Google loses its games evangelist after just four months
Google has been acting like it’s going to move into the social gaming space for months now. But it’s not clear how serious we...
Website builder DevHub gets users hooked by “gamifying” its service
Gamification is a hot buzz word these days. It means taking the mechanics of games and what makes them fun and then applying them...
Gaming Influences Episode 2 – Dan “Shoe” Hsu
In this episode I talk with Dan about early gaming and how he got into the industry. We also talk about the current state...
On HL2: Episode Two, linearity, the G-Man, and Episode Three
I originally posted this on my blog over at Giant Bomb. I've been getting good feedback so I thought I'd turn to the Bitmob...
Irrational Games prepares to unveil its mysterious Project Icarus game
Whetting the appetites of gamers who appreciate original games, Irrational Games said it plans to release details of its Project Icarus publicly on Thursday....
THQ loses money in hardcore games, hopes for gains in online titles
THQ lost money in its most recent first fiscal quarter ended June 30, thanks to a weaker line-up of games this year compared to...
Gears of war 2 back from the dead
In a realm full of competitive shooters such as halo and call of duty, gears of war was set to be the next hit...
Jumpstart!
Here are the facts as best I can discern them– as best as they have been presented by the mainstream media to the public. I am now attempting to interpret these stories from the position of an educated games “journalist.”
Cavia: A Brief Retrospective
I somehow missed a sad bit of news last week: cavia [sic] ceased to be a going concern. Happily, most of the developers are still employed, as it sounds like the majority of the studio's employees were absorbed into parent company AQ Interactive.
India goes for Facebook games with Zapak-6waves deal
India’s largest online game portal, Zapak, announced today that it is partnering with 6waves to move into social games on Facebook. Mumbai, India-based Zapak will...