Plays Well with Others: The Social Aspects of Gaming
Editor’s note: Omri makes me feel like a sociopath. While I don’t dispute any of these points, I usually prefer to remain in control...
Guns! Sequels! Begone!
Editor’s note: While I don’t necessarily think that guns are the root of all video game evil, I do find myself frequently ignoring the...
Save the Date: Fostering Online Relationships through Video Games
Editor’s note: Davneet worries that attending an online friend’s wedding will reveal them to be incompatible as “real life” friends. He has a point:...
In Korea, Gold Pieces Are Equal to Dollar Bills
Every American bill includes the phrase “legal tender” somewhere on the greenback note. Well, it seems that the gold and silver pieces you collect...
In five days, Zynga raises $1.5M for Haiti via Facebook games
Zynga‘s gamers have donated more than $1.5 million in the past five days for Haitian earthquake relief. They did so by making donations directly...
Sony delays new motion controller for PS 3 until fall
Sony is eating crow tonight as it announced it has postponed its new Motion Controller from the spring until the fall of 2010. The...
CO-OP: Reflections 2009 Part 1 — Batman, Uncharted 2, Red Faction, and More
2009 was a very good year — for video games. While much the rest of the world muddled through an “economic downturn,” to put...
Jagex brings Asian game to Western gamers
Will Western gamers play Asian online games? That’s a big question in the video game market these days. Jagex will test the idea today...
Pixel Revolt: Episode 16 Community Question Reminder
Hey, Bitmob community! It’s that time again — we need your community answers for this week’s podcast. We’re back to our normal Thursday night...
Pocket God sells 2M units on the iPhone, first paid app to do so
It looks like a lot of us enjoy torturing island natives during our spare time. Bolt Creative said today that its Pocket God game...