Nielsen: games are the most popular smartphone apps
More than half of all smartphone owners played games and racked up about 8 hours of play time each month in the second quarter...
News Blips: Deus Ex lawsuit, Hideo Kojima on L.A. Noire face tech, Wii U’s online presence, and more
Lawsuits come and go, but this one holds special significance: I can finally joke that Square Enix's neural net got broken by rebellious hackers. Wait,...
Video Blips: Soul Calibur 5, The Secret World, Dead Block, and more
At this point, I'm tempted to write off every Japanese development studio as the epitome of grace and humility — a status certainly better...
Tomb Raider wants to take you to a dark place
I thought I had turned my back on Lara Croft. Then she gored herself in the opening sequence of Crystal Dynamics’ new Tomb Raider...
Don’t cry about the likes of Farmville: We asked for pop gaming!
A phenomenon is sweeping the video-game realm. I've avoided it so far — mostly because I want to pretend like it doesn't exist —...
The Big V: The great games market split
We are entering a world where the games market is fundamentally splitting in two, like the media market of a decade ago. Back then...
Sony plans to redesign PlayStation Network
Sony is planning a redesign of its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), following a hacking attack that brought the network down for...
Happy 15th Birthday NiGHTS!
I have many fond memories with NiGHTS into Dreams. Many of them involve spending the entire day playing and begging for just ten...
Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl who Stands Behind
I played the fan translation of Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (ファミコン探偵倶楽部PartII うしろに立つ少女), or Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl who Stands Behind in English last night and I was hooked.
Sony finally brings PlayStation Network fully online in Japan
Sony has finally brought its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), and its associated services online in Japan — the last region where...