Angry Birds to invade TVs this summer with Roku
Yes, Angry Birds is now officially everywhere. Streaming video set-top box maker Roku has announced that it’s partnering with game maker Rovio to bring...
New Zealand Political Parties Use Games to Campaign
As the New Zealand 2011 General Election approaches, members from both the Labour Party and Green Party have incorporated computer games into their campaigns...
Rockstar Reveals L.A. Noire DLC Plans, Rockstar Pass
Today Rockstar Games announced its plans for upcoming L.A. Noire downloadable content. The press release from Take Two also revealed the Rockstar Pass, which gives gamers...
Nintendo dropping DS Lite price to $100
With the recent release of Nintendo 3DS, it’s no surprise that the older DS Lite is getting a price drop. On June 5, Nintendo...
On film, games, and writing
The stars of Hollywood would have you believe that every set they've ever been on is made of the best crew, and that every...
Google still doesn’t get games, bans emulators on Android Marketplace
Google has removed a batch of console emulators that let Android users play classic video games from older consoles, like the Super Nintendo (SNES),...
Reviews Spotlight: L.A. Noire, Crysis 2, Monster Tale, and a god-like classic
Each week, the Reviews Spotlight highlights some of our best community writers, and these folks have a keen eye for what is hot and...
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Gives President Obama The Witcher 2
President Obama concluded his four-nation European trip Saturday in Poland by meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to discuss, among other things, the...
Second Starcraft II episode “Heart of the Swarm” trailer leaked
A trailer for Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm — the second episode of Activision-Blizzard’s massively popular real-time strategy (RTS) game franchise — found...
They hunt you in the trenches of 1916: Der Unbekannte Krieg
I can think up plenty of reasons why trench warfare as a German soldier (or any other kind) might suck. Your world is a...