Big Fish Games swims into Facebook with Treasure Quest casual games portal
Casual game companies, which grew up as operators of portal web sites, are adapting to the new world order of social networking. Big Fish...
Playdom hires ex-Yahoo executive as CTO
Hot social gaming company Playdom has hired former Yahoo executive David Sobeski as chief technology officer. The hire shows that the company is still...
Going full circle, Nolan Bushnell rejoins Atari’s board
The arc on this event spans the entire history of the video game industry. Nolan Bushnell, the father of video games, is rejoining the...
Stanley Cup 2010: EA Sports Says it’s the Blackhawks!
Time to roll up the ice. You don’t need to play any NHL playoff games this year, because Chicago’s got it in the bag...
Reviews Spotlight: Aqua Teens, Westernized Games, and Shin Megami Tensei
This week's Reviews Spotlight pokes fun at Japanese blondes, examines the charm of a talking meatball, and starts feuds in the name of White...
Modern Warfare 2: Making the Jump Backward into 2D
Modern Warfare 2 is an amazing and great-looking game. Still, quite a few of us miss the good old days of explosive side-scrolling action....
On Virtual Ghost Towns and Dying Communities
At the time, I used the name "Bookman." I was well-known in my Counter Strike 1.6 community, especially as a sniper. Within the familiar...
Super Mario Bros. — on a Kindle?
This is just a shot in the dark, but people who buy a Kindle are looking to read, not play Super Mario Bros. That...
Turbo Granny: Don’t Get in the Way of a Woman and Her Happy Pills!
Who, at one time or another, hasn't thought to themselves, "Life is fun and all, but not as fun as being a Grandma"? Adult...
Looking Grim: A Diagnosis of Infinity Ward
Considering the weekly staff-departure announcements at Infinity Ward, it's tough to get a sense of the studio's condition. We all know that former president...