Valve’s Portal in Your Bedroom with the Help of IKEA
Why hang a boring old mirror on the wall when you can have a Portal? Using a oval mirror from IKEA, modeling paint, rubber...
Space Invaders Love Seat: Most Innovative Nerd Furniture Ever
For a lot of gamers, home decorating rates somewhere below making sure the fridge is full of beer and that all the games are...
Live demos show how the Nintendo DS and the Wii can be hacked to spread malware (videos)
Two hackers showed how they can hack Nintendo‘s handheld and console game devices to spread malware to whatever networks they are connected to. At...
Fun In The Sun: Perfect Summer Games
Editor's note: Jeremy provides us with some helpful suggestions to either beat the heat or revel in it during these scorching summer months. Personally,...
Social game maker Zynga hires a new CFO; are more acquisitions coming?
In a move that will spur talk about a much-anticipated initial public offering, social game publisher Zynga hired a new chief financial officer today....
Game maker Richard Garriott spent $30M going into space, wins $28M jury award after being fired
Richard Garriott made lots of money creating the hit Ultima series of fantasy role-playing games. He’s made some more from a flop — almost...
As console game sales shrink, Nexon’s online game revenues grow 26 percent
Nexon America said it has seen quarter revenues grow 26 percent in the second quarter, even as U.S. console game sales shrank during the...
Video Game Tech Teaches U.S. Soldiers Language, Cultural Etiquette
Editor’s note: Chas looks at a language training sim used by the U. S. military that employs a game-inspired interface, and interviews the developer’s...
News Blips: SOCOM 4 Delayed, Online/Mobile Gaming, Promising PS3 Sales, and More
Perhaps SOCOM 4's delay is a good thing; I'm not sure if I wanted to shoot things with the Spin Pop-like PlayStation Move controller....
Passion Is the New Hardcore
Editor’s note: If we can’t use metrics such as time played or games owned to differentiate between hardcore and casual gamers, what can we...