Sony posts sharply higher earnings and offers upbeat outlook
For the first time in a while, Sony has blown earnings forecasts out of the water. And it’s predicted a much better outlook for...
Film Fatality: Watch a Great Documentary…For Free!
What happens when you put game developers, senators, and concerned parents into the same room? You get an award-winning documentary! Spencer Halpin recently released...
Interview with Tim LeTourneau on 10 years of making The Sims
Game designer Will Wright has moved on to new things. But Tim LeTourneau has been with The Sims game development teams since before the...
The Sims celebrates 125 million games sold across 10 years
When Electronic Arts launched The Sims on Feb. 4, 2000, nobody knew if it would sell. But on its tenth anniversary, The Sims has...
Fear Not the Pen
Editor’s note: Brian shares with us how he gained confidence as a writer. It’s a moving piece, and I hope it inspires those of...
Kwedit lets kids use cash to pay for online games, buy virtual goods
There are lots of people — teens in particular — who don’t have bank accounts or credit cards with which to pay for online...
Did THQ CEO spill the beans on Sony’s PlayStation Arc name?
Sony is most certainly not going to call its new wand-like game control device a “Sony Motion Controller.” That has been the placeholder name...
With strong Darksiders launch, THQ shows January game sales are off to good start
THQ has struggled as a mid-tier company in the video game industry. But its third fiscal quarter earnings report today shows that there’s life...
Obama forges ahead on nuclear as leaks, risks come to light
The debate over nuclear energy is heating up again. While many argue that it’s unsafe, just as many people see it as the only...
BioShock 2 trailer will whet your appetite for horror game (video)
BioShock 2 debuts on Feb. 9 and it’s looking like it will be one of the blockbuster video games of 2010. The mature-rated horror...