Daily Blips: Game News from June 17th, 2009
We wish Microsoft would let us have more freedom with our gamertags. That would make us really, really gay. News Blips: • Ironic: Microsoft...
What the Hell: Aperture Science Not a Lie?
Yes, the cake is a lie — we know that for a fact. But this real-life van that Offworld found sporting Portal’s Aperture Science...
Investor virtually sneaks into Second Life’s equity pool
Second Life, the sometimes-mocked yet formative and still-popular virtual world, has a new investor: Private equity firm Stratim Capital, according to peHUB. The firm...
Daily Blips: Games News from June 16th, 2009
Internet killed the magazine stars. But at least us survivors can live on by reporting about our former livelihood being replaced with hot chicks....
This is Painful to Admit: Saw Game Actually Looks Enjoyable
Hey, check out this amazing theory I came up with: Movie-licensed games suck. Bet you’ve never heard that before. Man, I’m so smart. What’s...
Gaming Honestly
Two games have been dominating my time over the past couple months: Punch-Out!! on Wii and the DS’ Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Both...
Mobcast Episode 007
We return from our week of E3 shows with a show about…E3. It's a doozy, though, and we use it to bring closure to...
iPhone app roundup: Myst, Isotope, Email and Walk
We now get so many iPhone app announcements that doing a post on each one would turn VentureBeat into AppBeat. So I’m going to...
Daily Blips: Game News from June 15th, 2009
We’ve never really cared about the story in a Mario game, but we have always wondered one thing: Is Mario really a certified plumber?...
A Final E3 Grab Bag
E3 2009. You all ready to leave it behind? I sure am. Seems like we’ve been talking about it for weeks…well, that’s exactly what...