The New iPhone Frontier: Augmented-Reality Games
Augmented reality isn’t a new technology by any means — football fans experience it whenever they see the yellow first-down line drawn on their...
The Geekbox – Episode 93
The Geekbox — Episode 93 (2010-11-24) Wherein we discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (spoiler warning!), Donkey Kong Country Returns, Need...
Grand Theft Auto 4 – Rage like never before …
I don’t like this game much. We could never see eye to eye. I struggled to the end of the story much to my...
VentureBeat’s top 10 holiday gift ideas: affordable and fun gadgets that work
The holiday selling season is about to kick off and, slow economy or not, tech gadgets are going to be high on the wish...
As its CEO steps down, what’s happening at RockYou?
News broke late yesterday that Lance Tokuda is stepping down from his role as chief executive of social game- and app-maker RockYou. Coming barely...
Shaking the Fun Out of Wii Platformers
There has to be some sort of design mandate when it comes to first-party titles on the Wii. Nintendo must have it writ in...
News Blips: 3D PS3 Games, Elder Scrolls 5 Rumor, Xbox 360 Anniversary, and More
I wonder if any of the 3D-hardware manufacturers would be up to creating a steampunk version of 3D glasses. I just might be interested...
Video Blips: Gran Turismo 5, Mindjack, Lord of Arcana, and More
Gran Turismo 5 favors serious torque when sailing over hills or tearing through the woods. I wish I had one of these cars to...
Banishing the Silent Protagonist
Today's games contain tons of terrifying situations: Aliens fire scorching bolts of plasma, hordes of zombies roam the streets in search of brains, and...
Teen virtual world Gaia Online lays off 15 to 20 staffers
Gaia Online, which has created a virtual world for millions of teens and young adults, has laid off 15 to 20 of its employees...