Nintendo 3DS starts selling in Japan — and gets hacked right away
Nintendo started selling the 3DS handheld game system this weekend in Japan, and fans lined up in chilly weather to get their hands on...
A study in stealth: How AI shapes the genre
Last week I pulled a man off a boat. He hit the water with a splash, and I flattened myself against the side. I...
Week in review: Debate grows around Apple’s subscription plan
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Will Apple’s...
Will Microsoft conquer free-to-play games with Age of Empires Online? (video)
Age of Empires has sold more than 25 million copies in retail stores over the years. So it was a big leap when Microsoft...
A List Games creates service to market self-funded indie games
A new business called A List Games is launching a service to make it easier for independent digital game developers to market their video...
Okamiden and Dragon Age 2 illustrate the dos and don’ts of demos
Supposedly, development on Okamiden began when Kuniomi Matsushita showed fellow designer Motohide Eshiro a tech demo of a potential Okami sequel. I'm willing to...
Video Blips: Crysis 2, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, The 3rd Birthday, and more
It's Friday. Why not make it a spicy evening with a salacious Wii party, courtesy of Ubisoft? Oh, you'd rather watch the Video Blips...
The Geekbox – Episode 106
The Geekbox — Episode 106 (2011-02-23) Wherein we discuss snow in San Francisco, Bulletstorm, really messed-up terminology, the Geektionary, Dwayne McDuffie (R.I.P.), Superman’s grooming...
OnLive will give you a free console if you buy a game
Normally, you get free games when you buy a video game console. But with OnLive, the cloud gaming service, it’s going to be the...
Why China could rule the new age of games
As the games business transitions from console and PC titles to social and mobile games, China is set to take away the United States’...