Will motion controls kill traditional game controllers?
Before 1983, video games controls were clunky. Instead of thumbs and fingers to play, palms and entire fists were used to push, pull, and...
Netflix chief and Charter Fund buy education game startup DreamBox Learning
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings and the non-profit venture capital firm Charter Fund have acquired DreamBox Learning for an undisclosed price. The new owners...
Offerpal becomes one-stop shop for ads and offers
In a move to broaden its appeal to advertisers, Offerpal Media is expanding into the ad network business. Today, Offerpal’s main business is running...
Friends for Ten Minutes: GameCrush, Your Online Hostess Bar
Editor's note: I don't usually look at a website and think, "Huh, I hope this fails." But sometimes I do. -Demian Just when you...
Front Toward Enemy: A Creative Use of Claymore Mines
Online matches of Modern Warfare 2 are all pretty typical. Sixteen players charge toward one another, firing guns and throwing grenades — nothing special....
Big Fish Games swims into Facebook with Treasure Quest casual games portal
Casual game companies, which grew up as operators of portal web sites, are adapting to the new world order of social networking. Big Fish...
Playdom hires ex-Yahoo executive as CTO
Hot social gaming company Playdom has hired former Yahoo executive David Sobeski as chief technology officer. The hire shows that the company is still...
Going full circle, Nolan Bushnell rejoins Atari’s board
The arc on this event spans the entire history of the video game industry. Nolan Bushnell, the father of video games, is rejoining the...
Stanley Cup 2010: EA Sports Says it’s the Blackhawks!
Time to roll up the ice. You don’t need to play any NHL playoff games this year, because Chicago’s got it in the bag...
Reviews Spotlight: Aqua Teens, Westernized Games, and Shin Megami Tensei
This week's Reviews Spotlight pokes fun at Japanese blondes, examines the charm of a talking meatball, and starts feuds in the name of White...