Heatwave Interactive unveiling hip-hop online role-playing game with T.I.
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...
Stereotype vs. Humantype: Race and Culture in Video Games
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...
Cultural Blips: Boob-filled Plants vs. Zombies Ad, Mega Man Timeline, Recession Mario, and More
You gotta hand it to the folks over at casual gaming publisher PopCap. They, like us last week, have noticed the insanely amusing Evony...
EGM Live* Reunion Totally Live* Right Now
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...
Video Blips: Halo 3: ODST Doc, Blur Trailer, Digital Daisy Fuentes, and More
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...
News Blips: Dark Void Delayed, Gearbox Not Making Halo, No New Games For Games On Demand
Wow, another big game got delayed? Is this the sign of the video game apocalypse? Yeah, we think so, too! Heeeelllllppppp! News Blips: •...
Social game companies light the way for old-guard casual game makers
[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...
Party crashers! iPhone/social games make old-guard casual game companies envious
[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,...
Batman’s Best (and Worst) Video Games
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...
Console Wars — Stupid Even When I was 12
Editor’s note: In the console wars, everyone’s a loser — I think Matthew’s preaching to the choir on that point. But it’s still interesting...