Sony’s PlayStation Vita gets more phone-like with Skype and Foursquare
Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita portable gaming device will feature built-in 3G (in one model), and the ability to make phone calls using Skype —...
Atom Zombie Smasher: Not just about saving the dots
"What are we gonna do? They’re surrounding us!" "Don't worry, honey. Everything will be all right. The chopper will be back for us. I...
Making an Accessible Fighting Game
While fighters are indeed thriving in the game industry (all versions of Capcom's Street Fighter IV have sold almost 6 million units to date) and are supported by dedicated fans, the genre still proves to be intimidating for new players to get into.
God of War: Origins Collection snaps the neck of ugliness
I'll be honest: My eyes glaze over when developers sell games using technical jargon. Phrases such as "camera focal plane compensation" and "near-screen fading"...
The Valve Model — Good for the Industry?
How could you not? Its brought us some of the greatest games ever made, created the standard platform for PC digital distribution and community and is one of the few large development houses exploring the intricacies of the video game medium and business.
5 silly applications of the Wii U controller
1) X-ray vision screen For years, gamers have drooled over the ladies of Dead or Alive or the men of the Final Fantasy franchise....
Roku grabs $8M, weeks after releasing Roku 2
Roku, a device that streams web content to televisions, has collected $8 million in funding, according to a form D filed with the SEC...
Why I’m not down with digitally distributed games (for now)
I see something special about rushing home to crack open a newly purchased video game. Before removing my jacket or throwing down my backpack,...
Frontierville hits the Pioneer Trail (and you won’t die of Dysentery)
Social games maker Zynga is launching an Oregon Trail-style adventure within its Frontierville Facebook game today. The add-on to Frontierville, a spinoff of the...
News Blips: How Rage discourages used sales, Steam Trading, Age of Conan’s free-to-play success, and more
And the award for "most creative use of a universally reviled system" goes to…. News Blips: Rage developer id Software employs sewer hatches as...