PPG: Were you hoping to inspire more families to play together when you first developed  Encleverment Experiment? Ed Linley (EL): Although the game is playable in single player (both against AI opponents or against your own previous best times and scores) and online, we felt the main way to play Encleverment Experiment was with family or friends, all around the same TV. The interaction you ge... more.

Welcome to Professor Ivor Question’s lab of brain teasers and mathematical questions. Encleverment Experiment is a series of challenging mini games that challenge your cerebral cortex against the CPU, your friends, or a group of people online. Your objective is to outwit your opponent, answer the questions correctly, and end the game with the highest score. The mini games consist of memorizat... more.

Codemasters, creators of such great games as the Micro Machines line of racing titles on 8-Bit systems, have released a playable demo of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 on PC (we have some pics to get you interested in the game if you aren't already by just knowing that Codemasters are doing the work). Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is a rally racing game (fans can go ahead and skip to the pics below) that requires hon... more.

D3Publisher is getting ready to release Puzzle Quest 2 on XBLA and Nintendo DS (sadly, no PSP support has been announced, we can hope though), coming in Spring 2010.  PQ2 will feature 4 types of combatants for gamers to choose from-  War Mage, Inquisitor, Barbarian or Assassin.  Each will have their own unique attacks and slight tweaks to the gameplay (similar to how in the original PQ).  Stor... more.

If you have been missing Cody, Guy and Adon from your Street Fighter IV gaming, fret no more, they are on the way! ... more.

Hudson Entertainment, a company with quite a storied and interesting past (they were involved with the Turbo Grafx-16 system for instance) and a really bright future (we have been coverin their games here on PPG for awhile now) have announced that they are bringing the hit time management puzzle game, Diner Dash to next generation consoles.  All three major console online networks will receive th... more.

Interested in Dark Void from Capcom?  It was just picked up for a future movie release with Brad Pitt (will he bring Angelina?).  The game will be released in January 2010, not too far away.  Here at PPG, we are big Capcom fans (been that way for years) and have gone out and come back with a great video of the "Watchers" from Dark Void for you, our loyal readers. Dark Void by Capcom - we... more.

Take on the 13 action packed Game Changers EA Sports is making available in Madden NFL Arcade and it's 5 on 5 gameplay.  Game Changers allow players to "freeze" an opposing team member, pass 3 footballs instead of just one, or even speed up the gameplay among others. ... more.

Remember the RPG/Bejeweled mix game that Square-Enix was working on (we covered it here)?  Well, it is out now (and do we have some nice screen shots of it for you). For those of you that missed Gyromancer completely, here is a recap of it, take Puzzle Quest and throw in some Square-Enix goodness and mix really well.  What makes Gyromancer unique is that for one, it is a partnership between S... more.

Masteronic has today announced the forthcoming release of Divinity II -- Ego Draconis on PC and Xbox 360. Divinity II sends players back to the wide-open world of Rivellon, where they will face the ultimate challenge of becoming the all-powerful Dragon Knight. 1 Divinity II promises 60 hours of non-stop gameplay, and the ability to play as either a knight or a dragon. You mu... more.