Reviews & Features
Dealing with Separation Anxiety… from games!
| 1 February 2010
Are work and the kids keeping you from gaming with friends? Then why not try these gaming alternatives to real life.
Till death or gaming do us (part 2)
| 1 February 2010
Sassy and her hubby uncover TOG's Guild Hall in her latest column.
TOG’s 2009 New Game of the Year
| 30 January 2010
Each year our members vote on their new game of the year, nominations are taken and polls are placed to determine the winner.
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That Special Ingredient
| 24 January 2010
What is it about some games, that they have an ineffable power to lure us into their warm embrace.
Read more » | PC PS3 Wii Xbox
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
| 23 January 2010 |
Wytefang has spent many an hour in COD:MW2, to bring you this hands on review of the game.
FPS and the Girl
| 23 January 2010
Having played many different genre's of games over the years, it was by accident that one day I discovered Battlefield 2142.
Where’s the PC Demo going?
| 23 January 2010
With so many huge up-and-coming new releases for 2010, Carn ponders the thought, "How many of these will the PC gamer taste as demo's?"
Reoh’s Massive Global Agenda Beta Review
| 17 January 2010 |
For the last week I've buried myself into Global Agenda's Beta, and have a massive four page review to help you decide if this is the right game for you.
Till Death or Gaming do us (part 1)
| 17 January 2010
Sassy our current Guild Leader and Correspondent from the Everquest II division casts back to when she (with hubby in tow) were just starting off in the game, in this series of articles that showcase why ...
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» GameSpot Headlines
Nintendo stomps Aussie Mario pirate
9 February 2010 |Nintendo reaches A$1.5 million ($1.3 million) out-of-court settlement with New Super Mario Bros. Wii pirate; case could affect release timing in Australia of future Nintendo titles.
NCAA Basketball, Rock Band, Dead Space 2 PC missing from EA schedule
9 February 2010 |Annual college hoops game, rhythm series, and Windows version of outer-space horror game all missing from Electronic Arts' 2011 release calendar; company mum on status.
January US game software sales down 4%, predicts Pachter
9 February 2010 |Wedbush analyst foresees holiday holdovers and newcomers Darksiders and Mass Effect 2 as top games; hardware sales pegged as dropping 1%, Wii on top again.
Blaster Master shoots up WiiWare
9 February 2010 |Nintendo Store Update: Sunsoft's classic NES action adventure reimagined for publisher's online console; Tomena Sanner, Fieldrunners, Bloons, and more now available.
New Dragon Age in Q1 ‘11, Crysis 2 due in Q4 ‘10, APB delayed
9 February 2010 |EA slates Dead Space 2, Epic Games' shooter, mystery fighting and action games for Q1; Dragon Age, EA MMA, Medal of Honor, Dead Space 2 going portable; "something far-reaching for Mass Effect" in the works; Sims 3 scheduled for ...
EA holiday sales slip 25%, Dragon Age ships 3.2 million
9 February 2010 |Publisher trims losses to $82 million for October-December quarter, but revenue also sinks to $1.24 billion; Left 4 Dead 2 sells 2.9 million, FIFA 10 9.7 million.
Gran Turismo series sales top 55 million
9 February 2010 |Polyphony Digital's ultrarealistic racing sim zips past new milestone; Gran Turismo PSP sells 1.8 through December.
Lego Star Wars III waging Clone Wars this fall
9 February 2010 |Traveller's Tales reteaming with LucasArts on building-block parody of cartoon on 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC.
Shippin’ Out Feb. 7-13: Dante’s Inferno, BioShock 2
8 February 2010 |EA's infernal new action adventure takes on 2K's anticipated dystopian shooter follow-up, while Square Enix brings Star Ocean: The Last Hope to the PS3.
Shippin’ Out Feb. 7-13: Dante’s Inferno, BioShock 2
8 February 2010 |EA's infernal new action adventure takes on 2K's anticipated dystopian shooter follow-up, while Square Enix brings Star Ocean: The Last Hope to the PS3.
