TOG - The Older Gamers

The Last Remnant Review

22 November 2008 |Technical flaws mar, but don't totally destroy, this long and fascinating role-playing game.

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Review

22 November 2008 |An excellent vehicle creator and a variety of fun missions make Banjo's return to gaming a blast.

Tomb Raider Underworld Review

22 November 2008 |Tomb Raider Underworld will satisfy fans of Lara's previous adventures, but it does little to address previous games' problems.

Namco Museum Virtual Arcade Review

22 November 2008 |Namco Museum is an impressive collection of classics that span the entire history of arcade gaming.

A Kingdom for Keflings Review

22 November 2008 |A Kingdom for Keflings offers an enjoyable and laid back city-building experience.

The Last Remnant Gameplay Movie 3

22 November 2008 |Combat heats up in the desert: The Last Remnant.

The Last Remnant Gameplay Movie 2

22 November 2008 |Cave battle: The Last Remnant.

You’re in the Movies Review

22 November 2008 |You're in the Movies is a box-office bust, despite featuring your own recognizable stars.

MLB Front Office Manager Screens

22 November 2008 |2 new shots posted.

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Gameplay Movie 4

22 November 2008 |A chopper basket challenge: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

Need for Speed Undercover Trailer

22 November 2008 |Need for Speed Undercover (X360)The chase is on.

Prince of Persia Hero Factor Video

22 November 2008 |Prince of Persia (X360)This prince in a different kind of hero.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Trailers

22 November 2008 |Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (X360)Finish the week off with some new moves.

Skate Blog: Skate It Gets Spiked…

22 November 2008 |Skate 2 (X360)Cuz talks dishes some revelations on Skate 2 and makes an announcement about Skate It.

New XBE: Your Opinions

22 November 2008 |We asked what you thought of the new front-end. You answered.

Prince of Persia Goes Gold

22 November 2008 |Prince of Persia (X360)Pre-order now, get the Limited Edition free.

Prince of Persia Video

22 November 2008 |Prince of Persia (X360)More details on the open world and story.

Rise of the Argonauts Pics

22 November 2008 |Rise of the Argonauts (X360)Screens of mythological proportion.

Far Cry 2 DLC Screens

22 November 2008 |Far Cry 2 (X360)New guns and maps strike the Savannah.

Prince of Persia’s New Creed

21 November 2008 |Prince of Persia (X360)Find out which Ubisoft character is playable in the upcoming platformer.

Halo 3 Pro Tom Taylor Appearing On Dr. Pepper Labels

20 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Tom Taylor, a.k.a. TSquared, may be one of the most well-known, and highly paid, professional gamers ever. In 2006, he signed a $250,000 contract with Major League ...

Gears of War 2 Map Comparisons Video

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Microsoft Fired Robert Delaware for Speaking Out on 360 Defects

13 September 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Robert Delaware, was fired from his job at Microsoft this Wednesday for speaking to VentureBeat on defects associated with the Xbox 360. Delaware received his job at ...

Mercenaries 2 Giving Away Free Gas in L.A. Tomorrow

29 August 2008 |Starting at 6am there's going to one very busy station on Beverly Blvd.

First Video of Left 4 Dead in Action on Xbox 360

29 August 2008 |Live may have its next killer-app this fall, literally.

This Week in WTF?! August 24, 2008

26 August 2008 |Poor Kratos had a hell of an image-shattering week.

GC 2008: New Crash, Spyro Games Releasing in October

21 August 2008 |Crash: Mind Over Mutant and Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon get narrowed launch windows.

Too Human in Japan: “Eh”

21 August 2008 |Silicon Knights' epic released in Japan to mixed reviews. Just like in the US!

GC 2008: ‘Mii Freestyle’ Mode in Wii’s GH: World Tour

21 August 2008 |Also: Downloadable songs from European artists, and more GH Tunes details.

GC 2008: Quantum of Solace to Feature Extensive Film Cast

21 August 2008 |Daniel Craig joined by co-stars Judy Dench, Mathieu Amalric, and Olga Kurylenko.

GTA IV Dated for Halloween Eve in Japan

22 August 2008 |Grand Theft Auto IV is already a runaway hit, with millions of units sold in America and Europe and now it's coming to Japan, where the series is something of a success story for a Western developed title.

