Atom Zombie Smasher: Not just about saving the dots
"What are we gonna do? They’re surrounding us!" "Don't worry, honey. Everything will be all right. The chopper will be back for us. I...
EA acquires mobile game developer Bight Games
Electronic Arts attempted to bolster its mobile and casual game business today by acquiring Bight Games, a maker of indie mobile games. Bight has...
How Funzio’s Crime City shot to the top of the App Store
When a game shoots to the top of the Top Grossing list in Apple’s App Store, that’s probably a sign that it’s a good...
God of War: Origins Collection snaps the neck of ugliness
I'll be honest: My eyes glaze over when developers sell games using technical jargon. Phrases such as "camera focal plane compensation" and "near-screen fading"...
5 silly applications of the Wii U controller
1) X-ray vision screen For years, gamers have drooled over the ladies of Dead or Alive or the men of the Final Fantasy franchise....
Roku grabs $8M, weeks after releasing Roku 2
Roku, a device that streams web content to televisions, has collected $8 million in funding, according to a form D filed with the SEC...
Why I’m not down with digitally distributed games (for now)
I see something special about rushing home to crack open a newly purchased video game. Before removing my jacket or throwing down my backpack,...
News Blips: How Rage discourages used sales, Steam Trading, Age of Conan’s free-to-play success, and more
And the award for "most creative use of a universally reviled system" goes to…. News Blips: Rage developer id Software employs sewer hatches as...
Video Blips: Saints Row: The Third, Rage, Sniper Elite V2, and more
I'm binging on Saints Row 2 in giddy anticipation for Saints Row: The Third's November 15 release. Time to snatch up some more hos! ...
Three ideas for my next indie gaming masterpiece
I have finally finished working on All the Bad Parts, my very own Xbox Live indie game. Soon, I'll get to release my personal...