The 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy: Four Warriors of Light Confront Chaos
Editor's note: With Final Fantasy 13 out, I thought now would be a good time to revisit Brian's 12 Worlds of Final Fantasy. He...
Boomerang’s Offerwall crowdsources the best offers for social games
Offers have been a scandalous thing in the social game business. Critics have accused offer providers — which let you pay for a virtual...
News Blips: Console Battle Predictions, Will Wright & Wii, New Nunchuck Add-On for Arc, and More
I think the various consoles should set aside their differences, team up, go through a cheesy montage sequence, and battle the dreaded foes of...
Watching its football game metrics, EA is learning from social game creators
Electronic Arts said today that it has learned some revealing information by closely studying the habits of its video game customers. In fact, the...
EA Sports Active 2.0 to get heartbeat sensors and online sharing (video)
Heartbeat sensors took center stage in Electronic Arts’ preview of its sports game line-up this evening at the Game Developers Conference. EA Sports Active 2.0...
Video Blips: Final Fantasy 13: First 30 Minutes, Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, FIFA World Cup: South Africa, and More
I should've known that something weird was going on today when my bowl of alphabet cereal spelled out "those Framerated guys will confuse the...
History, RPGs, and the Struggle for Mainstream Appeal
Editor's note: Brian argues that there is a strong connection between the public's disinterest in academic subjects — most notably history — and the...
Activision Blizzard shows off footage from True Crime reboot
Re-entering the highly competitive “sandbox” crime genre made famous by Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto series, Activision Blizzard’s Activision Publishing division today showed live gameplay...
EA signs baseball star Curt Schilling to make fantasy role-playing game
Electronic Arts has teamed up with baseball star Curt Schilling to make a game. But this isn’t a sports game. It’s a deal with...
Frosmo expands into the Asian casual game tournament market
It’s easy to see why Frosmo, a Helsinki-based company that makes a tournament platform for social games, wants to expand into the Asian game...