Analyst: EA Distribution Deals ‘Concerning’

22 August 2008 |Analyst Todd Greenwald continues to be "concerned" about EA's focus on low-margin distribution deals, but he's encouraged by the high-margin digital download approach with Burnout.

Music Video Games Account for 32% of Industry Growth in ‘08

22 August 2008 |This, folks, is why Bobby Kotick can tell Warner Music to show some respect. The game industry is exploding, while the music industry is not. More data points within...

Dyack: Epic ‘Defrauded Us and a Major Portion of the Industry’

22 August 2008 |Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack has once again spoken up, insisting that Unreal Engine provider Epic Games has "defrauded" them and harmed the entire industry.

APB Put Out for Nvidia PhysX

22 August 2008 |An ambitious project from the start, APB will now be the first game to deliver physics based combat gameplay into an MMORPG, thanks to the technology from the Nvidia PhysX platform.

Dyack: Too Human Haters Just Don’t ‘Get It’

22 August 2008 |Too Human is shipping now, and the first reviews haven't been very kind. Silicon Knights' Denis Dyack, however, believes people who hate the game don't understand how innovative and different it is.

Gears of War Book Trilogy Coming

24 July 2008 |We can only assume the books describe in great detail the visceral nature of using chainsaw bayonets at close range. The first book, Gears of War: The Battle of Aspho Fields, will release a week before Gears of War 2.

Rock Band 2 Rocks You Later This Year

21 July 2008 |EA and Harmonix prepare to hit the stage with Rock Band 2, available later this year. [UPDATE: 15 million paid downloads to date]

Best of The Who Rocking Rock Band

21 July 2008 |Harmonix did not forget their promise to bring The Who DLC to Rock Band. More than simply an album, however, Rock Band will play host to a dozen tracks titled "The Best of The Who."

Rock Band 2 Won’t Feature Music Creation; Harmonix Taking ‘Radically Different Approach’

21 July 2008 |Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has been talking about his upcoming Rock Band 2, which he says "feels like a second-generation band game." It won't offer music creation, though.

GCG’s Game Design Challenge: Achievement and Insomnia

22 November 2008 |GameCareerGuide has recently posted its next Game Design Challenge: design a card game that incorporates the theme 'insomnia.' Will students and aspiring game designers figure out how to suggest 'insomnia' representatively through ...

Interview: GameStop’s DeMatteo Talks Retail Trends In Weak Economy

22 November 2008 |As GameStop goes, so goes the game industry? At the very least, analysts, industry execs, and investors alike have been watching closely for the retail giant's third quarter as one key measure of the games biz's health. And the ...

Midway Threatened With Stock Market Delisting

22 November 2008 |Publisher and developer Midway (This Is Vegas) has been warned that it risks being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as its share price continues to fall. In order to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange every ...

Braid’s Blow: ‘How To Make Games That Touch People’

22 November 2008 |As the closing keynote of the 2008 Montreal Games Summit, independent game developer and thinker Jonathan Blow, previously a Game Developer magazine columnist and an IGF winner for his time-bending title Braid, offered a striking ...

UFC Fighters Leave, Return After THQ Game Deal Controversy

22 November 2008 |Online reports have suggested that contract negotiations between game publisher THQ and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have contributed to high profile fighter John Fitch and many of his teammates leaving the ...

Japanese Hardware: DSi Dominates As PS3 Outsells Xbox Again

22 November 2008 |Sales of the Nintendo DSi continue to dominate in Japan, as the format settles down from its launch three weeks ago. Combined sales for the DS format fell by 16,000 units to 88,886 - still well above the format's weekly totals for ...

Saling The World: Call of Duty, Lich King Reign in U.S. Charts

22 November 2008 |Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five real-time Amaozon.com sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This ...

