Video game sales plunge for 4th month in a row
U.S. video game revenues fell more than analysts expected in June, thanks to a dearth of new titles during the typically slow summer months,...
Namibians come up with clever Sudoku game for multiple devices
I’ve never written about a game company in Africa. Here’s a first. Gamecarte of Windhoek, Namibia, has come up with a clever twist on...
What the Hell: iPhone Portal Could Be a Convincing Lie
Seems like everything is coming to the iPhone these days. Name a game and it’s probably already on Apple’s fancy yap device. Come on,...
Blueberry Garden: The Girl and the Game
Editor’s Note: A really fun, whimsical "review" by Mike McLeod. It’s really fascinating to see how the game basically tricked him into caring for...
Daily Blips: No Black Wii For Us, WoW iPhone App, NPDs, and More
We don’t know why Nintendo doesn’t like colors. We do. Nothing makes us gayer than seeing a beautiful rainbow of colorful consoles. News Blips:...
The Racial Slur That Changed Games Journalism
Editor’s note: I was hesitant to promote this story at first. These days, people spend more time engaging in “New Games Journalism” and less...
Bill Gates says Project Natal will bring gesture controls to Windows 7
Microsoft made a big splash when it talked about bringing its gesture-control system, Project Natal, to the Xbox 360 in games coming next year....
A Former Pirate on Piracy
Editor’s note: It bothers me that so many people feel entitled to games, whether they can afford them or not. Jordan says he’s a...
A Gamer’s Guide to Guides
Editor's note: I started cheating early, with an InvisiClues hint book for the original Zork. (The cheats were written in invisible ink!) And I...
Daily Blips: Another Tony Hawk Ride, Boobies in The Witcher, Pokemon X-Ray Machine, and More
It’s surprising for us to hear developers thinking about sequels before their first game has even shipped. Hell, that’d be like Hollywood greenlighting a...