Divorcing the shooter: How I fell out of love with the FPS
I was there, back in '92, killing Nazis, blasting my way through Castle Wolfenstein, and toppling Mecha-Hitler. Then in '93, I turned back Cacodemons...
Using air-cooling to boost ahead in Motorstorm: Apocalypse
Starfox's Peppy Hare would be proud of Motorstorm: Apocalypse. Chaos grips the streets of the nameless city. An earthquake ravages precariously teetering skyscrapers into...
Mario Sports Mix stumbles on the line between mini-games and main events
Mario Sports Mix should have been awesome based on its title alone. The one genre I will not touch is sports, unless my favorite...
Video Blips: Jurassic Park: The Game, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Shoot Many Robots, and more
Jurassic Park: The Game returns us to Isla Sorna after the events of the first film, because it's totally smart to go back to an...
Dead Island’s trailer is uninformative
Dead Island is a game returning from publicity limbo. Polish development studio Techland doubtlessly wanted to make a big splash when they introduced the...
BilltoMobile scores deal with Sprint for direct mobile payments
BilltoMobile is announcing today it has partnered with Sprint to allow mobile phone users to purchase goods online via their mobile phone accounts. The...
Smithsonian ends games-as-art debate
The Smithsonian American Art Museum recently struck another blow for games in the ongoing (and in some forums, already trite) games-as-art debate. The SAAM...
News Blips: Sony’s answer to the iPad, physical media is still important, social games are “evil,” and more
Today's News Blips is brought to you by the restorative properties of Advil and a space heater. What? I'm still sick. News Blips: Rumors...
WTF: How long before Zynga becomes the most valuable video game company? (poll)
It’s time to start taking bets on this question: Could Zynga become the most valuable company in the video game industry? With its rumored...
The Geekbox – Episode 105
The Geekbox — Episode 105 (2011-02-16) Wherein we discuss Amsterdam, rare stuff, Pokemon Black and White, achievement-whoring, awesome copy protection, Ryan’s ultimate triumph over...