CO-OP: Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Tony Hawk: Ride
Is your living room ready for another plastic simulacrum of a real-world object designed to enhance your interactive entertainment experience? Tony Hawk: Ride offers...
Remembering the Ancient Geeks
Editor's note: As a fellow Geek, Lance's article really spoke to me. It's full of all sorts of interesting facts about our impressive lineage....
DiscoveryBeat: Playfish exec says social gaming is still waiting for its Super Mario Bros.
Intellectual property is one of the next big opportunities in social gaming, according to Sebastien de Hellaux, co-founder and president of Playfish. Specifically, the...
DiscoveryBeat: Zynga’s tips for social gaming success
Bill Mooney, general manager of Zynga’s insanely popular social game FarmVille, offered his advice for social game developers today at VentureBeat’s DiscoveryBeat 2009 event...
Dept. of Energy launches fellowship program, strips fridges of Energy Star status and more
The U.S. Department of Energy continues to churn out important announcements — today establishing a fellowship program via its ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency...
Federation of American Scientists to teach kids biology via video games
American students know their pop music, pro sports, and consumer electronics. But ask them about cell biology and you’ll get a blank stare. To...
Thousands of Flash game developers make more than $1,000 a month
Simple games based on Adobe’s Flash technology have multiplied like weeds in recent years, with an estimated 100,000 of them available on the web,...
Why I don’t Like Online Multiplayer
Editor’s note: I’m not a big fan of online multiplayer, either. The concept is great, but when you toss cheaters and a-holes into the...
Tandberg to bring high-end video conferencing to low-cost PCs
Road warriors and telecommuters may get excited about this announcement. Today, Tandberg is announcing that high-end video conferencing features are being built into its...
Fly, Colton, Fly!: The Story of America’s 18 Year-Old Niko Bellic
Colton Harris-Moore has never been a model citizen. But what he lacks in moral fiber, he more than makes up for with his ability...