PlayStation 3 Games To Require Trophies From January 2009

21 November 2008 |Sony has confirmed that support for its PlayStation 3 Trophy reward system will be mandatory for PS3 games releasing in 2009, having introduced the online awards in July of this year, according to media reports. Sony's PlayStation ...

Ziff Davis CEO Considering Shuttering Print Version Of EGM

21 November 2008 |Yesterday, publisher Ziff Davis announced it will cease distribution of the paper version of PC Magazine -- but is its lone remaining print magazine, veteran game periodical Electronic Gaming Monthly, far behind? According to a New ...

WB, Halcyon, GRIN Announce Terminator Salvation Video Game

21 November 2008 |Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is distributing a game based on the 2009 Terminator Salvation film starring Christian Bale, currently under development by Stockholm, Sweden-based GRIN, which is also working on WBIE's Wanted. ...

News: Midway stock faces delisting

22 November 2008 |Six month probation offered after the company failed to meet New York Stock Exchange minimum standards

News: Resellers take advantage of World Tour shortages

22 November 2008 |Amazon users selling the Guitar Hero title for as much as $350, considerably higher than the RRP of $189

News: BBFC downgraded 22 adult-rated games, claims ELSPA

22 November 2008 |ELSPA releases key findings from Byron consultancy period

News: Trion appoints Warcraft designer as development director

22 November 2008 |Appointment comes in conjunction with Sci Fi's signing up of Peter Egan to pen the pilot for the linked TV show-MMO project

News: Warner Bros. to distribute new Terminator game

22 November 2008 |Developed by Bionic Command team GRIN

News: Ziff Davis considers dropping print version of EGM

22 November 2008 |Long running consumer mag may face axe by end of year

News: Japanese hardware sales fall

22 November 2008 |Nintendo DSi maintains lead, while only the Wii increases its sales

News: Gamestop expects third Christmas of Wii shortages

22 November 2008 |Retailer disagrees with Nintendo of America's belief that console will be available to all this holiday season

News: PS3 Trophies mandatory from January

22 November 2008 |All titles set to be released on the platform will require the awards system from launch

News: GameStop sales up to $1.69 billion

21 November 2008 |Madden NFL, The Force Unleashed, Fable 2, Wii Fit, and Guitar Hero World Tour push software sales up 10%

Suddenly, a New Diagnosis: PlayStation Addiction

22 November 2008 |You may or may not buy into the idea that game addiction exists, but doctors at southern Italy's Lecce Hospital (note to self: don't get sick in Lecce) recently diagnosed a 13-year-old boy with "PlayStation ...

PETA Responds to Majesco Responding to PETA on Cooking Mama Game

22 November 2008 |That was quick. On Monday, Animal Rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took a bite out of Majesco's new Cooking Mama title for featuring too many meat-eating recipes. By Wednesday, Majesco had ...

Taliban Burns Down Pakistani Video Game Shop

22 November 2008 |GP sister-site GameCulture, citing Indian newspaper The Hindu, reports that Taliban thugs burned down a video game shop as part of a sweep through the Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan. Stores selling videos and electronics ...

In Wake of Election, ESA Boss Sees Historic Time for Game Community

22 November 2008 |In an op-ed published at 1up, Michael Gallagher, CEO of game publishers trade group the Entertainment Software Association, frames the recent presidential election as "a historic time for America and the computer and video ...

GP at Independent Game Conference Today

22 November 2008 |Posting was a bit light yesterday as I was traveling from Philly to Texas for the Independent Game Conference in Austin.I'll be presenting at the conference later today. My ramblings aside, the IGC has some terrific speakers ...

Kansas & Missouri A.G.s Remind Parents of Game Ratings

22 November 2008 |With the holiday shopping season upon us, a pair of Midwestern attorneys general have reminded parents to be mindful of ESRB ratings as they purchase video games for their children.In Kansas, WIBW reports on comments by Attorney ...