» IGN Headlines
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Announced
10 February 2010 |Ubisoft revives the tactical shooter.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Hands-on
10 February 2010 |EA Sports' world beater takes on the World Cup.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Hands-on
10 February 2010 |EA Sports' world beater takes on the World Cup.
Glory of Heracles - Walkthrough/guide
10 February 2010 |Glory of Heracles Proof of the Soul, DS
Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age Sales Hit 3 Million Each
10 February 2010 |FIFA 10 lifetime sales near 10 million.
Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age Sales Hit 3 Million Each
10 February 2010 |FIFA 10 lifetime sales near 10 million.
Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age Sales Hit 3 Million Each
10 February 2010 |FIFA 10 lifetime sales near 10 million.
Overall Game of the Decade Video
9 February 2010 |Find out what was the best game of the past ten years.
Overall Game of the Decade Video
9 February 2010 |Find out what was the best game of the past ten years.
Great Games With Silly Names
9 February 2010 |Videogames we love, with titles that make us chuckle.
» 1UP Headlines
Square Enix Trademarks Deus Ex: Human Revolution
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Square Enix Trademarks Deus Ex: Human Revolution
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EA Releasing Ferrari Pack for Need for Speed Shift
10 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Electronic Arts has announced a round of downloadable content for Need for Speed: Shift. Last year's ...
Endwar Sequel Now on Hold
10 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Looks like we won't be getting a sequel to EndWar after all, at least not for a while. Videogaming247 ...
Upcoming Fable III Announcements Will Upset People, Peter Molyneux says
10 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux has never been one to mince words. When he thinks a game is going to ...
The Decade That Was: Influential Faces
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The Decade That Was: Influential Faces
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Fret Nice Review
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> It's been almost five years since Guitar Hero first brought plastic guitars into our living rooms, but we ...
Fret Nice Review
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> It's been almost five years since Guitar Hero first brought plastic guitars into our living rooms, but we ...
EA Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue, $82 Million Loss in Q3
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> EA has been feeling pressure from the economic crunch lately, and their Q3 financial earnings report ...
» GameDaily Headlines
NES Stress Test
26 January 2010 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
NES Stress Test
26 January 2010 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
MW2 MP Screwed
21 December 2009 |Xbox 360 version plagued by cheaters and 18 person deathmatches. What's Infinity Ward doing about this? Based on our experiences this week...nothing.
MW2 MP Screwed
21 December 2009 |Xbox 360 version plagued by cheaters and 18 person deathmatches. What's Infinity Ward doing about this? Based on our experiences this week...nothing.
Mass Effect 2: The Engineer
8 December 2009 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
Mass Effect 2: The Engineer
8 December 2009 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
Guild Wars 2 Video
5 December 2009 |New trailer showcases five races, different characters and locations from ArenaNet's ambitious sequel.
Mass Effect 2: Meet Samara
2 December 2009 |She's blue, kicks butt and has no interest in materialistic possessions. Sounds like our kind of alien.
Mass Effect 2: Meet Samara
2 December 2009 |She's blue, kicks butt and has no interest in materialistic possessions. Sounds like our kind of alien.
Your Shape Has its Eye on You
25 November 2009 |Ubisoft's new exercise game comes bundled with a camera that not only tracks your movements, but also allows you to put exercise equipment into your routine.
» Gamasutra Headlines
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Broken Emotions To The Game Of Game-Making
10 February 2010 |In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our weblog writers examine how the game medium often destroys emotional ties with characters, why chasing perfection can be a bad thing, and how making games is a game in itself. Member ...
Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Broken Emotions To The Game Of Game-Making
10 February 2010 |In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our weblog writers examine how the game medium often destroys emotional ties with characters, why chasing perfection can be a bad thing, and how making games is a game in itself. Member ...
RedLynx Hails Digital Publishing, Sells 1.5 Million Units In 2009
10 February 2010 |Xbox Live Arcade Trials HD developer RedLynx sold 1.5 million copies of its games during 2009, the Helsinki-based studio's best year ever, according to an official announcement. RedLynx's release slate last year -- which also ...
RedLynx Hails Digital Publishing, Sells 1.5 Million Units In 2009
10 February 2010 |Xbox Live Arcade Trials HD developer RedLynx sold 1.5 million copies of its games during 2009, the Helsinki-based studio's best year ever, according to an official announcement. RedLynx's release slate last year -- which also ...
Gamasutra, GamesPress Partner On Press Release Page
10 February 2010 |Gamasutra is debuting a new partnership with UK-headquartered information aggregator GamesPress, with a new 'press releases' section listing the latest unfiltered industry announcements. The agreement brings together the industry's ...
