Breaking Mafia Wars: Casual Gaming Meets Hardcore Gamer
Editor’s note: The Facebook MMO Mafia Wars has approximately 14 bajillion players, largely due to its simple play style. To gamers like Sam, this...
Rehabilitating Terrorists with Video Games
Let’s pretend you’re the president of Afghanistan for a second: You govern a nation which still struggles with the insurgency movement of the Taliban....
Bitmob Game Night Reminder: Fat Princess Tonight
In case you missed (or forgot about) the original announcement, here’s a reminder: The Bitmob community and staff plans on getting together tonight for...
(30) Days of RPGs: February 2010
Editor’s note: A community-driven monthly guide for new RPGs? Sign me up! Jeremy plans on giving us the scoop on what’s coming out each...
Music and Story Are Equally Important
Editor’s note: As the Bitmob staff’s de facto DJ, I couldn’t agree with Eric more: A game’s aural choices are just as important as...
Check out the latest new speakers and new site for GamesBeat@GDC
We’re excited to unveil our latest speakers for GamesBeat@GDC, our executive game conference that takes place at the Game Developers Conference on Wednesday, March...
Kongregate proves it can make developers money on browser-based games
Kongregate, which operates a web site for indie games, is announcing today it has had good success with its app platform for browser-based games....
Easy Does It: A Case Against Fast Gameplay
Editor’s note: How do you play your games: at a breakneck pace or a leisurely stroll? Like Omri, I also prefer to take my...
Microsoft to discontinue Xbox Live for original Xbox
The Xbox Live online game service has had long run, but Microsoft announced today that it will discontinue the service, which is for the...
When Killing is an Art: Mad Modern Warfare Skills
I’ve always been pretty good at first-person shooters. But when I picked up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for the first time, my primal...