Overused Terms in Game Journalism: Emo Edition
Editor's note: People often bandy about a somewhat amorphous term to describe video game fans and characters: "emo." What does it mean? I make...
The Geekbox — Episode 56
The Geekbox — Episode 56 (2010-03-09) Wherein we discuss live recordings, official Geekbox achievement contest updates, SyFy original movies, Lost 6×06, Burn Notice 3×16,...
GamesBeat@GDC: Booyah’s Keith Lee describes rapid growth of real-world location gaming (video)
Location-based gaming in the real world is a hit with gamers and a broader community of mobile app users. Booyah‘s Keith Lee has learned...
Game guru Sid Meier explains gamer psychology
Sid Meier knows how gamers think. He has been making hit games such as Civilization for decades. Today at the Game Developers Conference, he...
GamesBeat@GDC: Norwest’s Tim Chang wants to invest in the “game-ification” of life (video)
Tim Chang, principal at Norwest Venture Partners, spoke about where he wants to put his firm’s venture money in the game business on a...
GamesBeat@GDC: Disruption turns video games upside down (video)
Disruption 2.0 was the theme at our GamesBeat@GDC conference about the business of innovation in the video game industry. We had a great crowd...
OnLive to offer game portal with free demos in addition to paid game service
OnLive keeps rolling out news for its games on demand service. On Wednesday, the company announced it would launch its server-based game service on...
News Blips: U.S. Expenditures on MMOs, Warren Spector & Motion Control, Michael Pachter’s Infinity Ward Predictions, and More
It seems America's competitive spirit extends to exorbitant spending on digital pixels. News Blips: GamesIndustry conducted a study that shows American gamers spent $3.8...
WildTangent cuts ad deal with social game firm Playdom
WildTangent said today it has scored a significant new customer for its BrandBoost ad platform for social games. It is now teaming up with...
Video Blips: PlayStation Move Demo, Green Day: Rock Band Trailer, Global Agenda, and More
I wonder if the vibrate feature in Sony's new controller can double as a back-massaging device, just like every other vibrating gadget. Video Blips:...