On the need for customization
I've always loved it when games offer customization. Having the option to personalize things like your character's appearance boosts my opinion of nearly any...
Measuring the required amount of industry know-how
I'm going to let you in on a secret: My life doesn't completely revolve around video games. In fact, the majority of my time...
Week in review: Bing wrests share from Google
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Microsoft’s Bing...
Duke Nukem Forever: Reverse Excitement
Image courtesy of Wired I don’t normally write about the current events in gaming and when you’re done reading this you’ll probably understand why....
How Uncharted 2 got gameplay right (and how Uncharted 1 got it wrong)
Having recently gotten my hands on a PlayStation 3, I immediately sought out the much-trumpeted Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I also procured a copy of Uncharted:...
Quality content matters: Why restricting press passes to E3 2011 is a good thing
Many consider E3 to be the Mecca for gaming, and the annual trip to Los Angeles is the Hajj. That’s not quite hyperbole when...
New and exciting ways to play Passage!
Maybe you remember Passage, the indie game sensation from 2007 that provided a touching meditation on life, death, and marriage using limited graphics and...
News Blips: Activision scuttles Guitar Hero DLC plans, BioWare considers World of Warcraft a crucial measure of quality, and more
It was tempting at first, but I'm not going to use an "axe" pun over Activision's decision to end Guitar Hero. Now, if only...
Video Blips: Homefront, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, MLB 11: The Show, and more
I never understand why an invading force bothers with "Conform to be free" posters. "Shut up or die" gets the message across way better....
The Geekbox – Episode 104
The Geekbox — Episode 104 (2011-02-09) Wherein we discuss X-Men, Demon’s Souls, Magicka, Angry Birds cheat codes, the disposability of games, sequelitis, price points...