Is a trade battle looming with China over World of Warcraft?
World of Warcraft, one of the most successful fantasy online role-playing games of all time, was recently shut down in China for weeks. On...
Dear Dreamcast…A Love Letter
Last week marked the ten-year anniversary of Sega’s semi-defunct Dreamcast console, so I’ve decided to gush fanboy-style over what is my favorite gaming system....
Looking for more experts for our “Conversations on Innovation” series
We hope you’ve noticed the series of posts we’ve been running called “Conversations on Innovation.” Every few days or so, we publish another piece...
Musings of a Gamer: Is Violence the Answer?
Editor’s note: I’ve always been a little uncomfortable with violence in video games. I don’t have a problem with blowing foes up with photon...
With Uncharted 2, developers shoot for a movie-like blockbuster
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is one of the most anticipated games of the fall season. It is a Tomb Raider-like action adventure game reminiscent...
CO-OP: Dreamcast Retrospective
As you may know, Jason and I were the only ones that made it to PAX to make sure the CO-OP panel went down...
TV network taps game startups to launch social game portal
TV networks are stretching into new markets. The latest move: USA Network, which operates a popular basic cable TV channel network, is expanding into...
Kanye West is the Best Video Game Interrupter Of All Time
So there’s this dude named Kanye West. You may have heard of him. He’s a gay fish, thinks George Bush doesn’t care about black...
Microsoft launches limited edition Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 console at $399
Microsoft isn’t letting down the gamer freaks who have to own the coolest stuff. Today, the company announced that it will release a $399...
Quack Shot: Contra vs. Duck Hunt
It’s really not a fair fight to pit Contra’s gun-toting badass Bill Rizer against the defenseless quackers of Duck Hunt. Especially because that asshole...