The Floating, Ethereal NES Controller
If you angered the Nintendo gods, it’s likely they would send a ghost to haunt you. But what shape would that specter take? How...
The Geekbox: Episode 50
The Geekbox – Episode 50 (2010-01-27)Wherein we discuss website redesigns, the Eatbox starring Karen Chew, MFing Avatar, Burn Notice 3×10, Buffy Season 8, the...
Microsoft shipped 5.2M Xbox 360s in the December quarter
In its earnings report today, Microsoft said it shipped 5.2 million new Xbox 360 game consoles, bringing the total sold since 2005 to 39...
Mass Effect: How Knowing the Consequences Made Me Go Back — and Go Bad
Editor’s note: Seems like most people (myself included) have a hard time being the bad guy in role-playing games. But why is it so...
The Ultimate JRPG Buyer’s Guide for RPG Haters
Editor’s note: Although I wouldn’t classify myself as a JRPG hater, I do find most of them stale and boring. So Brian’s buyer’s guide...
Mobile game powerhouse Gameloft will make iPad games (video)
French mobile game publisher Gameloft has scaled back its investments in Google Android games. But the company is very excited about making games for...
Nintendo says Wii shipments have now passed 67 million, but sales disappoint
Looks like Mario wasn’t enough to give Nintendo a spectacular holiday season. Nintendo reported lackluster earnings for the first nine months of its fiscal...
Epic Games’ Mark Rein thinks iPad has performance to run cool 3-D games (video)
Mark Rein, vice president at Epic Games, was at the premiere of the iPad tablet computer from Apple today. We caught up with him...
Electronic Arts will make games designed for the iPad (video)
Travis Boatman of Electronic Arts’ EA Mobile division is enthusiastic about making games for the iPad. EA showed off Need for Speed Shift, which...
CO-OP: Reflections 2009 Part 2 — Borderlands, Flower, Dragon Age, Street Fighter 4, and More
It’s the second part of our epic, 2009 year-in-review special! We assembled a crew of the finest CO-OP regulars to expound on their favorites....