I got StreetPassed on the turnpike and I liked it
Living in rural Ohio affords me certain opportunities others don’t get to enjoy. For example, few know the simple pleasure of completely understanding the...
Are anytime updates allowing game studios to put out a lazy product?
I am currently a video game design student and quite the avid gamer in my opinion, and while I have never put out a...
Blizzard Entertainment lays off 600 employees as World of Warcraft shrinks
Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher of the perennial blockbuster World of Warcraft online game, said today it is cutting its staff by 600 employees. That’s...
Looking Back On… Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Looking Back On… Shadow Hearts: Covenant Shadow Heartsis a game of contrasts. On one hand, you have an immensely violent and brooding hero, fighting...
Cross Assault sexual harassment controversy overshadows on-screen combat
Those words came from the mouth of Street Fighter X Tekken tournament participant Aris Bakhtanians on day five of Cross Assault, the Capcom sponsored reality show streamed on IGN. This absurd but telling statement came in response to a call for civility from Jared Rea, community manager of streaming host Twitch.tv.
Preview: Trion’s End of Nations enables chaotic nonstop online battles
Trion Worlds raised $85 million in January to finance its massively multiplayer online gaming empire. And one of the company’s resulting titles is End of Nations,...
Study: Gamers are gaga for virtual goods
Consumer spending on virtual goods has doubled since 2009, according to a survey by Visa’s PlaySpan digital monetization division. And the total U.S. market...
Vindicia adds mobile payments to CashBox via Boku
Vindicia, a provider of the CashBox billing and customer management system for online merchants, is announcing today that consumers will be able to pay...
Study: Video games depict religion as violent and problematic (interview)
Many newer-generation video games equate religion with violence, finds a new study from the University of Missouri. Greg Perreault, a doctoral student in the...
Get ready to brag! Raptr turns on its reputation system for 12M hardcore gamers
Gamers of the world, get ready to brag! Raptr, the social network for hardcore gamers, is launching a new reputation system for its 12...