When games invade the real world
I frequently have those crossover moments when games become more real than real life itself. When you catch yourself planning a double jump. When...
Canada’s Real Ventures announces lean startup program for games
Canadian game startups can look forward to receiving private support from a Montreal incubator program announced at a video game finance conference in Toronto....
News Blips: Sony unveils PSP successor, Brian Wilson endorses MLB 2K11, impressive day-one Magicka sales, and more
OK, Sony, you've totally confused me: Handheld platforms are the wave of the future, the PlayStation 3 is riddled with security holes, and you...
Video Blips: Rift, Breach, Lego Star Wars 3, and more
"As the crow flies" takes on a whole new meaning within the volatile world of Rift — the pernicious avians apparently have a tendency...
Sony throws the kitchen sink of gaming technology into NGP
With its new NGP portable entertainment gadget, Sony has stuck to its tried-and-true strategy of packing as much technology as it possibly can into...
Video-game remakes: The business of nostalgia
Nostalgia is a fickle mistress. It’s a concept firmly rooted in that aspect of human nature that finds us dwelling on the past, trying...
Microsoft’s Kinectified game business grows 55 percent — fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history
Call it Kinectification. Microsoft said today that its video-game business grew dramatically thanks to sales of its Kinect motion-sensing system. The Entertainment & Devices...
Nintendo reports so-so results and forecasts mixed unit sales ahead
Nintendo reported that its nine-month results today were respectable, despite the negative impact of a sharply rising yen which makes dollar-based sales look weaker....
Sony announces next-gen portable entertainment system, as powerful as PS 3
Take that, Apple and Nintendo! Sony announced that it will launch a next-generation portable entertainment system. Sony claims the new portable system will be...
SiXits ready to wade into Facebook games with Babies Everywhere
As Facebook games become a bigger and bigger business, new social game startups continue to launch. The latest is SiXits. Zynga may dominate the...