What the Hell: Nintendo Ripped Off The Beatles?
Oh, that Nintendo — they think they’re soooo creative. What with their creation of the megapopular Wii and DS. And the fact that they’re...
Daily Blips: Another Tony Hawk Ride, Boobies in The Witcher, Pokemon X-Ray Machine, and More
It’s surprising for us to hear developers thinking about sequels before their first game has even shipped. Hell, that’d be like Hollywood greenlighting a...
Retro First-Person Shooters: A Sci-Fi Predecessor to Halo (Marathon: Durandal XBLA Review)
Ah, Marathon. This series holds a special place in my heart, because an old friend of mine introduced me to several great obscure games...
Retro First-Person Shooters: A Marine’s Journey Through Hell (Doom XBLA Review)
Hot on the heels of Wolfenstein 3D was a new id Software first-person shooter called Doom. This 1993 FPS saw players take control of...
A Gamer’s Guide to Guides
Editor's note: I started cheating early, with an InvisiClues hint book for the original Zork. (The cheats were written in invisible ink!) And I...
A Former Pirate on Piracy
Editor’s note: It bothers me that so many people feel entitled to games, whether they can afford them or not. Jordan says he’s a...
OpenFeint reaches a million users with its social discovery platform for iPhone
Aurora Feint, which launched version 2.0 of its OpenFeint platform to help iPhone developers build social networking elements into their games, says it now...
CO-OP: Rolondo 2, Cellfactor, Bit.Trip Core
My little brother was in town for a while and, as you’ll see, the family conflicts that occur in a gamer household can be,...
Take-Two Interactive’s stock price gets a shock from BioShock 2 delay
Yesterday’s announcement of a delay in Take-Two Interactive’s key game, BioShock 2, has led to a pounding on the stock market and a suggestion...
Electronic Arts launches Battlefield Heroes online game with new business model
Electronic Arts is launching its Battlefield Heroes online-only free game today, after testing it for a number of months. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company...