Digging Up The Past #1 – Fear Effect
This is the start of what will hopefully be an ongoing series over the summer. The premise is simple – I pick an old...
The Bitmob Mailbag, June 18 Edition
This is pretty good, huh? E3 has put visions of amazing games in our heads, June has seen its share of solid releases already,...
Daily Blips: Game News from June 18th, 2009
We like when news really gets to the point. Like, say, when folks ask a developer if the game they’re making will come out....
Streaming Videogame World Record Attempts
Editor’s Note: I had no idea people were going after world records in annual sports games, like last year’s Madden (uh…why?). Thanks to...
Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick talks about games beyond Grand Theft Auto
Strauss Zelnick is chairman of Take-Two Interactive. He has an enviable place in the industry, as head of a company that, through its RockStar...
What the Hell: Aperture Science Not a Lie?
Yes, the cake is a lie — we know that for a fact. But this real-life van that Offworld found sporting Portal’s Aperture Science...
Daily Blips: Game News from June 17th, 2009
We wish Microsoft would let us have more freedom with our gamertags. That would make us really, really gay. News Blips: • Ironic: Microsoft...
How Nvidia plans to get its mojo back
Last year was a terrible year for Nvidia. The company had a ton of inventory going into the fourth quarter, just as the demand...
Investor virtually sneaks into Second Life’s equity pool
Second Life, the sometimes-mocked yet formative and still-popular virtual world, has a new investor: Private equity firm Stratim Capital, according to peHUB. The firm...
Graphics chip rivals race to deliver next-generation chips
The next-generation of graphics chips is due to arrive in PCs sometime this year. Both Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to deliver...