Casual games expand in new directions at Seattle conference (photo gallery)
Casual Connect is one of the most interesting conferences in video games now because the social and mobile game companies have crashed the party...
Satire at Dawn: Deathspank Versus the Game Industry
Editor’s note: This look at the humor of Deathspank is probably as close to a review as anything I’ve ever promoted to the front...
Is Disney ready to buy social game company Playdom for more than $600M?
Rumors have surfaced that Disney is in the process of negotiating to buy social game company Playdom for more than $600 million. Techcrunch reported...
News Blips: FPS Interest Dwindling, Digital Game Sales, Non-Stop Gaming Record, and More
With the appeal of first-person shooters fading, I can finally climb to the top of the ranks in the now-empty Bad Company 2 leaderboards!...
Who Is the Gaming Press Speaking To?
Editor’s note: After looking at a recent Nielsen report, Dennis brings up some surprising questions about the games press, such as: Do readers even...
Video Blips: Okamiden, Ghost Trick, Sengoku Basara, and More
During my nightly hyperbaric chamber session, Capcom managed to choke my inbox with a slew of Comic-Con videos, starting with this Okamiden trailer! Video...
Microsoft's Xbox division posts $172M loss even as slim models start selling
Microsoft‘s Xbox business has been smooth sailing of late, and the lowered cost of production has enabled the company to introduce its new slim...
RockYou signs five-year deal to support Facebook Credits (exclusive)
Social game company RockYou and Facebook have signed a five-year agreement in which RockYou will exclusively support the social network’s virtual currency. That means...
What the Success of Kevin Butler Means for Actual Industry Leaders
Editor's note: I love Kevin Butler's PlayStation ads, but I never stopped to think about what he might mean for the games industry's actual...
The Geekbox — Episode 75
The Geekbox — Episode 75 (2010-07-20) Wherein we discuss Burn Notice, Mad Men, The Simpsons (and why it might or might not suck), EW’s...