Nintendo’s biggest successes — and fumbles — from the era of the Super NES
It’s been 25 years since the Super Famicom — better known to us Westerners as the Super Nintendo, or SNES — launched to long lines...
EA’s Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare hits 8M players
Electronic Arts announced today that more than 8 million people have played Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare. And EA’s PopCap Vancouver division is giving away...
All 3,290 Japanese PlayStation games up for sale — bidding starts at $24,000
One collector’s selling the entire lineup of Japanese PlayStation games in a massive auction lot. Yahoo Auctions user Wmmft148 has collected 3,290 Japanese PlayStation...
JetBet launches social sports app with Maxim men’s lifestyle brand
[Updated 8:14 am 11/23/15: Fixed terms related to betting]. JetBet is announcing it is launching its social sports technology today in partnership with men’s...
F-Zero and Super Mario World still hold console-launch lessons for Nintendo 25 years later
Twenty-five years ago, the Super Famicom launched with some of the best games Nintendo has ever made: F-Zero and Super Mario World. Both left a...
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in Machine Zone’s new Mobile Strike ad
Machine Zone has begun its advertising campaign for its Mobile Strike modern-war strategy mobile game with a commercial starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger is the...
How China is maneuvering into the global gaming markets
MONTREAL — In ways big and small, China is expanding its presence in the global gaming market without interruption. This is surprising in part...
Blizzard defends itself against cheating bot-maker’s claim of IP infringement
Blizzard is going after cheaters, and the people who create the programs that make exploitation possible are trying to fight back. Yesterday, Torrent Freak...
Despite 2015 promise, HTC Vive’s community launch still doesn’t have a release date
It’s starting to feel less and less likely that even the earliest of adopters will have a chance to get one of the big...
Legacy of the Void shows why StarCraft II is the king of real-time strategy multiplayer
How good is StarCraft II’s multiplayer? Prior to Legacy of the Void, I played over 3,500 multiplayer games, and it has been my first...