Shaking the Fun Out of Wii Platformers
There has to be some sort of design mandate when it comes to first-party titles on the Wii. Nintendo must have it writ in...
News Blips: 3D PS3 Games, Elder Scrolls 5 Rumor, Xbox 360 Anniversary, and More
I wonder if any of the 3D-hardware manufacturers would be up to creating a steampunk version of 3D glasses. I just might be interested...
Video Blips: Gran Turismo 5, Mindjack, Lord of Arcana, and More
Gran Turismo 5 favors serious torque when sailing over hills or tearing through the woods. I wish I had one of these cars to...
Banishing the Silent Protagonist
Today's games contain tons of terrifying situations: Aliens fire scorching bolts of plasma, hordes of zombies roam the streets in search of brains, and...
Teen virtual world Gaia Online lays off 15 to 20 staffers
Gaia Online, which has created a virtual world for millions of teens and young adults, has laid off 15 to 20 of its employees...
Want motion control? Better move fast. Spot shortages already hitting Microsoft’s Kinect and Sony PlayStation Move
The newest motion-control systems from Microsoft and Sony are starting to be in short supply as the busy holiday shopping season approaches. Microsoft said...
Will Microsoft lead the charge to bring apps to video game consoles?
Welcome to the app economy. Next stop, video game consoles. A new advertisement by Microsoft suggests that applications running on its proprietary Silverlight framework are headed...
Zynga and Playdom settle trade-secret lawsuit
Zynga and Playdom, two of the biggest social game companies, said today that they have settled a year-old lawsuit over alleged trade-secret theft. Terms...
Stewart Butterfield built Flickr into a mass market tool. Can he be a success in online games?
Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake built Flickr into the first great photo-sharing site on the web. They sold it to Yahoo in 2005 and...
As game business changes, Disney’s longtime game studios chief resigns (exclusive memo)
Disney’s top video game chief Graham Hopper just announced to the company’s employees that he is resigning from the division that he ran for...