Is This Genre-Birthing Quest Still A Hero?
You’re journeying through a massive world and have two choices: you can either save a hot babe or slay the Dragon Lord. Which would...
Game startups raised $600.5 million in 2009, down 36 percent
Game startups continued to score big investments in 2009, but the amount of money raised in the year fell considerably compared to 2008. Our...
The year it exploded: 10 hottest Chinese social games of 2009
Lucas Englehardt is CEO of BloggerInsight and an editor of ChinaSocialGames.com who is working with social gaming companies on executing their China plans. Based...
The best video games of 2009; Pick your favorite, too
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony PlayStation 3. Teen) Naughty Dog/Sony. I’m on the record as saying that this third-person shooter title is one...
Mobile games: Have we learned anything at all?
Editor’s note: This post is sponsored by GetJar. It seems games publishers are an ungrateful group. A couple of years ago you heard them...
Reviews Spotlight: Sequels, Demons, Classics, and a New Zelda
This week we have a sequel to the Tales RPG-saga, Demon’s Souls, Excitebots: Trick Racing, and the latest installment in the Zelda series, The...
Hit or Miss Weekend Recap: Dec. 20, 2009
This week on Hit or Miss: Microsoft plans to shatter millions of online relationships with reality-based Avatars; Sony’s motion controller will break new ground...
How to Make Episodic Gaming Work
Editor’s note: Figuring out episodic content is definitely one of the industry’s greatest conundrums. Stephen uses the format of older games to explain how...
Spotlight: Choosing, Revisiting, and Discussing Our Favorite Games
Powered by community questions and creativity, the Bitmob Spotlight makes its second appearance in two days! A community assignment from Derek Lavigne got this...
Neilsen Reveals America’s Dirty Secret: People Play Video Games
The video game industry often relies on Nielsen, a media research firm, to provide accurate information concerning the gaming habits of Americans. Nielsen released...