Xbox

Here’s Your First Look At Cortana In Halo 4

Cortana sure looks blue in this brand new Halo 4 art, which will be on this month’s cover of the gaming magazine Game Informer.


August 15, 2011
In Real Life

Are Video Game Magazines On The Comeback Trail?

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Print is dead – a phrase we’ve almost come to accept as gospel, particularly when it comes to the tech savvy audience engaged in tech and video games. But, surprisingly, the latest readership and sales figures have shown that video game magazines are beginning to show a significant amount of growth – particularly over the last year.


August 7, 2011
News

Better AI, Awesomer Guns In Borderlands 2, Or So I’m Told

My copy of Game Informer did not arrive today. Time and the Columbia alumni rag, which I actively do not want did. So I will not be reading about Borderlands 2 this weekend, as some are.


July 8, 2011
PC

Dishonored Is Bethesda’s New First-Person Action Game

Developed by Arkane Studios and slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in 2012, Dishonored is a first-person action game, and that’s all we’ll know until the new issue of Game Informer comes out. Thanks Bethesda.


June 14, 2011
PC

In Defence Of Duke Nukem Forever

Who is Duke Nukem, and why – after all of these years – are we still talking about him? One of our readers has described him as a “character that people actually love or hate. Or feel something about. As opposed to military personnel (1) and (1a).” In a sea of “blandness,” according to the reader, the Duke is something to be excited about – outdated graphics and overlong loading screens be damned.


June 2, 2011
PC

Death Trumps War As The Hero Of Darksiders II

War rode proud and strong through the battle between good and evil in the original Darksiders, but he’s only one of four apocalyptic horsepersons of interest. War, Famine and Pestilence take the bench as Death saddles up his pale horse for Darksiders II.


May 12, 2011
News

How Not To Fake A Game Informer Cover

If you’re going to fake a Game Informer cover, you might want to get their slogan correct. And “specs”? Not on a cover. “in” instead of “at”? The one tool they don’t have in Photoshop is stylecheck.


April 1, 2011
PlayStation

All You Need To See Of The Saints Row: The Third Debut Trailer

Game Informer has posted the debut trailer for THQ and Volition’s Saints Row: The Third, consisting of some music, a few splash screens, and one second of actual gameplay footage. See for yourself.


January 14, 2011
In Real Life

Own A Panoramic Piece Of Game Informer History

Kotaku, Gizmodo and one-time Game Informer illustrator Sam Spratt is taking preorders for the wonderful panoramic he created for the December cover of Game Informer magazine.


January 7, 2011
PC

This Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Magazine Cover Has A Secret

Game Informer has revealed the cover for its February issue, dedicated to Bethesda’s recently revealed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and while the front is rather classy and subdued, there’s a mysterious party going on around back.