Suffering for Fun: Old-School Game Design and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Editor’s note: I know my tolerance for drudgery in games isn’t anything like what it once was — sounds like Allistair’s having more trouble...
Save the Date: Fostering Online Relationships through Video Games
Editor’s note: Davneet worries that attending an online friend’s wedding will reveal them to be incompatible as “real life” friends. He has a point:...
In Korea, Gold Pieces Are Equal to Dollar Bills
Every American bill includes the phrase “legal tender” somewhere on the greenback note. Well, it seems that the gold and silver pieces you collect...
In five days, Zynga raises $1.5M for Haiti via Facebook games
Zynga‘s gamers have donated more than $1.5 million in the past five days for Haitian earthquake relief. They did so by making donations directly...
Sony delays new motion controller for PS 3 until fall
Sony is eating crow tonight as it announced it has postponed its new Motion Controller from the spring until the fall of 2010. The...
CO-OP: Reflections 2009 Part 1 — Batman, Uncharted 2, Red Faction, and More
2009 was a very good year — for video games. While much the rest of the world muddled through an “economic downturn,” to put...
Jagex brings Asian game to Western gamers
Will Western gamers play Asian online games? That’s a big question in the video game market these days. Jagex will test the idea today...
Pixel Revolt: Episode 16 Community Question Reminder
Hey, Bitmob community! It’s that time again — we need your community answers for this week’s podcast. We’re back to our normal Thursday night...
Pocket God sells 2M units on the iPhone, first paid app to do so
It looks like a lot of us enjoy torturing island natives during our spare time. Bolt Creative said today that its Pocket God game...
OpenFeint expands in Japan with Space Invaders’ owner
Aurora Feint announced today that it continues to expand its OpenFeint iPhone social gaming platform in Japan, where it has picked up a major...