Heatwave launches Platinum Life hip-hop music game on Facebook
Heatwave Interactive, a Texas online game startup, is launching its Platinum Life Web Edition game today as a beta test on Facebook. The game...
Virtual world There.com shutting down March 9
There’s no there anymore. There.com, an ambitious virtual world that ran for almost seven years, plans to shut down on March 9. Michael Wilson,...
Dice Takes a Stab at Modern Warfare 2
Most of us abhor fanboys. When debates about Mario and Marcus Fenix appear on message boards or IRC channels, we attempt to avoid them...
News Blips: Activision Cans Infinity Ward Heads, New Halo: Reach Multiplayer Details Soon, King’s Quest Fan Project Shut Down, and More
If the recent events are any indication, it's not a good time to be Activision right now — corporate upheavals such as this tend...
Pixel Revolt: Episode 19 Community Question Reminder
Hello again, Bitmobbers! After finally remembering to drop contact details during the podcast last week, we've gotten a few responses from you. But we're...
Finish the Fight at Bitmob’s Halo 2 Game Night
In an attempt to "provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community," Microsoft will pull the plug on XBL support for original Xbox...
Video Blips: Bad Company 2, Australian Video Game Violence, Starcraft 2 Voice Banter, and More
Every battle-hardened soldier should have the option of piping strangely fitting orchestral music into their radio sets. Video Blips: • EA and DICE's launch...
A Letter To Nintendo: “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”
I am very resistant to change. I don't start wearing sweaters and boots until the snow is melting. When I saw that Microsoft and Sony were soldiering on with this bigger, better and more bad-ass approach with their current consoles, Nintendo gave me hope.
With studio in turmoil, Activision Blizzard forms new Call of Duty division
Activision Blizzard formed a new division to run its Call of Duty game franchise following the exit of two studio co-founders who pioneered what...
Time spent playing video games keeps going up
While video game sales dropped 8 percent in 2009, the time spent playing online video games has risen 10 percent. Market researcher NPD Group...