Buying an iPad without the ordeal of waiting in line
Unlike the early adopters who camped out early in San Francisco, I managed to waltz into an Apple Store in the Silicon Valley town of...
What PAX East Means to Me
I had originally intended to write about my experiences at PAX East as soon as I got home. PAX was my very first gaming...
Reminder: Bitmob’s Modern Warfare 2 Event is Tonight!
In case you missed (or forgot about) the original announcement, here's a friendly reminder: The Bitmob staff is hosting a few rounds of Domination...
Roundup: iBooks come to the App Store, Gears of War 3 announced next week?
Here’s the latest action: iBooks now available in the App Store — And the iPad’s e-book reading software comes with a free copy of...
A tale of two iPad game developers: Telltale and SGN attack market from different directions
The Apple iPad, which debuts tomorrow, is one of the most interesting platforms to emerge in years for game developers. One reason is that...
How a smart marketing campaign turned Modern Warfare 2 into a monster hit
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 was the most successful game launch of all time, based on how quickly it sold 15 million units...
Patch society: What’s wrong with updating games after release?
Game updates are a wonderful thing. They fix software glitches. Balance online play. Breath new life into aging games. And even fix consoles. Obviously...
Here comes a flood of iPad games
For all the talk about the Apple iPad as a cool e-book reader, I’d like to remind everyone that the most popular of the...
PAX East: By the Numbers
Editor's note: Brian describes his PAX East experience the way any good geek should: by crunching some hard numbers. Check out his tabulation of...
Ecco the Dolphin Returns…with a Vengeance!
Today is the first of April, and as expected, the news is quite bizarre. But among the day's strange press releases and announcements is...