My Six-Step Plan for The Legend of Zelda
Editor’s Note: I tried my best to get through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, but I couldn’t. I stopped halfway through. I’m tired...
Advancing Ideas in Non-Linearity (Part 1 of 2)
Editor’s note: Omar traces the evolution of non-linear storytelling and open world videogames, from Bubble Bobble and Zelda in the 1980s to this fall’s...
Nexon’s Combat Arms game fans have shot each other 3.2 billion times
The fun thing about online games is that you can measure everything. Nexon America announced everything you ever wanted to know about Combat Arms,...
MobileBeat2009 on marketing: Velti CEO Alex Moukas, former iPhone marketer Bob Borchers, and more
Our MobileBeat2009 conference next Thursday in San Francisco will feature speakers from the entire ecosystem: The top carriers, device-makers, mobile operating system companies, venture...
Glu Mobile chief executive resigns
Glu Mobile chief executive Greg Ballard has resigned from the mobile games company. The company didn’t give a reason for the departure, but Glu...
Scoreloop expands social game community for iPhone and web
Scoreloop is launching a community for gamers that combines a presence on the web with social games on the iPhone. While others see lots...
Scribblenauts Street Fighter Art Draws a Cute Crowd
Aww, we just want to punch artist Eidson Yan in the face. The talented scribbler has been doodling up cutified versions of almost every...
Daily Blips: Huge GameStop sale, (Finally) New Mortal Kombat Movie, Hello Kitty Mario, and More
Gaming sales are pretty great, right? Of course. Though we’ve noticed big titles that don’t sell get their price dropped later on. So if...
The Bitmob Mailbag, July 9 Edition
This week, reader Thomas Lin heeded our call and gave us a letter we could sink our teeth into. If you’d also love to...
Here’s Your Fries — Sorry, We’re All Out of Narrative
Editor’s Note: I’m not really sure if I agree with Alan’s claim that videogames are more powerful than movies. Hell, I’ve never been as...