Joystick Division chats with the creators of Bejeweled about its humble beginnings and what it’s been like to work on the most successful casual game franchise of all time.

You remember the Matrix Punchograph’s and punch card’s in Gnomeregan and always wondered what all that binary (01010101) really means?Well, here’s the translation to them all.

If Matt had to change his pants over the Valve Apple teasers the other day, what will today’s wardrobe malfunction be? I only ask because the latest GameInformer confirms Portal 2 is coming to Mac.

A new war will be breaking out on the App Store—Street Fighter IV vs. Tekken. Namco’s confirmed Tekken will be available soon for thumb-twiddling iPhone users, though the details remain as scarce as Ling Xiaoyu’s costume. [Fonehome]

A new war will be breaking out on the App Store—Street Fighter IV vs. Tekken. Namco’s confirmed Tekken will be available soon for thumb-twiddling iPhone users, though the details remain as scarce as Ling Xiaoyu’s costume. [Fonehome]

While PlayStation still hasn’t confirmed whether its motion controller will be called the Arc, the rumor mill has gone one step further this week with a forum-poster claiming it’ll work alongside a Wii-like nunchuk.

GDC is kicking off over in San Francisco this week, so if ever there was a venue to announce a new add-on—or even confirmation of the name—that would be it.

The forum-poster at NeoGAF, by the name of Ichinisan, reckons the pictures he saw of the nunchuk included an analog stick, plus X and O buttons, along with L1 and L2 buttons under the D-Pad. The wand-shaped Arc meanwhile apparently has “one very big button on top” (no word if s/he meant the big glowing globe, or something else), and X, O, triangle and square buttons. The trigger is the ‘T’ command, according to this mysterious poster—who could very well be full of shit, as he’s just a junior member of the forums. He does comment that “it’s actually long, not like the Wii Nunchuk”—which measures 22.9 x 17.8 x 5.7cm. [NeoGAF via VG247 via TechRadar]

“These ten moments will make you say “MORTAL KOMBAT!!! again “

What are the ESRB’s responsibilities when it comes to game trailers? How does the ratings body handle marketing materials? Why are some videos put behind age gates? Ars Technica looks how the industry self-regulates its marketing…

Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Color: Plastic Discoloration in Classic Machines

Sega isn’t the kind of company that strives for innovation in their games, there is only one hope left for Sonic. Sega needs to give Sonic to Nintendo.