The Geekbox — Episode 19
Let’s count the ways The Geekbox is like the beatbox: …. And that’s it. Nope, The Geekbox, helmed by former 1UP/Computer Gaming World editor...
No. 2 Electronic Arts exec John Pleasants on his defection to hot startup Playdom
A couple of weeks ago, Electronic Arts executive John Pleasants told me how excited he was to help that giant video game company adjust...
Executive revolving door spins fast as EA rehires Microsoft game exec
Electronic Arts and Microsoft are trading executives the way sports teams trade star players. The revolving door between the two companies spun again as...
Streaming Videogame World Record Attempts
Editor’s Note: I had no idea people were going after world records in annual sports games, like last year’s Madden (uh…why?). Thanks to...
Daily Blips: Game News from June 18th, 2009
We like when news really gets to the point. Like, say, when folks ask a developer if the game they’re making will come out....
The Bitmob Mailbag, June 18 Edition
This is pretty good, huh? E3 has put visions of amazing games in our heads, June has seen its share of solid releases already,...
What the Hell: Ridiculous Punch-Out!! Rap
Ouch — my head still hurts after watching this creepy live-action Punch-Out!! rap. Sure, it’s a little old, but if you haven’t seen this,...
Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick talks about games beyond Grand Theft Auto
Strauss Zelnick is chairman of Take-Two Interactive. He has an enviable place in the industry, as head of a company that, through its RockStar...
Daily Blips: Game News from June 17th, 2009
We wish Microsoft would let us have more freedom with our gamertags. That would make us really, really gay. News Blips: • Ironic: Microsoft...
What the Hell: Aperture Science Not a Lie?
Yes, the cake is a lie — we know that for a fact. But this real-life van that Offworld found sporting Portal’s Aperture Science...