It’s looking more like a long, slow bridge to who-knows-where for Sony’s silent running PlayStation Vita. No, I don’t have official sales figures in front of me, but Sony’s reticence about said figures is telling. Companies can’t …
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Is Windows 8 Really a ‘Catastrophe’ for Content Creators?
Valve Software bigwig Gabe Newell has his long knives out and he’s slashing in Windows 8’s direction, going so far as to call Microsoft’s imminent operating system makeover a “catastrophe.”
It’s not the first time for Newell, …
Is Rovio’s Amazing Alex a Worthy Successor to Angry Birds?
Amazing Alex, Rovio’s touch-based mobile followup to Angry Birds (or in sequential-ese, Angry Birds Space) blindsided me. A new physics-angled game from the company that’s seen over a billion app downloads, with an estimated …
Ouya: A Wake-Up Call for Video Games
In less than 24 hours, Ouya’s $99 game console has created as much buzz as anything from Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony.
No one who’s written about Ouya has actually seen the thing, but the concept alone is intriguing: an …
‘Spelunky’ Review: A Punishing Platformer That’s Always Changing
Spelunky is the latest in a long line of interesting, downloadable Xbox 360 platformers, with roots in Super Mario Bros. It’s also, by far, the most unforgiving, despite a cartoon facade of stumpy characters, colorful environs …
Sony Bets On Cloud Gaming with Gaikai Purchase, but Don’t Expect Drastic Changes
Cloud gaming: the promise of playing games anywhere you can scare up high-speed Internet, the latest ones fired at you instantly and on demand — just like Netflix or Hulu video — and with all the visual trimmings. The ability …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for June 2012
Our pick of this month’s best new Skyrim mods.
Atari at 40: Catching Up with Founder Nolan Bushnell
Once upon a time, back in the 1960s, there was a videogame called Spacewar!
It was remarkably ingenious and addictive, and probably would have become a pop-culture phenomenon if it weren’t for its one downside: You could only …
Origin EON11-S Review: 11-inch Ultraportable Gaming, Alive and Well
A couple years ago, 11-inch laptop gaming was all the rage. Dell led the charge with the Alienware M11x, a netbook-style 11.6-inch laptop that weighed just 4.5 pounds, featured surprisingly high-end gaming specs, and was updated …
Google+ Has a Games Problem
Long before the launch of Google+, there was a recurring rumor that Google would get into social games in a big way. The company invested more than $100 million in Zynga, and was reportedly planning to use games as an anchor …
Author Neal Stephenson’s $500K Quest to Build a Better Sword Game
Surely Medieval knights would be appalled by the swordplay displayed in modern video games. Warriors hack blindly. Swords miraculously catch fire. Characters swing in wild circles like the Tasmanian Devil.
Author Neal …
Why E3 Will Continue to Disappoint
The blaring subwoofers and flashing lights of E3 just didn’t have the same pleasant ring this year.
All around the show floor, there was a sense of disappointment with E3 2012. Although the annual video game trade show had …