America’s Youth Are Spending Half of Each Day Staring at Screens
These days, kids are spending more time in front of screens and behind controllers than ever before. According to a new study conducted by...
Tetris reaches 100M units sold on mobile phones
Though it was created more than 25 years ago, Tetris just keeps breaking records in the game industry. Today, the owners of the game...
Best Ad Campaign of 2009: Plants vs. Zombies
PopCap sewed up this award with the first trailer for Plants vs. Zombies, which took the form of a music video. With the catchy...
DC Universe Online Interview: People, Places, and Sounds of a Superhero MMO
Editor’s note: Toby’s done it again. He’s scored another developer interview. This time, Toby grills the senior producer of DC Universe Online. I’ve always found...
gWallet starts fund to finance more social games with its platform
gWallet is announcing today that it is starting an early-stage fund to invest in social gaming companies. That’s separate from its main business of...
Guns! Sequels! Begone!
Editor’s note: While I don’t necessarily think that guns are the root of all video game evil, I do find myself frequently ignoring the...
Plays Well with Others: The Social Aspects of Gaming
Editor’s note: Omri makes me feel like a sociopath. While I don’t dispute any of these points, I usually prefer to remain in control...
Suffering for Fun: Old-School Game Design and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Editor’s note: I know my tolerance for drudgery in games isn’t anything like what it once was — sounds like Allistair’s having more trouble...
Save the Date: Fostering Online Relationships through Video Games
Editor’s note: Davneet worries that attending an online friend’s wedding will reveal them to be incompatible as “real life” friends. He has a point:...
In Korea, Gold Pieces Are Equal to Dollar Bills
Every American bill includes the phrase “legal tender” somewhere on the greenback note. Well, it seems that the gold and silver pieces you collect...