Microsoft revises warranties to cover new E74 defects for Xbox 360
More stories are popping up about a new flaw in the Xbox 360 dubbed the E74 bug, named for the error code that appears onscreen...
Late to the iPhone, Trip Hawkins’ Digital Chocolate falls in love with it
We’ve written about how new developers are enamored with the iPhone. But Trip Hawkins (founder of Electronic Arts) admits that his mobile game company,...
Virtual reality via nanobot injection? Ray Kurzweil says it’s the future
Virtual reality has long promised a way to create an immersive illusion so convincing you can’t tell the fake from the real. Futurist Ray...
Brightkite, a mobile location-sharing service, merges with Limbo
Brightkite, a social network that lets users share their location on mobile phones, has merged with Limbo, a Silicon Valley company with a rather...
OTX launches GamePlan online surveys for game publishers
Game companies have had to steer blind when it comes to marketing research in advance of major video game launches. Too often, research from...
BioWare’s founders envision Dragon Age Origins as dark heroic fantasy universe
Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk are the medical doctors who found a second career in video games. They’re the co-chief executives of BioWare, the...
Sega shows off next big Olympics game, targets Wii and DSi
Sean Ratcliffe, vice president of marketing at Sega of America (pictured below), talked with us about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games,...
Nintendo DSi makes gaming more social
The Nintendo DS has sold more than 100 million units, more than twice the amount of its rival, Sony PlayStation Portable. The Nintendo DSi...
John Carmack surprises fans (and his CEO) with Wolfenstein 3D for the iPhone
When you have a legendary programmer working for you, surprises come with the territory. Todd Hollenshead, chief executive of ID Software, wasn’t even aware...
Will Wright favors Web 2.0-like community-driven game design
Will Wright believes that successful games depend on a feedback cycle where designers create games and incorporate the feedback and content generated by users....