Activision Blizzard chief says “we’ve never been better positioned” in video games
Activision Blizzard chief executive is ready to burst out of the video game business and take over the entertainment industry. In an analyst event...
L.A. Noire developer shuts its doors despite hit game
Team Bondi, the video developer of the hit game L.A. Noire, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The news shows that making a beautiful video...
How I play games (and complain about my boyfriend)
A few weeks ago, I got Brink in the mail from GameFly. Back when it was announced, I looked forward to. It combined a beautiful atmosphere,...
I bought the Pantheon: Renaissance Italy in Assassin’s Creed
It's a shame I can't stop and appreciate the art. I’ve stalked through the rafters and scaffolding of the unfinished Sistine Chapel as I sought the blood of the Pope. Borgia guards have given up pursuit of me as I parachuted off of the ruins of Il Colosseo.
Indie darling Minecraft “incompatible” with Steam digital distribution service
Indie darling game Minecraft, which has more than 10 million users, is “incompatible” with wildly popular game digital distribution service Steam because game’s secondary...
Pretzel yourself with TwisterMania on Kinect
Some game ideas go together like peanut butter and jelly. That’s what comes to mind with the combination of Microsoft‘s Kinect motion-sensing system and...
This $25 computer (yes, computer!) also runs Quake 3
Remember that $25 computer about the size of a flash drive game developer David Braben unveiled in May? According to a video posted on...
Zeebo raises $17M for interactive education for kids
Zeebo, which started out making low-cost game consoles for emerging markets and is now focused on education, has raised $17 million in equity funding...
OnLive passes its first test as a cloud-based Deus Ex: Human Revolution shines (review)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Well, you can put those fears to rest. Human Revolution is the first in what looks like a series of fantastic blockbuster titles on the launchpad this fall. The game looked gorgeous and blazed along at something north of 50 frames per second on OnLive — slightly better than the kind of performance you’d expect from a high-power PC or an Xbox 360.
GameStop hands out $50 gift cards after pulling free OnLive game coupons
Game retailer GameStop is handing out $50 gift cards as an apology to gamers who bought PC copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution after...