From the vault: Obsidian’s story of robot dreams and nanomachines
Obsidian's philosophizing plot explores a singular, intriguing concept: Can machines dream? In this retrospective, Obsidian's story is re-explored for those who missed or have...
Week in review: PlayStation Network’s big outage
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Sony’s PlayStation Network...
5 Oddworld questions with the man behind the Stranger’s Wrath remake
Stewart Gilray is not only the CEO of Just Add Water Ltd (JAW), the company working on the enhanced remake of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath,...
E3 2011: The Official Bitmob Q&A
Hello Bitmob readers, As you all know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is hitting the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 7-9, and with that I would like...
Play, don’t tell: Game mechanics should convey narrative, not cut-scenes
Last week, my friend and I decided to pop in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots into the old PlayStation 3. We...
News Blips: Activision internal memo on Call of Duty longevity, Portal 2 complaints on Metacritic, PSN outage, and more
Comparing Call of Duty to Guitar Hero makes a sort of sense. Both franchises reward players with useless unlocks for carefully timed button presses....
Video Blips: L.A. Noire, Prototype 2, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, and more
I don't think L.A. Noire is an accurate representation of law enforcement. After all, Detective Phelps and his cohorts actually complete investigations in a...
Video games’ photorealistic graphics fetishism
Damn, dude. Killzone 3 looks good. I mean, dude, just check out that hangnail on that dude's hand! Did you not hear me?! You. Can. See. The....
News Blips: Class canceled over Portal 2, Skyrim mods on consoles, Sony dances around PSP Go rumors, and more
Busy playing Portal 2? I'm sure many of you called in sick to work or school in order to have precious time for more...
Video Blips: Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, and more
I must admit, I'm pretty terrible at Mortal Kombat and other games of its ilk. But hey, the upgraded visuals allow me to witness...