DEMO Asia: 3 startups find new ways to gamify life
A version of this story originally appeared on SGEntrepreneurs and is published here with permission. This week’s DEMO Asia saw several startups pitch new ways to...
Minecraft creator distributes nearly 3 million dollars to fellow employees
Minecraft creator Markus Persson, better known as Notch, distributed almost three million dollars in dividends to his fellow employees at Mojang, 25 in all....
Angry Birds gets gesture controls
Not content with being flung into space, the Angry Birds behemoth is evolving alongside the popularity of motion control. SoftKinetic, a leading developer of...
Did the Skyrim map app update just eat all of your in-app purchases?
Bethesda recently released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Official World Interactive Map app for the iPhone and iPad. Free-to-download, the app provides an interactive...
Dylan’s Desk: You will soon be using a Kinect, even if you don’t have an Xbox
In Microsoft's vision of the future, Kinect sensors are everywhere: In your living room, your kitchen, at school, and even in the supermarket, above the fruit display.
And why not? The $150 motion-sensing device provides a cheap way to add gesture and voice controls to any application.
The high cost of being indie (infographic)
Being indie ain’t easy. Without the safety blanket of a publisher or the wallet of an angel investor, many indie devs rely on personal...
Snack your way to FarmVille success, as Zynga teams up with Frito-Lay
For better or worse, snacking and gaming seem to be inexorably linked. Now social gaming giant Zynga is building on this relationship, by teaming...
The bazaar system set Final Fantasy 12 apart from the crowd.
Everyone knows how money works in video games – kill a few monster or smash some jars, and then take your earnings to the nearest shop to trade for whatever you need. That’s usually about all the participation players get in these fictional economies.
When the PS3 breaks, trust in Gilsky.
My obese PS3 flipped me the YLOD bird way back in April of last year. After the inital shock and awe I decieded to...
Soulcalibur V boasts excellent swordplay even as it cuts down on features (review)
Namco Bandai’s Soulcalibur returns to the crowded fighting-game genre with this fifth installment. The company originally wanted to focus on a new property after...