Civilization V often makes peace a better option
Firaxis scored big with Civilization IV, selling millions of units since 2007. Now the PC-centric developer showed a real-time demo of this fall’s Civilization...
Social game makers: Our job is harder than you think
Social game makers took the stage this afternoon at our GamesBeat@GDC event in San Francisco, where much of the discussion revolved around how building...
EA’s John Schappert: Game industry all about big games getting bigger
With social and online gaming exploding with hundreds of new startups, developers and titles, it would seem that bold, small-scale innovation is where the...
Otoy says supercomputer will enable revolutionary games-on-demand service
If you’re wondering which games-on-demand company is the real one, today’s news isn’t going to help you out. While Steve Perlman’s OnLive has revealed...
Investors look beyond games to the ‘game-ification’ of life
Investors aren’t just looking to fund game makers, or even new technologies — they are looking ahead to the application of gaming mechanics in...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announces Stimulus Package for Xbox Live
Activision announced today during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco that “the Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Stimulus Package will strike worldwide...
OnLive sets launch date for June, names subscription price and supporting game publishers
After eight years of preparation, games-on-demand startup OnLive is announcing today its plans to launch its subscription service for online games using its novel...
Social network hi5 launches program to court game developers
Social network hi5 is unveiling a program today that it hopes will snare more social game developers who will make exclusive games for its...
Oberon Media joins the crowd making casual games more social
Chasing the popularity of social network games, Oberon Media is announcing today that it is adding social features to its casual games on a...
The 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light Confront Chaos
Editor's note: With Final Fantasy 13 out, I thought now would be a good time to revisit Brian's 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy. He...