Runic launches fantasy role-playing game Torchlight
Max Schaefer and his brother Erich have been toiling away in the fantasy role-playing video game business for 15 years. After a spate of...
Mario-Themed Costumes: Cutest Dino & Plumber Combo Ever
Halloween is a great time for gamers and geeks alike. You can dress up as your favorite fantasy character, and unlike when you wear the outfit...
Run Away! We’d Buy This Game for $1
With all of the bailouts, the recession, and other financial worries plaguing us today, we’re always looking for cheap solutions to our game cravings....
Norwest’s Tim Chang explains why virtual goods are so hot in social games
Tim Chang, principal at Norwest Venture Partners, has immersed himself in the online games sector for some time and he says that the hottest...
Greetings, Program: Coolest Geek Toys Ever
When a kid of the ’80s thinks about video games based on movies, light cycles, recognizers, glowing discs, and the Master Control Program all...
More names for the GreenBeat marquee: Gee, Wagner, and Wong
A new flock of experts and industry leaders has joined the roster for GreenBeat 2009, the seminal event on the Smart Grid, on Nov....
Nvidia sees big loss of market share in third quarter as graphics chip sales boomed
Nvidia saw a steep loss in market share even as graphics chip sales soared 21 percent in the third quarter. The strong overall market...
Samsung and Handmark launch venture fund to invest in mobile games
Samsung Electronics and Handmark, a distributor of mobile apps and services, today announced they are creating a new venture fund aimed at game-related startups...
Things That Make Games Scary
Editor’s note: Our first Horror Week community piece focuses on making scary games actually scary. Luke says that he isn’t a “connoisseur” of horror...
Online Game Racism Is Getting Worse
Editor’s note: Tony’s a bit disheartened over all the racism he’s finding online, but he points out a bigger problem: its infectiousness. Why can’t...