With Playboy as proof, Bunchball says gamification works
Gamification, or using game-like mechanics on non-game sites, is starting to bear some fruit. Bunchball has been working at gamifying web sites since 2005,...
The manly man’s men’s magazines of Double Fine’s Trenched (Iron Brigade), for men
When we went into production on Trenched [editor's note: now Iron Brigade], we had a clear vision of the gameplay, but the art style...
AMD debuts its fastest quad-core processor
It’s been a while since the last blast in the microprocessor wars. But Advanced Micro Devices took a shot at Intel tonight as it...
Sony Online Entertainment lost personal data of its users as well
Sony admitted today that it had a second major breach of its data security for PC online games. Sony Online Entertainment, a publisher of...
Sony complies with Congress request, but won’t testify yet on PlayStation Network outage
Sony told a subcommittee of the House of Representatives that it would comply with its request for answers about the outage of the PlayStation...
Microsoft’s gain, Sony’s loss: Black Ops map pack hits Xbox Live tomorrow
While Sony writhes in agony over its PlayStation Network outage, Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service is about to launch another exclusive coup: the...
Sony Online Entertainment takes down its PC game web site
Sony’s nightmare with hackers expanded in a new direction today as the company’s PC online games division shut down its Station.com online gaming web...
How Kabam is cracking the code for hardcore games like Glory of Rome on Facebook
I’ve been playing Kabam‘s Glory of Rome social game on Facebook for a few weeks. Based on that experience, I can see that Kabam...
Reviews Spotlight: Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Dragon Age 2, and retro soccer
The Reviews Spotlight takes a look at a handful of reviews written by our community writers over the last week. Today, we start small...
News Corp.’s IGN acquires UGO as it prepares for spin-off
News Corp. is acquiring Hearst’s UGO web site as it prepares to spin off its IGN.com game web site as a separate company. News...