Kansas & Missouri A.G.s Remind Parents of Game Ratingss

22 November 2008 |With the holiday shopping season upon us, a pair of Midwestern attorneys general have reminded parents to be mindful of ESRB ratings as they purchase video games for their children.In Kansas, WIBW reports on comments by Attorney ...

Majesco Bites Back at PETA Attack on Cooking Mama

21 November 2008 |Earlier this week, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took a bite out of Majesco’s Cooking Mama: World Kitchen. To make its point, PETA offered Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, a ...

“Series of Tubes” Senator (and crook) Ted Stevens Concedes Election

21 November 2008 |Following more than two weeks of counting ballots, Ted Stevens, the 85-year-old Republican Senator from Alaska, has conceded the Nov. 4th election to Democrat Mark Begich.The Seattle Times reports that Stevens' concession came by ...

Did Jack Thompson Lose Weight? He Looks About $42K Lighter

20 November 2008 |As part of Jack Thompson's permanent disbarment by the Florida Supreme Court, the anti-game crusader was also ordered to pay $43,675. The figure represents the Florida Bar's cost to prosecute Thompson's case.That amount was later ...

Will Arnett, Neil Patrick Harris star in Eat Lead

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Remember a long time ago (OK, so it was at 8 a.m) when we complained about Eat Lead's generic game design and other problems we spotted during a demonstration? Well, ...

Xbox 360 wireless ‘Dragon’ controller w/ headset available now

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals The Wal-Mart/Sam's Club exclusive "Dragon" controller we'd previously mentioned is now available on Walmart.com (and we understand making its way to stores), at a lower price than ...

World of Warcraft of reaches 11 million mark

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Mac, PC, MMO We decided we weren't going to make any sort of snide comments about how little Blizzard needs the money, this time. Nope, we're just going to hit you with the facts: World of Warcraft recently hit 11 ...

Joystiq review: Fallout 3

29 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, RPGs As an Oblivion fan, I was ready for Fallout 3 to completely blow me out of the irradiated water. I had the shiny "Game of the Year" ...

Tomb Raider: Underworld demo unearthed on Xbox Live

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure It's a fantasy we've all indulged in: rummaging through forgotten history, examining ancient artifacts, dodging rickety death traps and fending off ferocious wildlife ... all ...

Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour ...

Avalanche Studios sliding 77 employees pink slips

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Business Avalanche Studios is preparing to terminate 77 of its 160-member staff following the loss of two publishing contracts worth $34 million. The Just Cause developer is currently working on a sequel to that game ...

Fable 2 slays Far Cry 2 in UK sales charts

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business More appropriately, we should probably say, "Fable 2 slayed Far Cry 2, then farted on it, did a heroic pose for the crowd, brought it a shoddy necklace, bought it a house to live in and ...

Don’t call ‘em achievements: Greenhouse adds ‘triumphs’ and ‘standings’

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Mac, PCthis will have triumphs </GLaDOS> Greenhouse Interactive - the digital distribution portal operated by the familiar faces at Penny Arcade and Hothead Games - announced the availability of its very own ...

Metareview—Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

29 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs If, like us, you were frantically grasping at any excuse to avoid Fallout 3 and give the ol' wallet a break from its October pummeling, these glowing reviews of ...

PS3 Trophies Are Now MANDATORY

22 November 2008 |That's right. MANDATORY. Refuse to put trophies in your game and you, developers, will be SHOT. Your families, BILLED for the expense. Or...at least, Sony will be very cranky with you. Because, come January, all new PS3 games must ...

Here’s What The NXE ‘Premium Themes’ Look Like

22 November 2008 |To go along with the launch of the New Xbox Experience, Microsoft and their valued publishing partners have released a range of premium themes. The word "premium" comes in when you consider they cost 250 MS points each. Anyway, in ...

Waiter, There’s An Altair In My Prince Of Persia

22 November 2008 |Ubisoft today took the wraps off two alternate player skins you can use when playing the new Prince of Persia. One is Altair, of Assassin's Creed fame, making his second guest appearance for the year, albeit this time in a setting ...

