AEP picks OPOWER to hook consumers into the smart grid
The movement toward a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid has hit a wall recently. The first phase for most electric utilities has been to...
Flat Innovators: Modern 2D Heroes
Editor's Note: Having recently started playing Mega Man 10 myself, I can certainly appreciate a good 2D game. Jeremy offers up five examples as...
The Geekbox — Episode 68
The Geekbox — Episode 68 (2010-06-02) Wherein we discuss Karen’s junkie husband, Monkey Island, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Red Dead Redemption, the big Koopa...
Zynga buys Challenge Games as part of ongoing social game expansion
Fueled by revenue from its popular Facebook games, Zynga continued its acquisition spree by buying Austin, Texas-based Challenge Games. Zynga will turn the Challenge...
Company of Heroes returns as free-to-play online game in U.S.
Company of Heroes was one of the best real-time strategy games on the PC when it debuted back in 2006. Now the World War...
Looking at the Game Industry’s Future
Editor's note: Fozzy gives a quick recap of where the gaming industry has been trending toward and offers some interesting predictions on what he...
You Didn’t Fail Games. Games Are Failing You
Go ahead: Try and explain this heads-up display to a nongamer. Try and explain this HUD to someone who doesn't play role-playing games. I'll pray...
(30) Days of RPGs: June 2010
Editor's note: After a rather dry month in May, we get a couple of interesting RPGs choices in June. While I'm going to dig...
Game Journalists Should Drop Preview Coverage
Editor's note: Chris highlights an issue with games journalism that media scholars Robert McChesney and John Nichols have long recognized as a problem with...
GameStop shuffles CEO as digital distribution arrives
GamesStop, the world’s biggest video game retailer, is going through a chief executive change as the digital distribution of games is coming on strong....