The gamification brain trust: 6 experts on why game elements are critical in our work and social lives
Six gamification experts tell us what they think about how to properly motivate people through game-like activities.
Five predictions on where gamification is going next
Predictions from gamification experts on where it will go next.
The DeanBeat: The BioWare doctors built games the nice way
The BioWare doctors knew that it wasn't about winning or losing the game. It was about how you behaved along the way.
Kickstarter lays down the law: ‘We’re not a store’
With a few changes to the rules, Kickstarter hopes to remind creators and backers exactly what makes the website special.
Borderlands 2 dev on creating the canonical sequel to James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (exclusive)
How do you follow up a game like Borderlands 2? With the canonical sequel to one of the most beloved sci-fi movies of all-time, of course.
GSN snatches up former Zynga chief marketing officer
GSN has picked up Jeff Karp, former chief marketing officer at Zynga
EA draws fire for consulting SEAL who wrote tell-all about killing Bin Laden [updated]
The author of No Easy Day, a former Navy SEAL who was a member of the team that took out Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, contributed to the production of Medal of Honor: Warfighter. That's caused extra scrutiny of the game's realism.
This year’s Halo/Call of Duty killer: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (interview)
Forget all the overhyped shooters and big-name repetitive grindfests, this series is just about fun. Remember fun?
A working Aperture Science Sentry Turret from Portal
WETA Workshop produced a functional Sentry Turret that can track movement and collapse into itself.
YoYo Games lands Microsoft as a supporter of its cross-platform game engine GameMaker
Developers will be able to use YoYo Games' GameMaker: Studio to publish easily on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.