Gamasutra, GamesPress Partner On Press Release Page
10 February 2010 |Gamasutra is debuting a new partnership with UK-headquartered information aggregator GamesPress, with a new 'press releases' section listing the latest unfiltered industry announcements. The agreement brings together the industry's ...
Adult Swim: Don’t ‘Hamstring’ Developers With Existing IP
10 February 2010 |The overseers of Cartoon Network TV division Adult Swim's web games (Amateur Surgeon, 5 Minutes To Kill (Yourself)) have told Gamasutra why original IP reigns supreme for its games, despite the plethora of TV shows it could pick ...
Adult Swim: Don’t ‘Hamstring’ Developers With Existing IP
10 February 2010 |The overseers of Cartoon Network TV division Adult Swim's web games (Amateur Surgeon, 5 Minutes To Kill (Yourself)) have told Gamasutra why original IP reigns supreme for its games, despite the plethora of TV shows it could pick ...
Dragon Age: Origins Sells In 3.2 Million Units
10 February 2010 |BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins has shipped more than 3.2 million units worldwide since its Fall 2009 release, publisher Electronic Arts announced today. "This is a tremendous start for the Dragon Age franchise and we are extremely ...
Dragon Age: Origins Sells In 3.2 Million Units
10 February 2010 |BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins has shipped more than 3.2 million units worldwide since its Fall 2009 release, publisher Electronic Arts announced today. "This is a tremendous start for the Dragon Age franchise and we are extremely ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
News: Record 1.5 million sales for RedLynx
10 February 2010 | Developer RedLynx finished 2009 with 1.5 million games sold, making it a record year for the company. The sales were across its Trials HD, Monster Trucks Nitro and ...
News: Record 1.5 million sales for RedLynx
10 February 2010 | Developer RedLynx finished 2009 with 1.5 million games sold, making it a record year for the company. The sales were across its Trials HD, Monster Trucks Nitro and ...
News: March to be recovery month for games business
10 February 2010 | This March looks set to be the month that the games business finally shows signs of solid recovery, after a poor 2009 for software and hardware sales. Analyst firms ...
News: Dragon Age: Origins ships over 3 million units
10 February 2010 | BioWare's Dragon Age: Origin has now shipped over 3 million units, according to EA data. The game has also won over 30 industry awards, and holds an average review score ...
News: Almaz Capital buys stake in casual games firm Alawar
10 February 2010 | Venture capital firm Almaz Capital Partners has bought a 23 per cent stake in Russian casual games developer Alawar Entertainment. The equity stake was acquired by Almaz ...
News: Former EA exec joins PlayFirst
10 February 2010 | PlayFirst has appointed former EA executive Mitali Pattnaik to the role of GM of social games. In her new role, Pattnaik will be responsible for the company's social ...
News: Perry to keynote Festival of Games
10 February 2010 | Development veteran and Shiny Entertainment founder David Perry is to keynote the Festival of Games 2010, discussing his new cloud gaming service Gaikai. Organised by ...
News: 8 million register for Free Realms
10 February 2010 | Over 8 million users have registered to play Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms, the free-to-play virtual world game. Driving the sign-ups has been the constant ...
News: 8 million register for Free Realms
10 February 2010 | Over 8 million users have registered to play Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms, the free-to-play virtual world game. Driving the sign-ups has been the constant ...
Interview: Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford
10 February 2010 |One of the surprise breakthrough titles of 2009 was Borderlands, created by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games - a first-person shooter that successfully implemented RPG elements to critical acclaim and sales ...
» GamePolitics Headlines
Price of Piracy for AU Man: $1.5M
10 February 2010 |An Australian man charged with pirating Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.Wii has reached a settlement and will be fined $1.5 million AU (approximately $1.31 million U.S.).GameSpot gives the accused pirate’s name as James ...
Price of Piracy for AU Man: $1.5M
10 February 2010 |An Australian man charged with pirating Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.Wii has reached a settlement and will be fined $1.5 million AU (approximately $1.31 million U.S.).GameSpot gives the accused pirate’s name as James ...
Distributors, Retailers React to Proposed Brazilian Game Ban
9 February 2010 |Early in December, word came out of Brazil that the country was considering legislation to make it a crime to create, import or distribute videogames “that affect the customs, traditions of the people, their worship, creeds, ...
