The constant failure of in-game missions
Few things irritate me more than fetch missions. In fact, the act of fetching isn’t the problem; the implementation is what bothers me. Take...
A Core Gamer Appraises Angry Birds
I tried to convince myself that I don't play games like Angry Birds. It's for "casual" gamers, I argued to myself. I could...
Trade-in anxiety: Parting is such sweet sorrow
Hello, my name is Matt Polen, and I have a problem: I’m deathly afraid of trading in games. Certain games I will simply never...
Week in review: Eighth grader tops Angry Birds in the App Store
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories published by VentureBeat in the last seven days: Eighth...
Death is only the beginning in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
The main character of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective dies. That's not a spoiler. Sissel is dead when the game begins, but he lives on...
Duke Nukem Forever finally gets a release date — 14 years and 2 companies later
The rumors of the king’s demise were greatly exaggerated. First-person shooter Duke Nukem Forever, one of the most iconic vaporware titles of all time,...
News Blips: Modern Warfare 3 later this year, Grateful Dead game, World of Starcraft modder offered job, and more
I can not believe this crazy news about one of the biggest FPS franchises ever getting a sequel this year. What next, a new...
The Geekbox – Episode 101
The Geekbox — Episode 101 (2011-01-19) Wherein we discuss surprise holidays, Green Hornet, The King’s Speech, the Golden Globe Awards, selling out, stupid fan...
Video Blips: Nintendo 3DS, Dead Space 2, Bloodline Champions, and more
The software lineup for Nintendo's 3DS handheld is diverse enough to please every type of gamer out there — yes, even those that like...
Hot fuzz: Striking a balance with police A.I.
Here comes the unmistakable black and white paint and the intimidating siren that rips through the fabric of any criminal's steady thinking and replaces...