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Recommends MK vs. DC For Families

22 November 2008 |Some of our more jaded readers may poo-poo Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe's softer, more broad reaching one-on-one violence, but there's one organisation who has no qualms with the T-rated brawler. That would be the American Academy ...

Sony’s Christmas Ads Are Hit And Miss

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Fight Night Round 4 Publicly Unveiled Dec. 14

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Nintendo DSi Still The System To Beat In Japan

21 November 2008 |It was a down week for hardware sales in Japan, with the Wii the only platform to see an uptick in sales week-to-week. The recently launched Nintendo DSi still tops the charts and is in no danger of losing its position to any of ...

Yes, Bike Hero Was Viral Marketing

21 November 2008 |Did you detect that stench of viral marketing wafting from that "Bike Hero" YouTube clip? Your nose doesn't lie; the clip purported to be made by "madflux" and the "Brierwood Vandals" is really the work of production team Droga 5, ...

SF II Turbo HD Remix Priced For XBLA And PSN

21 November 2008 |Okay, so we know when, now tell us how much. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ssf2thdr, capcom, news, pricing, psn, street fighter ii, super street fighter ii turbo hd remix, xbla -->

SF II Turbo HD Remix Priced For XBLA And PSN

21 November 2008 |Okay, so we know when, now tell us how much. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ssf2thdr, capcom, news, pricing, psn, street fighter ii, super street fighter ii turbo hd remix, xbla -->

End of the Road for Tabula Rasa

22 November 2008 |Tabula Rasa was Richard Garriott's foray into the world of science fiction, but publisher NCsoft has decided to finally pull the plug on the struggling game just over a year after it launched. A note from the Tabula Rasa team ...

UFC’s Fitch Talks Contract Dispute

22 November 2008 |The mixed martial arts world was shaken up this week when UFC president Dana White ejected former welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch and other UFC fighters from the organization, reportedly for refusing to sign a deal related ...

Harmonix Sued Over Pedals

22 November 2008 |Kansas resident Monte Morgan has filed a class action lawsuit against Rock Band creator Harmonix over broken bass drum pedal peripherals. The suit, filed November 18 in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ...

BBFC/ELSPA Wrangle Gets Dirtier

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->The conflict between the two UK content classification groups intensifies as one side, ELSPA, today released a report claiming the other, the BBFC, causes an “unnecessary risk” in its game ...

Midway May be Delisted

22 November 2008 |Midway could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange for failing to meet the standard for continued listing, the Chicago-based game maker said this week. The firm failed to meet the listing standard that requires NYSE-listed ...

CityEngine Upgrade Announced

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Zurich-based software company Procedural claims its newest version of CityEngine can build “literally every city in the world” within minutes by importing data from OpenStreetMap.read more

Terminator: Salvation Set for 2009

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Warner Bros has confirmed it will distribute the upcoming Terminator: Salvation game, set to launch in-line with the film’s release in May 2009. The third-person action game is currently being worked ...

Hardware Sales Fall Further in Japan

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Following last weeks’s heavy drop in combined hardware sales, partly due to the end of the DSi’s launch buzz, total sales for the week ending Nov 16 continued to fall. Nintendo’s Wii was ...

Gabe Newell Writes for Edge

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Left4Dead released this week, and I’m extremely pleased with the reception so far. We set out to create a first-person four-player game in which the action changes each time it’s played. We ...

Trion Taps MMO, TV Talent

21 November 2008 |The Sci Fi cable network and online game developer and publisher Trion World Network have announced the hiring of two entertainment figures to help spearhead their unique game/TV show venture. Kevin Beardslee, who co-founded ...

Sam’s Club Lets You Swap Out Red Ringed Xbox Hassle Free

23 November 2008 |Virg's Xbox360 got the dread Red Ring of Death. He bought it in Feb '07, and it started failing this Nov '08. He figured it would be months before he would get it back and expected to have to pay somewhere. Much to his surprise, ...

