When the team at Insomniac Games looks back on Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, they’ll probably think, “Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.” Because on paper, it does seem like a good idea: The platforming,...

For the rest of the year, the major release calendar is looking at Far Cry 3 on Dec. 4 and Hawken on Dec. 12, which means this week—the Tuesday after Black Friday—is looking at very little in the way of new releases...

It’s strange how quickly perception of a game genre can become affected by the platform it’s played on. In recent years, tower defense games have become synonymous with short-term distraction thanks to a myriad of browser and m...