Video Blips: Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, Grand Theft Auto 3, and more
If a military brochure ever touted basejumping as an incentive for enlisting, I'd laugh in disbelief — before plummeting to my doom in Battlefield...
Oh, those kids and their video games
When I find myself playing the newest bleeding-edge game with a friend, sooner or later I’ll feel moved to ask, “Can you imagine if...
Gears of War 3 and hardware sales keep Xbox earnings in the black
Microsoft said today that its Xbox 360 video game console was the best-selling console in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive month. That, and...
Sony Online’s Free Realms picks up a whopping 20M users
Sony Online Entertainment’s Free Realms online game has pulled in 20 million registered users since its launch in the spring of 2009, the company...
Otoy teams up with Autodesk to create cloud-rendering platform
Otoy has partnered with creativity tools maker Autodesk to create next-generation cloud rendering tools that will make film making, 3D designs, and video games easier,...
Augmented reality for all: Total Immersion releases free AR platform, SkinVaders game
In a bid to make augmented reality more than just a buzzword, AR company Total Immersion will make its D’Fusion Studio software free for developers,...
CrowdStar takes a stab at a global gaming audience
Game maker CrowdStar is unveiling a new business strategy today to grow its game business into a multiplatform empire. The new strategy, which the company is...
DCM invests in PapayaMobile, Appia, and more with Android-focused A-Fund
Investment firm DCM, which launched its $100 million A-Fund for Android startups back in April, today announced its first round of investments with seven promising startups. The...
Battlefield Plays Better On Old Brains
A short while ago, playing the dogfight-focused Coral Sea map of Battlefield 1943, I shot down 16 enemy planes in a row and...
Akron Pixel Festival gives film-fest treatment to video games
The Akron Film Festival in Ohio has given a much needed boost to that city’s cultural well-being since 2002. This year, however, saw the...