Bad guys use fake ‘Bad Piggies’ Chrome extensions to install adware
It looks like the latest targets for malware writers are hopeful downloaders of Rovio's Bad Piggies game.
Crysis 3 multiplayer video reveals in-game social-information feed
The sci-fi shooter from EA features eight different multiplayer modes and a dynamic social network to help players keep up with their friends.
Updated: Developer Backbone Entertainment lays off workers
Rumors are traveling through the Twittersphere and on Facebook that the Emeryville, Calif.-based game studio owned by Foundation 9 Entertainment has been closed -- the latest victim of a slowdown in the core video game business -- or is laying off workers.
Stunning mobile game Contre Jour goes multitouch in HTML5 with Microsoft’s help
Beautiful iOS and Windows Phone game Contre Jour has made the jump to HTML5 and the web, with a version tailor-made for browsers. It's stunning.
Moga mobile game controller to debut in 7,000 stores (video)
JJ Richards demonstrates the Moga game controller for tablets and smartphones. It debuts in 7,000 stores.
Borderlands 2’s Mechromancer: A girlfriend plays ‘girlfriend mode,’ boyfriend plays ‘boyfriend mode’
A designer called the Mechromancer's newbie skill tree "girlfriend mode." So what does a real-life girlfriend think of it after playing it? For comparison's sake, her boyfriend plays the hardcore version of the same character.
Super Mario Bros. reimagined using the Skyrim Creation Kit
Nintendo's flagship intellectual property has seen more than its fair share of amateur recreations using other games' modding engines, usually with predictably creepy results. But Skyrim modder Clintmich's Super Skyrim Bros. has to be one of the most simultaneously polished and jarring efforts to date.
The best of Skyrim mods #3: Super Skyrim Bros.
Fus Ro Dah some Goombas with this Mario-themed Skyrim mod!
Complaint spurs Infinity Ward to remove Modern Warfare 2 map that could offend Muslims
A YouTube video claims the Favella map in Modern Warfare 2 contains insensitive imagery. Infinity Ward has removed the map while it works to build a patch that addresses the concerns.
Zynga announces CityVille 2
The social-gaming giant is listening to fans and hoping to build its best title yet.