$3.9M Grant to Fund Yale Game That Will Teach HIV Avoidance
9 February 2010 |Thanks to a research grant of $3.9 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Yale University will create a videogame designed to teach youngsters how to best avoid being ...
$3.9M Grant to Fund Yale Game That Will Teach HIV Avoidance
9 February 2010 |Thanks to a research grant of $3.9 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Yale University will create a videogame designed to teach youngsters how to best avoid being ...
Internet Hub Offers Both Sides of Game Violence Debate
9 February 2010 |ProCon.org, a California-based nonprofit charity that specializes in promoting "critical thinking" by presenting both sides of compelling issues has launched a new site dedicated to the topic of video games and ...
Internet Hub Offers Both Sides of Game Violence Debate
9 February 2010 |ProCon.org, a California-based nonprofit charity that specializes in promoting "critical thinking" by presenting both sides of compelling issues has launched a new site dedicated to the topic of video games and ...
Chinese WOW Bickering Continues
9 February 2010 |If you thought that the trials and tribulations of Chinese World of Warcraft operator NetEase were over, think again.In response to orders from China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), NetEase has ...
Chinese WOW Bickering Continues
9 February 2010 |If you thought that the trials and tribulations of Chinese World of Warcraft operator NetEase were over, think again.In response to orders from China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), NetEase has ...
Dante’s Inferno Banishes Itself from Middle East
9 February 2010 |Electronic Arts’ Dante’s Inferno will not be released in the Middle East.EA didn’t even bother to submit the game to censors reports GamesLatest, apparently realizing that a game focused on the nine circles of ...
» Joystiq Headlines
Nintendo Australia fines NSMB Wii uploader $1.5 million
10 February 2010 |Finally, Nintendo has been able to make a little money from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a sequel to one of its old franchises, released this November. Nintendo of Australia announced that as the result of a federal court settlement, ...
Total War games 66% off on Steam this week
10 February 2010 | Strategic war game buffs, take note: All of the Total War titles on Steam are receiving a massive discount this week, to the tune of a whopping 66 percent off. In fact, you can pick up the Total War Mega Pack, which includes ...
Total War games 66% off on Steam this week
10 February 2010 | Strategic war game buffs, take note: All of the Total War titles on Steam are receiving a massive discount this week, to the tune of a whopping 66 percent off. In fact, you can pick up the Total War Mega Pack, which includes ...
Fancy schmancy Tomb Raider art book
10 February 2010 | The Art of Tomb Raider is looking like a must-have hard-edged coffee table book for any fan of the series and its curvy protagonist. Published by Dreams and Visions Press, the 568-page book actually comes in two volumes, with the ...
Ubisoft: EndWar sequel on hold
10 February 2010 | The news, as presented in EndWar voice-command style: -- VG247, report, EndWar sequel, halted. -- Ubisoft, elaborate, "on the backburner." -- Joystiq, clarify, "on the backburner?" *END TRANSMISSION*Ubisoft: EndWar sequel on ...
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to be present Holiday 2010
10 February 2010 | Or, it'll be a Holiday 2010 present, depending on how heavily you drop those hints and how desirable you find Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's "cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player ...
2K Marin: Console wars ‘drown out creative discourse’
10 February 2010 | The initially Xbox 360-exclusive BioShock was one of the major salvos in the ongoing console wars, waged on message boards and comment sections everywhere (including right here on this very site). Speaking with Destructoid, ...
2K Marin: Console wars ‘drown out creative discourse’
10 February 2010 | The initially Xbox 360-exclusive BioShock was one of the major salvos in the ongoing console wars, waged on message boards and comment sections everywhere (including right here on this very site). Speaking with Destructoid, ...
Last Flight devs announce ‘Gender Wars: The Battle,’ an iPad strategy game
10 February 2010 | Remember back in late January when the world was all abuzz with iPad news and, more specifically, we named a handful of game genres we'd like to see on the upcoming tablet? If our spidey sense is functioning correctly, the recent ...
Last Flight devs announce ‘Gender Wars: The Battle,’ an iPad strategy game
10 February 2010 | Remember back in late January when the world was all abuzz with iPad news and, more specifically, we named a handful of game genres we'd like to see on the upcoming tablet? If our spidey sense is functioning correctly, the recent ...
