Quirkat to develop games for the Middle East market
The Middle East has been pretty much off the map when it comes to making video games. But a small Dubai-based start-up called Quirkat...
News Blips: David Jaffe jabs at acclaim for artistic games, Call of Duty director on No Russian, Angry Birds creator thinks consoles are dying, and more
Another day, another head-turning rant from David Jaffe. This industry never ceases to amaze me. News Blips: Twisted Metal designer David Jaffe directs harsh...
Video Blips: Brink, Total War: Shogun 2, Yakuza 4, and more
If Brink's dystopian setting becomes a reality, someone remind me to petition to change the name of The Ark into something less cliché. Video...
A review paradox: When franchises become genres
What constitutes a good review: a piece that describes feelings or one that simply critiques quality? Should a writer evaluate a work on its...
After the Sendai earthquake: Reflections on docu-games
March 11th, 2011 is a date that will stick in the minds of many people — myself included — for quite some time. When...
Doodle Jump scores 10 million mobile downloads for two brothers
Doodle Jump, an enormously popular game on the iPhone built by two brothers in New York, has been downloaded more than 10 million times...
Rovi offers a way to capture game sessions and brag to the world
When a gamer brags about beating an opponent, there’s nothing like hard evidence. The “confirmed kill” mentality among gamers is one reason why Rovi...
Pokémon Black and White are the sequels skeptics have been waiting for
Nintendo must not want the fifth generation of Pocket Monsters to sell. Why else would it neglect to mention the most winning new features...
Halo Reach Defiant Map Pack keep fans busy for hundreds of millions of hours
Every now and then, Halo game fans grouse that they have to pay $10 to get three additional maps with every new multiplayer map...
Dead Rising can teach us more about open-world games than Red Dead Redemption
Dead Rising will turn five later this year, and that feels odd. I still remember watching the trailers and thinking how amazing it will...