Scribblenauts game developer makes a risky bet on being original
Everyone loves original games. But few developers take the risk of making them in the video game industry. Enter Jeremiah Slaczka, the creative director at game...
Deciphering the Pixels: What Game Do You See?
If you’ve been playing video games as long as we have, you’ve probably seen about 25 versions of Street Fighter, from the first game...
Leaving the Past Where it Belongs: Letting Go and Moving On
Editor’s note: Splash Damage’s Erin Ali shares some of her insights on getting over a bad job situation. While you may not work in...
Seasons Beatings 4: New Crack City — Daigo Vs. Justin
Editor’s note: I’m not a big fan of fighting games, but I love how their players get together regularly for tournaments. It’s pretty damn...
This is Cheesy: Pizza Hut Weapons Appear in Phantasy Star Portable 2
If we’re gonna die in a video game, we wanna die in style. Guns? Too common. Swords? Too painful. Pizza? Too deliciously dramatic. And...
Electronic Arts exec says social gaming bubble resembles mobile games hype
The social gaming bubble is getting bigger and it resembles all of the hype that used to envelop the mobile phone games and virtual...
Uncharted 2: Fortune Hunter Edition Is only $3,000 and 8 Days Late
In case you don’t really like video games and are reading this story by accident, Sony released the highly anticipated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves...
Virtual goods sales to hit $1 billion in 2009 as social games pay off big
Thanks to the astonishing growth of games on social networks such as Facebook and MySpace, the U.S. virtual goods market is poised to clear...
Rumor suggests Nvidia’s Tegra chip will power the next Nintendo DS
Nvidia has reportedly scored a coup for its fledgling Tegra chip used to run low-power devices with powerful graphics. The graphics chip company may...
CO-OP Special: Tokyo Travels, GTA4: The Lost and the Damned, Street Fighter 4
The new stuff this week consists of Cesar’s pretty sweet travel log from his time in Japan during the Tokyo Game Show. Japan is...