The hypersexualization of women damages in-game storytelling
Ask any writer about characterization, and they'll list any number of reasons for introducing a new character. Most often, they'll say something like "each...
In dedication to the father who made me the gamer I am today
I write this thinking that I couldn’t hate or love my father any more than I do right now. I hate him because I...
Online content helps push Red Dead Redemption game sales to 8M
Red Dead Redemption, the blockbuster Western video game from Take-Two Interactive, sold more than 8 million units through Dec. 31, thanks in no small...
OnLive raises $40M from HTC, which will put game service on its phones
Cloud-based game service OnLive has raised $40 million from Taiwan’s HTC, one of the fastest-growing makers of smartphones. The announcement is a huge boost...
YooMee Games enters crowded tournament-games market
There’s no shortage of companies offering tournament-game platforms. But YooMee Games is announcing today that it is going after the market with a unique...
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Playstation Phone to launch on Feb. 13
We’re one step closer to getting official details on Sony Ericsson’s Playstation phone, the Xperia Play. The company revealed yesterday that the Android phone...
Now this is the way to play touchscreen games (video)
Ubisoft’s R.U.S.E. video game came out last fall on a variety of game platforms. But the World War II real-time strategy game never looked...
Angry Birds get Super Bowl appearance and Android SMS payments
Angry Birds developer Rovio announced today that you will see Angry Birds characters appear in a Super Bowl commercial advertising the Rio animated film....
Social game developers earn a seat at traditional game conferences
For a while, the makers of hardcore games belittled social game developers. While the hardcore game designers commanded budgets of $30 million, the social...
How gaming enhanced my relationship
When I was in high school, I took it upon myself to read every last bit of the Star Wars Expanded Universe that I...