Video Blips: The Darkness 2, Battlefield 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and more
This The Darkness 2 trailer shows that not even brooding ex-crime lords with bloodthirsty tentacle eels for friends can have nice things. What is this...
Toshiba to launch new 7-inch Android tablet with high-res screen
Toshiba is moving deeper into tablets. Today it’s announcing a 7-inch Android tablet that features a high-definition touchscreen. The device gives users another choice besides...
Happy Cloud teams up with AMD for connected TV games
Cloud-gaming firm Happy Cloud plans to work with Advanced Micro Devices to bring games-on-demand to connected TVs. Under the partnership, Happy Cloud will give...
Disney launches Appmates mobile app toys for the iPad (video)
Disney is throwing the combined firepower of its Cars entertainment brand, its retail toy business, and its mobile app capability into a new line of...
A Bit Lucky debuts its Lucky Space social game on Facebook
A Bit Lucky, a social gaming firm that is shooting to make high-end Facebook games, is launching its second game today, called Lucky Space....
Why I love buying used games
The gaming industry is going through some tough times. "We're not making as much money as before, and it's all because of the used-game...
3 Rocksmith features for non-guitar players
I haven't had many opportunities to curl my fingers around a sleek Epiphone G-400. But an actual ax fulfills the one requirement of Ubisoft's...
News Blips: Diablo 3 delayed, DotA 2 release window shortened, and Max Payne 3 keeps noir influence
For once, I'm thankful for a top-tier game's delay. My end-of-year gaming budget is already wallet-bustingly high. News Blips: Surprise, surprise: Diablo 3 won't...
Why does the fear of death continue to be gaming’s primary motivator?
Alyssa Rosenberg, a blogger whose writing I quite enjoy, covers many new media and pop culture phenomena but doesn't say much about games. In...
Video Blips: A Game of Thrones: Genesis, Burnout Crash!, Serious Sam 3: BFE, and more
A Game of Thrones: Genesis asks one simple question: Are you ready to kill for furniture? Video Blips: • The factions of Westeros and...