Skillville Games launches skill-based tournament gaming site
Skillville Games is kicking off a new skill-based tournament gaming web site today. The goal is to bring tournament gaming into the modern world,...
Microsoft upgrades Xbox Live with 40 entertainment services, live TV, and Kinect voice control
Xbox Live isn’t just an online gaming service anymore. Microsoft is announcing today that the new version of its Xbox Live user interface will...
How I was hacked – a tale of hijack, XBox Live and FIFA trading cards
This week, my Xbox Live account was hacked. This is the story of what happened, my response to it, and the questions about security...
Skyrim cartoon smites evil with friendship, serenading midget dragons
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim's gotten in deep with the gamer culture lately. Tons of player-created content and media churn out almost daily, providing...
Tetris for iOS relaunches with new fees & subscriptions that have users puzzled
EA has just relaunched its iOS version of Tetris [iTunes link], the popular puzzle game beloved of all kinds of players, from the casual...
Video Blips: Xenoblade Chronicles, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Scene It?: Movie Night, and Six Guns
Sometimes I watch video game trailers and think: "How do the people in this company's marketing department still have jobs?" I mean, if these...
Nintendo to release fan favorite Japanese video game Xenoblade Chronicles in America
Nintendo today announced that it is finally bringing critically-acclaimed Japanese role-playing game Xenoblade Chronicles to American gamers after fans campaigned online for its release....
How Zynga’s IPO went from a $20B valuation to $8.9B in five months
When credible reports about Zynga’s upcoming IPO filing started flying this July, expectations for the social gaming giant’s value were running $15 billion to...
Toca Boca releases two new apps focused on the imagination of children (exclusive)
Toca Boca, maker of children’s iOS applications, is releasing two new apps aimed at sparking kids’ imaginations. The first app comes out today. Many...
Minecraft creator steps down as game’s lead developer
The man behind indie PC mega-hit Minecraft, Markus “Notch” Persson, will no longer lead development on the game as he continues to guide indie...