Video Blips: Dragon Age 2, Magicka: Vietnam, Ruined, and more
Can you put a price on royalty? Evidently, BioWare can: A measly $7 pockets you a princely companion in Dragon Age 2. Of course,...
Nvidia launches Tegra Zone to show off flashy Android games
Now that Android devices featuring Nvidia’s powerful dual-core Tegra 2 chip are finally making their way to consumers, the company has launched its Tegra...
FarmVille 2? Why Zynga needs to start making sequels, fast
[Peter Yared is the vice president of apps at Webtrends, which acquired Transpond, a social-apps developer he founded.] Do your best impersonation of a...
Spent: Can you survive a month on $1,000?
Over 14 million Americans are unemployed. Now, imagine you're one of them. Your savings are gone. You've lost your house. And you're down to your last $1,000. Can you...
Reviews Spotlight: Mario Kart, matryoshka dolls, and Mass Effect 2
As always, the Reviews Spotlight gathers the week's most evocative reviews for your personal edification. Don't read too fast, though…I say anything involving sexy,...
Kusoge Sunday – Tag Team Wrestling
Just as love of B-movies, which are by definition inferior to their peers, is an accepted part of Western pop culture, love of inferior games is something of a phenomenon in Japan. The Japanese call them “kusoge,” a portmanteau of the words for “shit” and “game”.
The best three new features of Batman: Arkham City
Batman just can't get a break. When he's not knocking heads together to save yet another batch of hapless hostages, he's snubbing his nose...
A study in stealth: How AI shapes the genre
Last week I pulled a man off a boat. He hit the water with a splash, and I flattened myself against the side. I...
Week in review: Debate grows around Apple’s subscription plan
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Will Apple’s...
Okamiden and Dragon Age 2 illustrate the dos and don’ts of demos
Supposedly, development on Okamiden began when Kuniomi Matsushita showed fellow designer Motohide Eshiro a tech demo of a potential Okami sequel. I'm willing to...