THQ pushes transmedia strategy with SyFy movie-game Red Faction
THQ has pulled out the stops on its “transmedia” strategy, where it coordinates media related to its big games. That strategy will hit a...
Japan’s wrecked nuclear plant remade in game Fallout 3
Someone has recreated the ruins of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fallout 3, an adventure game that features the player trekking through...
EA Sports chief says game makers face disruption, transformation, and digitization
Peter Moore runs EA Sports, the huge sports game business of Electronic Arts that sells games in the tens of millions. But Moore said...
Apple rejects experimental PopCap game Unpleasant Horse
PopCap Games unveiled an experimental label for risky games this week, called 4th & Battery. But the label’s first title, Unpleasant Horse, turned out...
News Blips: Ken Levine on sex in games, Anonymous ceases PSN attacks, Bizarre Creations on studio closure, and more
Something is terribly amiss if the industry we know and love can't wrap its head around vulgar language and promiscuity. Then again, I did...
Video Blips: L.A. Noire, Duke Nukem Forever, Red Faction: Armageddon, and more
Los Angeles somehow doubles as a magnet of world-weariness for its law enforcement. Hell, even fugitive android hunters are affected by it. Video Blips: •...
Zoodles reaches a million children with Kid Mode mobile apps
Zoodles is out to own your kids as they surf the web, play games, and venture onto tablet computers. The company is launching its...
Social game firm RockYou looks inside for new CEO
RockYou didn’t have to go far to find its new chief executive. It has selected its chief operating officer Lisa Marino as the new...
GameStop retail giant opens a store on Facebook
Video game retail giant GameStop has opened up a store to sell games on its Facebook fan page. The store will sell physical games...
Project GiantSword: From online couple to fighting-stick makers
The fighting-game scene is in the midst of a renaissance, and one of the most crucial parts of many a serious player's arsenal is...