The Social Gaming Guide

22 November 2008 |Where can one go to socialize and sneak in a quick game? Let's find out.

The Surprising Origins of Your Favorite Video Games

22 November 2008 |Believe it or not, but some of your favorite games began life as completely different titles. Balderdash, you might say. Poppycock, even. While it’s known that game development is more rocky than smooth, there have been a number ...

GameStop’s Black Friday ad leaked

22 November 2008 |GS is offering some pretty good deals.

Being a solo gamer in a multiplayer world

22 November 2008 |Being a gamer over 30 means that you likely fell in love with gaming a long time ago. For me, that affair started around age 6, as my uncle showed me the Atari and I prowled through his Commodore 64 collection, wondering what the ...

Video-Game Character Wonders Why Heartless God Torments Him

22 November 2008 |Solid Snake, tactical-espionage expert and star of PlayStation's "Metal Gear Solid," questioned the nature of the universe Monday when, moments after his 11th death in two hours, a cruel God forced him to "Continue" his earthly ...

The Headiest, Chillest Video Game Programmer of All Time

22 November 2008 |Great, gonzo profile of indie developer Jason Rohrer's solitary and stubborn quest for a future in which pixels and code and computers will make you cry and feel and love. (With new game download!)

10 adverts that would actually work in games [PICS]

22 November 2008 |Pretty much every gamer thinks that in-game advertising is a load of old cock. As if constantly being blitzed in the real world by demands to buy more stuff wasn't enough, the brazen pimping of products is now a well established ...

Wrath of the Lich King sells 2.8 million in 24 hours

22 November 2008 |Making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. Unbelievable.

MK vs DC story revealed!

22 November 2008 |See what happens from the DC heroes' perspective

Tabula Rasa To Shut Down

23 November 2008 |NCSoft announced today that it will be closing down Tabula Rasa on February 28th. The sci-fi shooter-flavored MMO struggled for quite some time, despite recent attempts to draw in new players by announcements of new features, price ...

Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero

22 November 2008 |angrymilkman writes "Here are two interesting new approaches where researchers modified the popular Guitar Hero game so it can be played by gamers with disabilities. Air Guitar Hero modifies the Guitar Hero controller so someone ...

How To Find a Mobile Games Publisher?

21 November 2008 |n01 writes "The last few months of my spare time I've been implementing an abstract strategy board game (that I invented) along with a decent AI. The game resembles TwixT in that it is also a connection game, and could be played ...

Study Recommends Online Gaming, Social Networking For Kids

21 November 2008 |Blue's News pointed out a report about a study sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation which found that online gaming and social networking are beneficial to children, teaching them basic technical skills and how to communicate in ...

New Xbox Experience Goes Live

21 November 2008 |Today, Microsoft launched the New Xbox Experience for Xbox Live. The list of new features includes the streaming of TV shows and movies through Netflix, the ability to install games to the HDD, an avatar system, and the Community ...

iPhone Gaming Continues To Grow

21 November 2008 |1Up reports that the popularity of gaming on smartphones is growing, particularly on the iPhone. In fact, gaming on portable devices is growing even at home, where users presumably have access to more powerful platforms. CNN points ...

10 Years of Half-Life

20 November 2008 |intenscia writes "After 10 years of Half-Life and dealing with its silent protagonist Gordon Freeman, ModDB looks back at everything that Valve made possible with the release of its first game. The freedom and flexibility the ...

NRDC Rates Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles

20 November 2008 |An anonymous reader writes "Today, more than 40 percent of all homes in the United States contain at least one video game console. Recognizing that all that gaming could add up to serious demand for electricity, NRDC and Ecos ...

The Importance of Procedural Content Generation In Games

20 November 2008 |Gamasutra reports on a talk by Far Cry 2 developer Dominic Guay in which he discussed why procedural content generation is becoming more and more important as games get bigger and more complex. He also talks about some of the ...

Gaming Benchmarks For the New MacBook Pros

20 November 2008 |PC World takes a look at the performance of the new MacBook Pros compared to models from the middle of 2007. In addition to benchmarking software, they run comparisons on the Crysis demo and the World in Conflict demo. The results ...