Court of Duty: Activision Sues EA Over Departure of Infinity Ward Studio Heads

Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero. Battlefield vs.Call of Duty. Skate vs. Tony Hawk. Over the last few years, the two biggest video game companies in the world have had a roiling history of name-calling and oneupsmanship. The rivalry between Electronic Arts and Activision has gone beyond mere competitive words, though. One example: Respected game designer [...]

12 Days Of Giveaways: Day Eleven, For The Rock-N-Roll Kiddos

Thanks to everyone who entered our Iron Man giveaway. Consider the contest closed. We’ll announce a winner soon.

“Mario Sports Mix” Out February

Get ready for the next chapter in competitive gaming since Super Smash Bros. The newest Mario title for the Wii, Mario Sports Mix, will be in stores in February 7, 2011 for North Americans, according to a press release from Nintendo. We’re a fan of the multi-player and easy-to-learn gameplay, which means even more of [...]

‘Security’ That Makes A Grab For Your Wallet

Here’s a little story about an inattentive customer and the price of inattention. I play the sucker. The company that takes me for a ride is a surprise casting choice: McAfee, a reputable security vendor. McAfee’s anti-virus software is an industry standard, even if reviewers have been saying since last year that Microsoft’s free alternative, [...]

Top 25 Tech Fails of the Year

From Apple’s “Antennagate” to dubious 4G marketing schemes, we had plenty of things to shake our heads at this year. Some, like Tumblr’s marathon outage, became mild annoyances, while others could change our environment forever.

TechFast: Windows for Tablets, HP PalmPad, Amazon’s 8 Million Kindles

Microsoft Is Said to Announce Version of Windows for ARM Chips at CES Show

Apple Explains Why They Banned The Wikileaks App

The Wikileaks saga for freedom of the press will continue now that Apple has banned the Wikileaks App from their store. Apple claims that the app violated the law and could potentially put some people at risk. Here’s the cache since the App Store site is no longer available.

Contest: Win “Dead Money,” the First DLC for Fallout: New Vegas

The blockbuster action-RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks gets its first content expansion in the form of Dead Money. The official description follows:

“Call of Duty: Black Ops” Reaches $1 Billion In Sales

In about two months from its release date, the latest installment of the Call of Duty video game series will make $1 billion in sales worldwide, according to an Activision press release sent out today. The game was went on sale on November 9, 2010 and made an whopping $650 million in the first five [...]

Level 3 Goes To FCC Over Fight With Comcast

The argument between Netflix partner Level 3 and Comcast over carriage fees looks set to get a lot uglier with the news that Level 3 has asked the FCC to step in and put conditions on Comcast’s merger with NBC Universal. The company is asking the FCC to enforce on Comcast a five year period [...]

Apple TV to Hit One Million Units Sold This Week

Though many were suspicious that it would move off the shelf, Apple announced today that Apple TV will sell over one million units by the end of this week. According to the press release, iTunes users purchase 400,000 TV episodes and over 150,000 movies per day, though how many of those end up being watched through [...]