OnLive launches its much-anticipated beta test for video games on demand
OnLive stirred a lot of passion in March when it announced it would launch a video games on demand service in the fall. Today,...
Microsoft makes a move for Japanese gamers
A week after it cut the price for the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe, Microsoft followed up with a price cut in...
Discarding Inspiration: What to Do with My Old Gaming Mags?
Editor’s note: Freelance writer Andrew Hayward loves video game magazines. This passion inspired him to go into journalism. In his first Bitmob post, Andrew...
About 24 percent of Xbox 360 game consoles fail within two years
It looks like the Xbox 360 is the most unreliable video game console in history. Most gamers already know that. Microsoft acknowledged the “red...
GamerDNA launches major upgrade for gamers social network
GamerDNA is launching a major upgrade to its gamer social network web site as it tries to fend off the competition and become everything...
Defending the MMO: A Haters Guide to MMOs
Editor’s note: Spurred by our discussion on a recent Mobcast, Christian writes in defense of MMOs, explaining not only the dynamics of the game...
Yeahhh Boyyy: Guitar Hero 5 Gives Kurt Cobain a Bad Name
One of the funnier aspects of Guitar Hero 5 is the inclusion of fame-hating Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Because, well, the guy probably would...
Writer's Schlock
Once again, I’m dredging up an old story from SoreThumbsBlog.com — a blog site Dan “Shoe” Hsu and I used to share. And let...
So That's How You Ride Her: NES-Controlled Statue of Liberty
Ever since Ghostbusters 2 came out in 1989, we’ve been wondering two things: 1) Why the hell did the kids at the beginning of...
Take-Two pays $20 million to settle litigation that sprang from game's hidden sex scenes
Take-Two Interactive Software said today that it reached an agreement to settle a securities class-action lawsuit that stemmed from its infamous “hot coffee” incident...