» Kotaku Headlines
Ubisoft Unveils New Ghost Recon Title
10 February 2010 |Ubisoft Paris announced this morning that it’s working on a new entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. And yes, you’ve heard that name before. (more…)
What Is Deux Ex: Human Revolution?
10 February 2010 | Well, it’s a trademark filing, that’s what. (more…)
Netflix Streaming Goes 1080p, 5.1
10 February 2010 |AV aficionados looking for a little more shine from their Netflix titles streamed over 360 or PS3 are in luck, as the film rental company announced today plans to beam its movies to your TV in “full” HD. (more…)
Netflix Streaming Goes 1080p, 5.1
10 February 2010 |AV aficionados looking for a little more shine from their Netflix titles streamed over 360 or PS3 are in luck, as the film rental company announced today plans to beam its movies to your TV in “full” HD. (more…)
EA Claims “Number 1 Packaged Goods Publisher” In Western World
10 February 2010 |For a while now, Activision Blizzard has held the title of #1 publisher in North America. It’s a title it wrestled from EA. And EA will stop at nothing, fancy nomenclature included, to reclaim the title. (more…)
EA Claims “Number 1 Packaged Goods Publisher” In Western World
10 February 2010 |For a while now, Activision Blizzard has held the title of #1 publisher in North America. It’s a title it wrestled from EA. And EA will stop at nothing, fancy nomenclature included, to reclaim the title. (more…)
Diablo III’s Female Monk Has The Cutest Haircut
10 February 2010 |Game developer Blizzard has already shown the male version of the Diablo III monk. It hasn’t shown the female version. Until now. (more…)
Diablo III’s Female Monk Has The Cutest Haircut
10 February 2010 |Game developer Blizzard has already shown the male version of the Diablo III monk. It hasn’t shown the female version. Until now. (more…)
Finding The State Of The HD Generation
10 February 2010 |You know, for all the talk of this being the “HD generation”, we’ve got our suspicions that many of you are still toiling away on standard definition TV sets. It’s time to turn those suspicions into science. ...
Finding The State Of The HD Generation
10 February 2010 |You know, for all the talk of this being the “HD generation”, we’ve got our suspicions that many of you are still toiling away on standard definition TV sets. It’s time to turn those suspicions into science. ...
» Next Generation Headlines
RedLynx Reports Record 2009
10 February 2010 |Finland-based publisher and developer RedLynx has announced that 2009 was “its most successful year ever”. Worldwide sales of the four titles the company published or co-published last year - Trials HD (Xbox Live ...
RedLynx Reports Record 2009
10 February 2010 |Finland-based publisher and developer RedLynx has announced that 2009 was “its most successful year ever”. Worldwide sales of the four titles the company published or co-published last year - Trials HD (Xbox Live ...
Free Realms Reaches Eight Million Users
10 February 2010 |Over eight million unique users have registered for Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO Free Realms, the developer has announced. While free-to-play since launching last April, the family-friendly PC title utilises a ...
Free Realms Reaches Eight Million Users
10 February 2010 |Over eight million unique users have registered for Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO Free Realms, the developer has announced. While free-to-play since launching last April, the family-friendly PC title utilises a ...
NPD: Software Decline, PS3 Growth Forecast
10 February 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Game industry analysts have weighed in with US sales predictions for the month of January ahead of the NPD Group’s release of official market data this Thursday.Wedbush’s Michael Pachter ...
NPD: Software Decline, PS3 Growth Forecast
10 February 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Game industry analysts have weighed in with US sales predictions for the month of January ahead of the NPD Group’s release of official market data this Thursday.Wedbush’s Michael Pachter ...
Gran Turismo Races Past 55 Million Sales
10 February 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->Sony’s Gran Turismo franchise hit 55.45 million unit sales in December 2009, according to developer Polyphony Digital.The PlayStation series debuted in Japan in December 2007, and the following ...
Ubisoft Reveals Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
10 February 2010 |Ubisoft has officially announced the ongoing development of a new Ghost Recon title. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is in development at Ubisoft’s Paris studio - which was responsible for Ghost Recon Advanced ...
Nintendo Awarded $1.5 Million In Piracy Suit
10 February 2010 |<!--paging_filter-->A Federal Court has ordered an Australian citizen to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after illegally copying and uploading to the internet the first game file of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.The file was ...
