Jerry Bruckheimer’s game studio signals games are still hot
Video games are officially cool. Jerry Bruckheimer has blessed them. And he’s serious about making high-quality games. The famous Hollywood producer (Pirates of the...
Did You Ever Notice: Roman’s First Appearance in GTA IV?
Did you ever notice that in the first cutscene of Grand Theft Auto IV, when Roman drives drunk up to the ‘Platypus’ to pick...
Daily Blips: More Game News from May 12th, 2009
Teasing gamers always works — we’re a gullible bunch. Which is exactly why Konami is doing this nasty tactic below. Jerks. News Blips: •...
E-dentity Crisis: The Birth–and Buying?–of the Names We Play
I once worked with a guy named Ace, and he could save the world faster than anybody in the office. He was no slouch...
Daily Blips: Game News from May 12th, 2009
We know some language-loving fanboys will be sad about the Final Fantasy XIII news below, but it’s nothing to cry about. In fact, it’s...
You can play Bernie Madoff in Made Off cell phone game
With so much crazy news happening, games based on current events are becoming more common and easier to launch quickly on mobile platforms. Another...
Daily Blips: More Game News from May 11th, 2009
Seems like casual games are getting hardcore respect nowadays. ‘Bout time people realized how much fun it is to bake cakes, cook food, and,...
5 Hit Points: Alan Flores (Guitar Hero: Metallica)
You have to be pretty smart to be a videogame developer. Or so you’d think. To find out, we’re testing the noggins of our...
Daily Blips: Game News from May 11th, 2009
Lot of sequel talk this morning. One officially announced, the other not. To keep with the theme, we’ll be doing a sequel to this...
Street Fighter: A Path to Nonviolence
Editor’s Note: A really fascinating read about how a former bully channeled his energies into videogaming instead of his victims’ faces. Take that, Jack...