Hit or Miss Weekend Recap – Nov. 1, 2009
This week on Hit or Miss: Miyamoto regrets that the world doesn’t have more furries; Disney Epic Mickey finally becomes official (with an officially...
Game Pairings: Red Faction: Guerrilla + The Hurt Locker = ?
Editor’s note: Brian uses The Hurt Locker and Red Faction: Guerrilla as a jumping-off point for a pretty fascinating post about when a game...
Video of Arrington-Shukla fight highlights controversy of special offers
TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington and Offerpal Media chief executive Anu Shukla got into a brouhaha over special offers, which are used to monetize social...
Mankind Has Already Fallen: The Protomen
Editor’s note: Tommy describes the chaotic experience of attending a rock show by The Protomen — a band that draws inspiration from the life...
How Do You Find Time to Play Games?
Editor’s note: Chris seeks advice balancing his marriage and his love of video games, but his time management problem is relevant to pretty much...
Horror Game Controls: The Bane of the Genre
Of the three forces acting upon every gaming experience –story, gameplay and graphics– it is the gameplay that is easily the most important. No...
At Last! My 2009 Video Game-Themed Pumpkin
My Halloween Video Game-Themed Pumpkin Extravaganza comes to an end with Part 3 — my 2009 pumpkin, featuring New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Classic...
Why Online Gaming Shall Always Be a Part of My Diet
Editor’s note: Online play has never been very important to me. I’m happy playing the single-player modes of a number of titles with great...
Why virtual economies defy the rules of your old college textbooks
Scarcity — it’s the first concept drilled into any beginning economics major. And economics is about the production, distribution and consumption of scarce resources....
Kratos bites it…on Xbox Live?
Logged on to Xbox Live, and I couldn’t help but notice this startling sight on the dashboard. I did a double take as I...