art.

Scott Games' latest Windows freeware title, The Desolate Hope, isn't great just because of its stunning artwork, its gripping sci-fi story, and its coffee pot protagonist.

The Adventures of Shuggy, the quaint little 2D puzzle-platformer from Smudged Cat Games, will be getting the Steam treatment when it releases soon on PC

An enterprising gamer grabbed footage of the game after it was accidentally leaked onto Steam.

Could video games aid in the treatment of depression in young people? They could, according to a new study.

Remember that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance teaser from last week? Here's what it was teasing: the first recovered video segment from agent Raiden's severed arm.

Hey, Snow! Serah must have missed yo- wait why are you punching her?

The British spy who never dies will be getting a new console game later this year. James Bond's new adventure, titled 007 Legends, will not actually be directly tied with Skyfall, the new movie scheduled to be released this fall. Instead, publisher Activision has announced that the game will be a collection of Bond's "most iconic and intense undercover missions."

At the moment, Indie Action (a freeware fighting game, starring characters from popular independent videogames) looks to play similarly to such games as Super Smash Bros and Jump Super Stars.

Microsoft bought up Skype almost a year ago now, so if anything's surprising it's that it's taken this long to get it on 360.

Publishing giant EA is currently in the process of pooling its resources together to create an "online universe" throughout its huge catalog of games.

It was supposed to be a simple heist, but it landed Lucas MacGuffin into an adventure filled with mysterious women, an angry ex-cop and a tail. MacGuffin's Curse is a light-hearted puzzle game which features over 100 side quests and just as many "individually sealed rooms" that you will have to lead MacGuffin through.

What is probably quite a non-surprise to the majority of people, Almost Human have said that after the launch week of their dungeon crawler, Legend of Grimrock, their development costs have been more than covered and that they'll be rolling out the first patch soon.

You play an anonymous member of an elite security team called Dungeon.Sec. Your objective is to hack your way through the corrupt government underground security system. You are being timed, so you must attempt to do this in the shortest time possible.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II will also be available on iOS devices the same month with an Android release slated for June and a Windows Mobile planned for July.

Whether you're ready for it or not, the next generation of consoles is on the way. With rumors swirling about the PlayStation Orbis and the next Xbox, the familiar cycle appears ready to begin again, but not every developer is thrilled about what's to come.

Orcs Must Die! released to positive reception back in October last year, proving to be a pleasant surprise for fans of mythical creature slaying.

Dean Dodrill revealed that his Dream.Build.Play-winning platformer Dust: An Elysian Tail will be featured at Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade booth at PAX East.