Are cut-scenes ruining video-game stories?
Characters suddenly become unplayable as the player becomes aware of new pieces of information. Armed with that knowledge, she embarks on the next quest...
Consolidation comes to kids casual game sites as SecretBuilders buys Dizzywood’s assets (exclusive)
Kids casual game site SecretBuilders is announcing today that it has acquired the assets of rival kids virtual world Dizzywood for an undisclosed price....
Dimming the Radiant AI in Oblivion
Open-world games operate on laws that are an amalgam of game tropes and simulated agents. The massive single-player RPG The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion is a...
News Blips: Square Enix slashes profit forecast, PS3 Mass Effect 2 uses Mass Effect 3 engine, Activision on its reputation, and more
It looks like Christmas won't come early for poor Square Enix. Perhaps a cheerfully decorated "we told you so" holiday card is in order?...
Video Blips: Portal 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and more
Here's a valuable lesson to remember while walking through the dilapidated halls of Portal 2's co-op mode: Your buddy is a handy and reusable...
Piercing the Kinect and Move smoke screen
[embed:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWbLOFGSEDo&feature=player_embedded ] This video recently made the rounds on every popular tech blog known to man. It doesn't paint a very impressive picture of...
The Geekbox – Episode 96
The Geekbox — Episode 96 (2010-12-15) Wherein we discuss rockin’ out with Broasis, Tron: Legacy (the movie), Tron: Evolution (the game), World of Warcraft:...
Learning from Groupon, OpenFeint launches group deals for mobile game buyers
If it works for Groupon, maybe the group-buying craze will work for mobile games. With that logic, OpenFeint launched a program today that will...
Take-Two follows a profitable 2010 with stellar 2011 games lineup
Take-Two Interactive Software reported a strong profit for the fiscal year and quarter ended Oct. 31, the first time it has reported a sizable...
RockStar Games reveals secret to its stunningly realistic human faces in L.A. Noire (video)
RockStar Games, the maker of the smash hits Red Dead Redemption (my favorite game of 2010) and Grand Theft Auto, is working on a...