DC Universe Online Interview: People, Places, and Sounds of a Superhero MMO
Editor’s note: Toby’s done it again. He’s scored another developer interview. This time, Toby grills the senior producer of DC Universe Online. I’ve always found...
gWallet starts fund to finance more social games with its platform
gWallet is announcing today that it is starting an early-stage fund to invest in social gaming companies. That’s separate from its main business of...
Suffering for Fun: Old-School Game Design and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Editor’s note: I know my tolerance for drudgery in games isn’t anything like what it once was — sounds like Allistair’s having more trouble...
Plays Well with Others: The Social Aspects of Gaming
Editor’s note: Omri makes me feel like a sociopath. While I don’t dispute any of these points, I usually prefer to remain in control...
Guns! Sequels! Begone!
Editor’s note: While I don’t necessarily think that guns are the root of all video game evil, I do find myself frequently ignoring the...
Save the Date: Fostering Online Relationships through Video Games
Editor’s note: Davneet worries that attending an online friend’s wedding will reveal them to be incompatible as “real life” friends. He has a point:...
In Korea, Gold Pieces Are Equal to Dollar Bills
Every American bill includes the phrase “legal tender” somewhere on the greenback note. Well, it seems that the gold and silver pieces you collect...
In five days, Zynga raises $1.5M for Haiti via Facebook games
Zynga‘s gamers have donated more than $1.5 million in the past five days for Haitian earthquake relief. They did so by making donations directly...
Sony delays new motion controller for PS 3 until fall
Sony is eating crow tonight as it announced it has postponed its new Motion Controller from the spring until the fall of 2010. The...
CO-OP: Reflections 2009 Part 1 — Batman, Uncharted 2, Red Faction, and More
2009 was a very good year — for video games. While much the rest of the world muddled through an “economic downturn,” to put...