Aussie gaming site to launch a marketplace for virtual swords (exclusive)
MMGN.com, a video gaming website in Australia, is launching an online marketplace where gamers can sell virtual goods across multiple video games, the site’s...
Love and Other Video Games.
So I am a married man. The hardships and indignation of single people are lost on me. It has been so long since i've been single, I do not really remember the issues that come with it. I have friends who have met and gotten married through World Of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XI.
An unlikely concoction: Do politics and video games mix?
For those of you who've read any of my politically inspired articles, it should come as no surprise that Homefront, a game that eagerly capitalizes on...
Kusoge Sunday – Lilly Adventure
Let’s get this out of the way up front: Lilly Adventure is an Atari 2600 game, and as such, it seems kind of unfair to include it in this column at all. After all, given the extreme limitations of the hardware, it’s a wonder that 2600 programmers could even produce something this good.
Memorable quotes from the Commonwealth Club’s debate on violent video games
From left to right: Jim Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media; George Rose, executive vice president and chief public policy officer of Activision Blizzard;...
Week in review: 4chan founder says Zuckerberg is “wrong”
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: 4chan founder:...
Still not a bad word: “Gamer”
In her column on Kotaku this month, which anyone invested in gamer culture really ought to make time to read, Leigh Alexander argues that the word...
Bridging the gap: How Pokémon has grown up
I was 8 years old when I first flew through Pokémon Blue and 13 when I gave up on Pokémon Ruby. I’m now 20 years...
Angry Birds maker may go public in the coming years
Rovio just raised $42 million in venture capital funding a week ago. But the developer of the hot Angry Birds mobile game says it...
Q&A: Big Fish Games chief sees more growth in mobile than social
Big Fish Games is one of the stalwarts of casual games, with more than $100 million in revenues and steadily growing profits. Jeremy Lewis,...