Enjoy your right to buy and sell used video games now, because Microsoft’s next Xbox may not allow it, according to yet another report.
Gaming & Culture
The Cave Review: Spelunking for Souls
Double Fine’s The Cave is one of those rare video games that isn’t too concerned about fun.
Pinball Makers See a Comeback in the Making
The arcade as we once knew it is dead, but pinball is making a comeback–at least according to the companies who make the machines.
Women in Combat Roles: Who Knew Video Games Were So Progressive?
When the Pentagon announced this week that the U.S. military will allow women to fight on the front lines within a few years, I was taken aback – but not because I have any problem with the policy change.
A Helpful Reminder That Rumors Are Not Facts
The tech press falls for an Xbox hoax.
‘Atari’ Is in Trouble Again
On the occasion of the video game legend’s bankruptcy, a recap of its many lives.
Nvidia’s Project Shield Can Succeed Even If It Fails
Even if Project Shield is only a minor commercial success, it’ll kickstart Android gaming in ways that a flood of bargain basement tablets never could — and prevent the future of handheld gaming from becoming synonymous with Apple.
Xi3′s Piston: A Steam Box Emerges, Sort Of
One of the great tech news stripteases in recent memory is the supposed development of a “Steam Box,” a home gaming system based on Valve’s beloved PC gaming service.
Far Cry 3 Writer Says Critics Got It All Wrong
It turns out that Far Cry 3 wasn’t really a hamfisted story of a manchild-turned-jungle warrior, lousy with offensive white colonialism tropes. It was actually a subversion of those things.
Or so says the game’s lead writer, …
Far Cry 3 Review: Entertainment for a Price
Far Cry 3 is a virtual playground for hunting, climbing, shooting, stabbing and looting. In contrast to its predecessor, the nuisances of realism do not apply in Far Cry 3. All that matters is whether you have fun.
Warning: ‘Pianocade’ Arcade-Synth May Cause Involuntary Nerdgasm
Think of the wildest, weirdest safe-for-work thing you’ve seen all year, and I promise it’s not as crazy-cool as this: an arcade control-stick with over a dozen push buttons that’s also a retro MIDI controller.
Why a ‘Steam Box’ Game Console Would Be a Big Deal
At last, Valve has admitted it: The giant of PC gaming plans to release a living room video game console based on its Steam distribution platform.
