Why Online Gaming Shall Always Be a Part of My Diet
Editor’s note: Online play has never been very important to me. I’m happy playing the single-player modes of a number of titles with great...
Why virtual economies defy the rules of your old college textbooks
Scarcity — it’s the first concept drilled into any beginning economics major. And economics is about the production, distribution and consumption of scarce resources....
Kratos bites it…on Xbox Live?
Logged on to Xbox Live, and I couldn’t help but notice this startling sight on the dashboard. I did a double take as I...
Nintendo Rubik’s Cube — An All-New Puzzle to Never Solve
It’s about time someone made a Rubik’s Cube we might want to solve instead of find creative ways to cheat just to look smart....
Man On Couch Can Now Outrace a Man in Car
Now when your annoying roommate says he can drive a race car better than that guy on TV, you can prove he’s full of crap....
Guess Who: Horror Week Edition
Well, isn’t this scary? In order to figure out the horror-themed video game character below via their five seemingly random clues, you’re going to...
Meet the Mob: Daniel Feit
Greetings, valued customer! Thank you for your interest in the NX-42 Writing and Educational Unit (hereafter referred to as “Daniel Feit”). In order to...
Virtual goods, real money — our video of day one of Virtual Goods Summit
Here’s our video of the first day of the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco. Virtual goods in games and social apps have taken...
China’s growing addiction: online farming games
Social farm games now dominate all major Chinese social networking sites--RenRen, Kaixin001, 51.com and QQ's massive QZone. Happy Farm, the first and largest social farm game, now exceeds 23 million daily active users. Including QQ Farm's rumored 100 million total users, China may already be the largest market for social farm games in the world.
Miami Shark: Live Large as a Water-Breathing Death Tube
Not many games tackle the touchy subject of people eating — this is one of them. No, it’s not the newest cannibal game. This...