Mastering the Art of the Blind Buy
After slaving over and consuming all of the review, previews, and features available for every game that interested me, I started having the feeling...
Medal of Honor and Free Speech
This morning, Medal of Honor producer Greg Goodrich announced that the multi-player faction previously identified as the Taliban would from this point forward be...
After big departures, Microsoft promotes three new presidents
Microsoft today revealed that it’s promoting three executives to serve as the presidents of its Office, mobile, and interactive entertainment divisions. Several Microsoft veterans...
EA caves to pressure, removes Taliban from Medal of Honor game
Reacting to pressure, Electronic Arts retreated from its previous stance and said it would remove the Taliban as playable multiplayer characters from its combat...
PlaySpan launches game e-commerce and payments platform as a service
PlaySpan is turning itself into a one-stop shop for e-commerce and payments for online games, social networks, and video sites. Today, the company is...
News Blips: 3DS Pricing Woes, Beyond Good & Evil HD, Mann-ly TF2 Update, and More
The next time I want to harp on the 3DS (and its sleeper agent E3 booth babes), I think I'll keep my mouth shut....
Pokemon Black and White: a franchise grows up with me
I have the misfortune to be an enthusiast gamer born in the late '80s. While thousands of older kids played through the inaugural titles...
Video Blips: Red Dead Redemption Zombie DLC, Nintendo 3DS Features, Wii Party Infidelity, and More
You'll never guess what Rockstar is adding to Red Dead Redemption. Go ahead. You'll never get this right. Not in a million…. Hey! How...
The Geekbox – Episode 85
The Geekbox — Episode 85 (2010-09-29) Wherein we discuss Reservoir Dogs-style openings, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, camera angles, budget price points, Deadly Premonition, Monkey...
Gamification gets its own conference
If a trend gets big enough, it usually gets its own conference. That’s the case with “gamification,” or the use of game mechanics to...