Getting My Girlfriend to Game
Editor's note: Joshua had difficulty getting his girlfriend interested in gaming. But thanks to his perseverance — and a smidge of luck and insight...
Worth the Wait: Midnight Release Lines
Editor's note: I've never actually gone to a midnight launch, but after reading Corey's article, I want to. How many months is it until...
Why does Kevin Butler know what my living room looks like?
Kevin Butler, VP of Telling You What Your Living Room Looks Like Kevin Butler, the fast-talking, snarky faux Sony Vice President from PS3 commercials,...
Game-streaming firm Gaikai raises funding from Intel Capital and Limelight Networks
Game-streaming firm Gaikai has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Intel Capital and Limelight Networks. The company, based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., will...
Big Fish Games partners with Woman’s Day magazine
Jeremy Lewis, chief executive of Big Fish Games, is turning out to be quite the ladies’ man. Lewis’ company continues to target its casual...
Oberon’s Blaze platform to burn down walls between social and casual games
Oberon Media is launching its Blaze platform today to allow casual game publishers to spread their social games to any platform. The aim is...
Microsoft to sell Kinect motion-sensing system for $149
Confirming earlier rumors, Microsoft said today it will start selling its Kinect motion-sensing system for the Xbox 360 on Nov. 4 for $149. Kinect,...
With more than 1M users, Raptr formally launches social network for gamers
Raptr has more than a million users of its gamer social network, which has been in testing for more than two years. So now...
Offerpal launches SocialKast to recruit social game fans on any site
Offerpal Media got stung last week when it was told it wouldn’t be providing special ad offers for Facebook’s new Facebook Credits virtual currency...
New iPhone Game Teaches You How to Bartend
Editor's note: I thought about retitling this one as New Game Promises to Rot Brain, Liver, but then I chickened out. -Demian Nimble Strong:...