News Blips: Final Fantasy 13-2 confirmed, new PS3 hack, Positech on studio staff going solo, and more
Are you ready for some of the most memorable Final Fantasy 13 characters to make their return? I know I am. News Blips: Square...
Sony reportedly will announce new PlayStation Portable on Jan. 27
Sony is planning to announce a new PlayStation Portable handheld game player on Jan. 27 and will follow that up with a game-capable smartphone...
Video Blips: Call of Duty: Black Ops, Bulletstorm, Mortal Kombat, and more
While unconventional, zip lines provide an excellent opportunity to brush up on acquiring and eliminating moving targets. Oh, and I suppose they're also a...
The man with no name: Neutrality in gaming morality systems
Ask me who my favorite fictional characters are and you might be surprised at who’s at the top of the list. It’s not Luke...
Can GameStop’s Kongregate app help Google catch up with Apple in mobile games? [Update: and it’s gone!]
[Update: Well, that was short-lived. Google has pulled the application from the Android Marketplace, citing a violation of its terms of service.] Kongregate, the...
Black (Ops) Tuesday: Prepare to get nothing done February 1
They walk — or rather, sit — among us. At any given time there are hundreds of thousands of people playing the multiplayer version...
Eighth grader knocks Angry Birds out of the top free spot on the App Store
Angry Birds and its variants have dominated the top ranks of iPhone games for the past year. But on Thursday, a game called Bubble...
Reviews Spotlight: Blood, shadows, and A World of Keflings
This week's Reviews Spotlight is all about asking questions. How does Lost in Shadow end? What kind of deranged sociopath would enjoy the bloody...
When casual gamers are inadvertently awesome
I am a very proud uncle. As far as I'm concerned, my six-year-old nephew and four-year-old niece are pretty much the greatest collection of...
Restoring the wonder of massively multiplayer games
One of my best friends is missing. When I last saw him, his eyes were filled with amazement as he beheld the untamed lands...