On the Bright Side: Design Choices in Modern Warfare 2 May Not Be All Bad
Editor’s note: Infinity Ward’s abandonment of long-cherished PC gaming standards for online multiplayer in Modern Warfare 2 was a real letdown. John highlights some...
Yoichi Wada’s Final Fantasy: 96 million and counting
Yoichi Wada is kind of greedy. His company, Square Enix, has shipped more than 96 million copies of its Final Fantasy games since 1987....
RealGames hires execs to pivot into social gaming
RealNetworks‘ game division has hired two new executives as part of a push into social games. The Seattle-based group said today it appointed Wilf...
Guess Who: Round Seventeen
Anyone who follows our weekly head-scratcher Guess Who knows we didn't run one last week. Unless you don't follow Guess Who, that is. If...
Rejected: BioShock 2 Concept Art
Over the course of development, designers and animators toss a lot of ideas around. It's a healthy way to produce interesting concepts and potential...
News Blips: Gamers in the Workforce, Xbox 360 USB Storage Support, GoogleTV Announcement, and More
If a manager instructed me to complete a project by "crafting items," I'd back away slowly and call Human Resources. News Blips: A university...
Video Blips: Red Dead Redemption, Lego Harry Potter, Just Cause 2, and More
I was overjoyed when I learned that Red Dead Redemption will feature cattle herding. Then I promptly dropped another coin into my "phrases that...
The Ultimate JRPG Buyers’ Guide for RPG Haters Part 2
Editor's note: Brian's choices in this second edition of the Ultimate JRPG Buyers' Guide for RPG Haters show that Japanse role-playing games are more than...
Learning to Love Bugs
Editor's Note: I personally get a lot of enjoyment out of glitches in games, so long as they don't impede my progress. I've also...
Microsoft rumored to allow external USB storage on Xbox 360s
Microsoft is preparing a software update that will allow Universal Serial Bus (USB) mass storage devices to be used with the Xbox 360, according...