Will Zynga still try to go public?
In the game industry, all eyes will fall to Zynga and whether or not it will still go public in the face of the...
Power to the people: Why corporate branding is bad for games
I can remember a time when the famous 20th Century Fox logo and fanfare meant only one thing to me: Star Wars. I don’t...
Former Microsoft games chief joins Zipline Games board
Zipline Games, creator of the Moai game development platform, announced today it has recruited former Microsoft game studio chief Shane Kim to its board....
Team Fortress 2’s slickest sentry takedown ever
CorridorDigital is so lucky. The freeway underpass which serves as ground zero for this group of cinematic YouTube aficionados offers the perfect mixture of...
How modern games have made me a lazy player
I used to love open-world games. I remember playing Grand Theft Auto 3. That sandbox Rockstar created absolutely blew my mind. A game where I could...
Japanese gaming and marketing: A brief interview with Sony Project Manager Nicolo Accordino
Fifteen years ago it took an airplane, a miracle, or a very expensive phone call just to make contact with someone in Japan. Well, the times,...
News Blips: Blizzard stumped over Diablo 3 backlash, Steam doesn’t get Battlefield 3, Vita delayed to 2012, and more
Blizzard's reasoning behind storing all Diablo 3 character data on its servers is for added stability. Either that, or it wants an easy way...
Video Blips: Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, Sine Mora, Rise of Nightmares, and more
Sure, we've all seen the common "bad-ass space marine" trope of science-fiction games, but the crew cuts of Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team's marines sport...
Bitmob Writing Challenge August 2011: The importance of game settings
So much writing pertains to gameplay, characters, and other tangible elements of video games, but what about something that's right in front of our...
Nexon invests in social gaming firm 6waves Lolapps (exclusive)
South Korean online gaming powerhouse Nexon has invested in social gaming firm 6waves Lolapps, VentureBeat has learned. The investment, which is expected to be...