In The Dungeon: Part Three
10 February 2010 |In the third of a four-part series, Shadegrown Games founder Matthew Burns remembers trying to score his first job in the game industry as a tester. Read the first and second parts of his experiences of the dark arts of quality ...
» Digg Headlines
Lightning Reveals Its Power in Slow Motion
10 February 2010 |Tom Warner documents the powerful beauty of lightning with an array of optical and electromagnetic sensors. He often uses a Vision Research ‘Phantom’ high-speed camera.
Lightning Reveals Its Power in Slow Motion
10 February 2010 |Tom Warner documents the powerful beauty of lightning with an array of optical and electromagnetic sensors. He often uses a Vision Research ‘Phantom’ high-speed camera.
Learn Karate with “All Star Karate”
10 February 2010 |Just when you think Nintendo has got a hang of their shovel ware releases you're proven wrong once again as a new game has been announced titled All-Star Karate.
Learn Karate with “All Star Karate”
10 February 2010 |Just when you think Nintendo has got a hang of their shovel ware releases you're proven wrong once again as a new game has been announced titled All-Star Karate.
Retro 3-Point Shootout (Basketball) Game
10 February 2010 |Is it just me or does a perfect 30pt game seem impossible?
The ultimate ‘Japan only’ games consoles
10 February 2010 |Garish, customised versions of your favourite games consoles can only be found in Japan.
Dante’s Inferno Interview: Of Marketing and Gods of War
10 February 2010 |We chat with Jonathan Knight, the executive producer of EA's Dante's Inferno about the game's unique marketing, how it's harder than it looks to create a game 'God of War' and why his take on the classic poem may not be a lasting ...
15 games this generation that wasted your time and money
10 February 2010 |The games that actually made you just want to bang your head against a wall wondering why you bought these games in the first place.
15 games this generation that wasted your time and money
10 February 2010 |The games that actually made you just want to bang your head against a wall wondering why you bought these games in the first place.
Miyamoto Confirms: Nintendo Working on New Hardware
10 February 2010 |Rumors become true as Shigeru Miyamoto spill the beans
» Slashdot Headlines
Man Fined $1.5 Million For Leaked Mario Game
10 February 2010 |An anonymous reader writes "A Queensland man will have to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after illegally copying and uploading one of its recent games to the internet ahead of its release, the gaming giant says. Nintendo said ...
Man Fined $1.5 Million For Leaked Mario Game
10 February 2010 |An anonymous reader writes "A Queensland man will have to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages after illegally copying and uploading one of its recent games to the internet ahead of its release, the gaming giant says. Nintendo said ...
Improving Education Through Social Gaming
10 February 2010 |A piece up at Mashable explores how some schools and universities are finding success at integrating social gaming into their education curriculum. Various game-related programs are getting assistance these days from sources like ...
Improving Education Through Social Gaming
10 February 2010 |A piece up at Mashable explores how some schools and universities are finding success at integrating social gaming into their education curriculum. Various game-related programs are getting assistance these days from sources like ...
Game Development In a Post-Agile World
10 February 2010 |An anonymous reader writes "Many games developers have been pursuing agile development, and we are now beginning to witness the debris and chaos it has caused. While there have been some successes, there have also been many ...
Game Development In a Post-Agile World
10 February 2010 |An anonymous reader writes "Many games developers have been pursuing agile development, and we are now beginning to witness the debris and chaos it has caused. While there have been some successes, there have also been many ...
Game Devs Migrating Toward iPhone, Away From Wii
7 February 2010 |A new report by Game Developer Research reveals that the number of developers working on games for the iPhone continues to rise, roughly doubling in number from last year. At the same time, the amount of work done on games for ...
Game Devs Migrating Toward iPhone, Away From Wii
7 February 2010 |A new report by Game Developer Research reveals that the number of developers working on games for the iPhone continues to rise, roughly doubling in number from last year. At the same time, the amount of work done on games for ...
Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down
6 February 2010 |itwbennett writes "Giving no explanation beyond that it 'will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community,' Microsoft's General Manager for Xbox Live, Mark Whitten, announced that as of April 15th, Microsoft will be ...
Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down
6 February 2010 |itwbennett writes "Giving no explanation beyond that it 'will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community,' Microsoft's General Manager for Xbox Live, Mark Whitten, announced that as of April 15th, Microsoft will be ...
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