Civilization V often makes peace a better option
Firaxis scored big with Civilization IV, selling millions of units since 2007. Now the PC-centric developer showed a real-time demo of this fall’s Civilization...
Social game makers: Our job is harder than you think
Social game makers took the stage this afternoon at our GamesBeat@GDC event in San Francisco, where much of the discussion revolved around how building...
EA’s John Schappert: Game industry all about big games getting bigger
With social and online gaming exploding with hundreds of new startups, developers and titles, it would seem that bold, small-scale innovation is where the...
hi5 CTO: Facebook’s game strategy is schizophrenic
As social network hi5 refocuses on gaming, president and chief technology officer Alex St. John has been happy to criticize his giant competitor, Facebook....
Investors look beyond games to the ‘game-ification’ of life
Investors aren’t just looking to fund game makers, or even new technologies — they are looking ahead to the application of gaming mechanics in...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announces Stimulus Package for Xbox Live
Activision announced today during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco that “the Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Stimulus Package will strike worldwide...
The 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light Confront Chaos
Editor's note: With Final Fantasy 13 out, I thought now would be a good time to revisit Brian's 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy. He...
News Blips: Console Battle Predictions, Will Wright & Wii, New Nunchuck Add-On for Arc, and More
I think the various consoles should set aside their differences, team up, go through a cheesy montage sequence, and battle the dreaded foes of...
Video Blips: Final Fantasy 13: First 30 Minutes, Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, FIFA World Cup: South Africa, and More
I should've known that something weird was going on today when my bowl of alphabet cereal spelled out "those Framerated guys will confuse the...
History, RPGs, and the Struggle for Mainstream Appeal
Editor's note: Brian argues that there is a strong connection between the public's disinterest in academic subjects — most notably history — and the...