Who Is the Gaming Press Speaking To?
Editor’s note: After looking at a recent Nielsen report, Dennis brings up some surprising questions about the games press, such as: Do readers even...
Video Blips: Okamiden, Ghost Trick, Sengoku Basara, and More
During my nightly hyperbaric chamber session, Capcom managed to choke my inbox with a slew of Comic-Con videos, starting with this Okamiden trailer! Video...
Microsoft's Xbox division posts $172M loss even as slim models start selling
Microsoft‘s Xbox business has been smooth sailing of late, and the lowered cost of production has enabled the company to introduce its new slim...
RockYou signs five-year deal to support Facebook Credits (exclusive)
Social game company RockYou and Facebook have signed a five-year agreement in which RockYou will exclusively support the social network’s virtual currency. That means...
What the Success of Kevin Butler Means for Actual Industry Leaders
Editor's note: I love Kevin Butler's PlayStation ads, but I never stopped to think about what he might mean for the games industry's actual...
The Geekbox — Episode 75
The Geekbox — Episode 75 (2010-07-20) Wherein we discuss Burn Notice, Mad Men, The Simpsons (and why it might or might not suck), EW’s...
Shockwave catches the virtual goods wave with newest games
Joining in on an industry gold rush, Viacom’s Shockwave.com entertainment web site is launching virtual currency for use in the games on its web...
Heyzap Arcade delivers "games portal in a box"
Heyzap is launching a way to simplify that non-game companies can add games to their web sites with Heyzap Arcade. The San Francisco company,...
Hi5 exec Alex St. John wrestles sumo stand-in for Facebook (video)
Facebook is expected to announce Wednesday that it has crossed the 500-million user mark. Rival social network Hi5, with just 40 million users of...
Developer Commentary: The Greatest Feature Games Rarely Include
Editor's note: In his second piece of his tryout, Mitch discusses an underappreciated aspect of gaming: developer commentaries. Do you listen to these when...