Heatwave launches Platinum Life hip-hop music game on Facebook
Heatwave Interactive, a Texas online game startup, is launching its Platinum Life Web Edition game today as a beta test on Facebook. The game...
Virtual world There.com shutting down March 9
There’s no there anymore. There.com, an ambitious virtual world that ran for almost seven years, plans to shut down on March 9. Michael Wilson,...
Dice Takes a Stab at Modern Warfare 2
Most of us abhor fanboys. When debates about Mario and Marcus Fenix appear on message boards or IRC channels, we attempt to avoid them...
News Blips: Activision Cans Infinity Ward Heads, New Halo: Reach Multiplayer Details Soon, King’s Quest Fan Project Shut Down, and More
If the recent events are any indication, it's not a good time to be Activision right now — corporate upheavals such as this tend...
Pixel Revolt: Episode 19 Community Question Reminder
Hello again, Bitmobbers! After finally remembering to drop contact details during the podcast last week, we've gotten a few responses from you. But we're...
Finish the Fight at Bitmob’s Halo 2 Game Night
In an attempt to "provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community," Microsoft will pull the plug on XBL support for original Xbox...
Video Blips: Bad Company 2, Australian Video Game Violence, Starcraft 2 Voice Banter, and More
Every battle-hardened soldier should have the option of piping strangely fitting orchestral music into their radio sets. Video Blips: • EA and DICE's launch...
With studio in turmoil, Activision Blizzard forms new Call of Duty division
Activision Blizzard formed a new division to run its Call of Duty game franchise following the exit of two studio co-founders who pioneered what...
Time spent playing video games keeps going up
While video game sales dropped 8 percent in 2009, the time spent playing online video games has risen 10 percent. Market researcher NPD Group...
Nintendo isn’t worried about Apple, and you won’t see Mario on Facebook
Should Nintendo be afraid of Apple? Nah, says Nintendo’s top U.S. marketing and sales executive. Apple has seen phenomenal growth in sales of its...