Taking it Outside: A Gamer’s Take on Geocaching
Editor's note: I'm sure I've read about geocaching before, but I don't remember any specifics, and I've never actually participated in the activity. This...
China to get Lich King add-on for World of Warcraft online game — almost two years late
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase said today that they will be able to launch Wrath of the Lich King, the add-on expansion for World of...
Intel and Nokia launch joint research on mobile 3D virtual worlds
Smartphones have barely entered the 3D age, but Nokia and Intel are already racing ahead to do research on enabling 3D virtual worlds on...
Sports Gamers — Casually Hardcore?
Editor's note: Chris hits upon one of my pet peeves in video games: Sports games are either for the casual player or the hardest...
Chomp’s iPhone app brings mobile search into modern age
Finally, it looks like searching for apps on your smartphone will go from a terrible experience to a pretty good one. Chomp, a website...
OnLive cuts a mafia deal that gamers won’t be able to refuse
Online video game service OnLive scored a coup today by getting same-day access to Mafia II, a high-profile video game that goes on sale...
Lifting the veil on the hybrid processor-graphics chip in the new Xbox 360
Microsoft and IBM described the two-headed chip that enables the new black version of the Xbox 360 to operate on less power and more...
Redspotgames plans for new games on the Sega Dreamcast
European game publisher Redspotgames may be the Sega Dreamcast’s final champion. After releasing several titles on the now-defunct console over the past few years,...
Zynga’s armored car explosion stunt draws 2M views
Last week, Zynga entered the big leagues of video game marketing. To mark the launch of its Mafia Wars Las Vegas game, the company...
One in five Americans plays games on social networks
About 20 percent of the U.S. population has played a game on a social network in the past three months, according to market researcher...