Video Blips: 360 Avatars in Guitar Hero 5, Persona PSP, Darkest of Days, and More Posted byby GamesBeat July 31, 2009 1 min It’s pretty cool to see 360 Avatars muck it up in Guitar Hero 5. But if our Miis and Home characters can’t also become... Continue Reading 1 min
Heatwave Interactive unveiling hip-hop online role-playing game with T.I. Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 30, 2009 2 min We all want to live the lifestyle of musicians. Parties, concerts, groupies. That’s the idea behind Platinum Life, a new kind of online role-playing... Continue Reading 2 min
Stereotype vs. Humantype: Race and Culture in Video Games Posted byby GamesBeat July 30, 2009 6 min Editor’s note: Omar takes on some pretty weighty topics in this one. I think we can all agree that games could use more diversity... Continue Reading 6 min
Cultural Blips: Boob-filled Plants vs. Zombies Ad, Mega Man Timeline, Recession Mario, and More Posted byby GamesBeat July 30, 2009 1 min You gotta hand it to the folks over at casual gaming publisher PopCap. They, like us last week, have noticed the insanely amusing Evony... Continue Reading 1 min
EGM Live* Reunion Totally Live* Right Now Posted byby GamesBeat July 30, 2009 1 min That’s, right. If you click on this blog and follow the link to the at1UP Podcast, you can listen to a lovely reunion of... Continue Reading 1 min
Video Blips: Halo 3: ODST Doc, Blur Trailer, Digital Daisy Fuentes, and More Posted byby GamesBeat July 30, 2009 1 min Don’t get us wrong, we’re really stoked for Halo 3: ODST, but not having Master Chief in the game is like having a Star... Continue Reading 1 min
News Blips: Dark Void Delayed, Gearbox Not Making Halo, No New Games For Games On Demand Posted byby GamesBeat July 30, 2009 1 min Wow, another big game got delayed? Is this the sign of the video game apocalypse? Yeah, we think so, too! Heeeelllllppppp! News Blips: •... Continue Reading 1 min
Social game companies light the way for old-guard casual game makers Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 29, 2009 7 min [This is part two of a two-part story on how new platforms and social game companies are changing the casual gaming market. See the... Continue Reading 7 min
Party crashers! iPhone/social games make old-guard casual game companies envious Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 29, 2009 8 min [This is part one of a two-part story on how the casual game market is evolving. See the second part here.] A year ago,... Continue Reading 8 min
Batman’s Best (and Worst) Video Games Posted byby GamesBeat July 29, 2009 3 min Editor’s note: While many comic-book games stink worse than an overripe diaper pail, Davin reminds us that The Dark Knight has had some good... Continue Reading 3 min