Could Mickey Mouse be the next video game star?
Warren Spector describes himself as one of Mickey Mouse’s biggest fans. He has a lot of company, too, and therein lies the potential for...
Microsoft says 2.5M Kinect motion-sensing units sold in first 25 days on market
Thanks to strong demand over the Black Friday weekend, Microsoft said it has sold more than 2.5 million units of its Kinect motion-sensing system...
Hidden Gems: Games Forgotten Are That Much Sweeter
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes is one of my favorite games of all time. Falling through the cracks of PC gaming, it was more...
Brazil social game player Vostu raises $30M from Accel and Tiger Global
Vostu, a social game maker focused on the Brazilian market, has raised $30 million from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Vostu, which is...
Nintendo says its sold 1.5M Wii and DS game systems during Black Friday week
Nintendo sold 1.5 million Wii console and DS handheld video-game systems during Black Friday week, according to the Japanese company. The announcement by Nintendo’s...
Reviews Spotlight: EA Sports Active 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Knights in the Nightmare, and Eternal Sonata
Remember when you rearranged your furniture so you could have enough space to play with Kinect, only to find your living room is pathetically...
The New iPhone Frontier: Augmented-Reality Games
Augmented reality isn’t a new technology by any means — football fans experience it whenever they see the yellow first-down line drawn on their...
The Geekbox – Episode 93
The Geekbox — Episode 93 (2010-11-24) Wherein we discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (spoiler warning!), Donkey Kong Country Returns, Need...
Shaking the Fun Out of Wii Platformers
There has to be some sort of design mandate when it comes to first-party titles on the Wii. Nintendo must have it writ in...
News Blips: 3D PS3 Games, Elder Scrolls 5 Rumor, Xbox 360 Anniversary, and More
I wonder if any of the 3D-hardware manufacturers would be up to creating a steampunk version of 3D glasses. I just might be interested...