Dutch firm Eccky grows a new virtual game world for kids
Virtual worlds for kids are kind of out of fashion among entrepreneurs. Big companies such as Disney own a lot of the market with...
First look at the Nintendo 3DS: it makes your eyes work hard
I got my first look at the final Nintendo 3DS portable gaming system yesterday and found that the glasses-free stereoscopic 3D is pretty tough...
News Blips: BAFTA Awards results, Frontier’s David Braben on Metacritic, Volition still supports PC platform, and more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Video Game Awards has enough glitz to rival the Oscars in terms of showmanship. After...
Video Blips: Crysis 2, Trine 2, Swarm, and more
I definitely hope Crysis 2's Nanosuit comes with reinforced leg armor — all those long falls makes me cringe and think of shattered kneecaps....
The Geekbox – Episode 109
The Geekbox — Episode 109 (2011-03-16) Wherein we discuss PAX East, counterfeit games, the Power Glove, Bastion, Child of Eden, The Gunstringer, Portal 2,...
StarCraft II game’s next frontier is China
It used to be that if a Western game showed up in China, it was pirated. But times have changed, and Blizzard Entertainment and...
Ngmoco’s We Rule logs 3 billion minutes of game play in one year
When Ngmoco launched its We Rule kingdom-building game on the iPhone a year ago, it had high hopes. The game was a high-quality title...
Atari to launch big online game Tera from Korean developer
En Masse Entertainment is announcing today that its blockbuster-wannabe online game Tera will be launched by Atari this year in the North American market....
Why you shouldn’t trust early Metacritic scores
I need to begin this week's column with a little inside baseball. Sometimes public relations or marketing firms for video-game publishers impose embargoes on...
Heyzap lets users “check-in” to Android games
Shifting to the hot mobile market, social game platform firm Heyzap is launching a “check in” network for Android games. With the network, users...