Sony confirms PlayStation Phone, sort of
In a maddeningly vague pair of conference calls with analysts, Sony executives seemingly acknowledged last Friday that they were working on products that will...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Breaking Up With a Game Collection
My roommate stood at the back of a walk-in closet in our new apartment. It was positively cavernous. “What do you wanna use this...
Namco Bandai to lay off 90 employees in the U.S.
Game maker Namco Bandai of America is laying off 90 employees in its U.S. offices VentureBeat has learned. The layoffs are due to the...
Justifying Your Purchase: The Divide between Developer, Journalist, and Consumer in the Review Process
How many of us buy with the hopes of a long future with our toys, only to be stuck holding the Super Scope 6?...
Can Michael Jackson bring music games back from the dead?
After taking off like a rocket in 2005 with Guitar Hero, music games have been disappointing lately. But Ubisoft is betting its upcoming Michael...
Astro Gaming makes audio for game fanatics and the mainstream too
Astro Gaming succeeded in making game audio headsets for fanatical professional video game players. Now the company is launching a new generation of wireless...
Z.H.P.: Zombies, American soldiers, and the Iraq War
Last week, I got sucker punched pretty badly by a cutscene. But in my defense, I did have my guard down. You know the...
Reviews Spotlight: Vasquez, Vanquish, and Vegas
Despite the absence of VVVVVV, this week's Reviews Spotlight includes a lot of Vs. And why not? After all, I can think of quite...
Choosing a Motion-Control Platform…Without Playing Any of the Games
Let’s get straight to the heart of the matter: We’re a few days away from Microsoft releasing Kinect and causing an all-out, motion-control throwdown....
U.S. Supreme Court set to hear video game violence case
The country has long been divided about whether violent video games should be formally regulated. Now the U.S. Supreme Court is planning to weigh...