Red Pixels Invading: Communistic Themes in Video Games
Editor's note: I enjoy examining common themes when discussing books, so I'm glad that Joshua took a similar approach here with video games. Honestly,...
The Geekbox — Episode 78
The Geekbox — Episode 78 (2010-08-12) Wherein we discuss clunkfic, website redesigns, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Settlers of Catan...
Xbox Live Arcade Trend Watch: $15 Price Point Becoming the Norm
Editor's note: Thomas provides an eye-opening investigation of the trend of price increases for Xbox Live Arcade games using a mathematical model he developed...
Google confirms acquisition of virtual currency firm Jambool
Confirming earlier rumors, Google has announced the acquisition of virtual-currency startup Jambool for an undisclosed price. Jambool confirmed the deal in a letter on...
FarmVille maker Zynga hiring MySpace, Facebook survivor Owen Van Natta
Owen Van Natta is back in the game. He’s back in business. And he’s back in the games business. Zynga, the maker of FarmVille,...
Angry Birds sells 6.5M units on iPhone and flies to new smartphones
The creators of smash hit game Angry Birds visited me yesterday, and they were all smiles. The two developers from Helsinki-based company Rovio have...
Wasting Time in Open-World Games
Editor's note: Ben frets about indulging in too much "unproductive" gaming in open-world games, frittering around for hours at a time instead of advancing...
Onslaught: Changing the Rules of the Battlefield
After making our lives miserable for the past 90 minutes, the A.I.-controlled Apache helicopter finally goes down. My team looks up at the smoldering...
id Software’s Rage to debut on iPhone this year
John Carmack, the legendary game programmer at id Software, announced at the company’s big fan event, Quakecon, today that his next iPhone game will...
Medal of Honor: A Missed Opportunity
Editor's note: Some of the issues in Patricia's analysis illustrate why I'm about done with military shooters. I really wish developers would just focus...