Passion Is the New Hardcore
Editor’s note: If we can’t use metrics such as time played or games owned to differentiate between hardcore and casual gamers, what can we...
Video Blips: Halo: Reach, Kane and Lynch 2, Red Dead Redemption, and More
These Halo: Reach trailers are becoming increasingly obscure. Who are these people? What is their mission? And why haven't they blown up anything yet?...
When Gamers Experience Tragedy
Editor's note: In his latest musing, Mike takes a sobering look at what happens when real-life tragedy strikes in a game with an online...
The Geekbox — Episode 76
The Geekbox — Episode 76 (2010-07-28) Wherein we discuss alien invaders, boring jobs, DeathSpank, Limbo, digital distribution ad nauseam, StarCraft II’s impending release, San...
Badvertising: The Art of Abusive Marketing
Editor's note: This is the final piece in Mitch's tryout for a writing position at Bitmob.com. Let us know what you think of his...
Realtime Worlds to launch Project MyWorld virtual world game platform
Realtime Worlds, the developers behind the recently released video games All Points Bulletin and Crackdown, are setting their sites on a new social experiment...
Why I might prefer the console version of Dragon Age 2
There has been a bit of a of a controversy over Dragon Age 2, or as some people appear to be calling it, "Dragon Effect", because of the changes to the game including the art style, the protagonist, and the difference between the PC and console version.
Nintendo reports a quarterly loss as Wii game sales tumble
Nintendo reported a loss for its first fiscal quarter, which ended June 30, as the Japanese company saw its Wii game sales wither. Kyoto,...
Japan Loves Old Games, Not Older Gamers
Editor's note: This one surprised me — how can a nation of DS gamers look down on older console players? If you've run into...
Zynga confirms $150M SoftBank investment and Japan expansion
Zynga confirmed tonight that SoftBank will invest $150 million in the social game company. Zynga will also open a joint venture withSoftBank in Japan...