Work hard, play hard: Students get a free Xbox 360 with Windows 7 PCs
Great news for college students (and perhaps not so great news for parents): Microsoft announced today that it will offer a free Xbox 360...
PlayStation Store to return May 24 now that PlayStation Network is back online
Last month — on April 19, to be exact — I discovered that one of my all-time favorite PlayStation games, Xenogears, had come to...
Is gaming a shameful hobby?
I am a proud member of Club Nintendo. When I get a new Nintendo product, I sit down and enter in all those stupid...
Zynga acquires DNA Games, 14th acquisition in 12 months
Zynga said today it is acquiring social game maker DNA Games. That’s the 14th acquisition Zynga has made in 12 months. Zynga is in...
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play game phone moves to Verizon
Sony Ericsson said today that its Xperia Play game phone will be available on Verizon Wireless starting May 19. The new smartphone combines a...
New PSN exploit leaves Sony’s login pages vulnerable (updated)
Sony’s PlayStation Network headaches aren’t over yet. Now an exploit has been unearthed that allows hackers to change your PSN password using information stolen...
Adknowledge and Ansca Mobile cater to mobile game makers
Adknowledge and Ansca Mobile have teamed up to help mobile game developers make money with their apps. Adknowledge is a long-tail ad network, with...
News Blips: Steam daily deals, Nintendo 3DS contract under fire, Mojang looks to publishing, and more
Studying for finals is probably one of the most grueling tasks ever invented by man — but the alternative? One yawningly barren bank account...
Video Blips: Dead Island, Duke Nukem Forever, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and more
Confession time: I've never stepped foot on a tropical island of any kind. I always thought sunburn was the primary reason for my hesitance,...
Zynga’s Lady Gaga marketing deal goes live
Zynga‘s GagaVille, a special expansion of FarmVille that pays homage to pop star Lady Gaga, went live today. GagaVille is a special setting within...