Nvidia launches $99 3D Vision wired glasses
Trying to jumpstart a new market, Nvidia is introducing a pair of wired stereoscopic 3D glasses today for $99. The company charges $199 for...
Second Starcraft II episode “Heart of the Swarm” trailer leaked
A trailer for Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm — the second episode of Activision-Blizzard’s massively popular real-time strategy (RTS) game franchise — found...
They hunt you in the trenches of 1916: Der Unbekannte Krieg
I can think up plenty of reasons why trench warfare as a German soldier (or any other kind) might suck. Your world is a...
Microsoft applies lessons from PlayStation Network downtime: don’t hunt hackers
Microsoft has chosen to “nurture” the talents of a 14-year-old boy who attempted to hack into the company’s online gaming network, Xbox Live, rather...
Are difficulty settings necessary?
The pursuit of a challenge can be a driving force in life. The accomplishment of something thought to be unobtainable has a certain allure...
Attention, shoppers: Men outspend women 9 to 1 on mobile virtual goods
Given the stereotype of how much women love shopping, you’d expect them to be the biggest spenders online. And women are indeed fueling purchases...
Pocket Gems says mobile-focused game companies will win
Sometimes, youth and inexperience can be a great advantage. Pocket Gems is a new breed of game company that was born in the era...
News Blips: “Fury” over Modern Warfare 3, Ubisoft wants next-gen consoles, scariest 360 game, and more
I'm not sure why journalists bother coming up with titles for any story regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. They might as well...
Top 10 PlayStation 3 PR nightmares
Public-relations agents count among the most under-appreciated people in the video-game industry. The job requires one to balance the expectations of consumers, developers, publishers,...
Video Blips: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, Dragon’s Dogma, and more
The Assassin's Creed franchise possesses the rare skill of teasing its fans with trailers…for trailers. The excitement is threatening to overcome my senses any...