Re/code’s Peter Kafka is reporting that Amazon aims to launch an answer to Apple TV and Roku next month, citing unnamed sources.
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The Death of Used Games Is a Rumor That Won’t Die
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.
Classic Game Emulators Allowed to Live in the Windows Store (For Now)
While perusing the Windows Store for new tablet apps last night, I came across a surprising find: Microsoft had recently let in a Super Nintendo emulator, dubbed Snes8x, for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices.
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.
Review: Android Game Controllers Turn Phones and Tablets into Portable Gaming Systems
I’ve been spending some quality gaming time with four phone and tablet game controllers. Here’s what I thought of each one.
All-TIME 100 Video Games
From Adventure to Zork, here are our picks for the All-TIME 100 greatest video games.
Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen Looks Like a Space Sim from the Distant Future
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition, much less Wing Commander maharishi Chris Roberts to emerge from the ether and demo a space sim that looks like something you’d conjure on a Pixar Renderfarm, least of all one that’s …
Maine Republican Party: Playing World of Warcraft Makes You Unfit for Office
In what seems a remarkably cynical, small-minded maneuver, the Republican Party in Maine has chosen to hang a popular video game around the Democratic candidate for Maine State Senate’s neck like an albatross, accusing her of …
Angry Birds: Star Wars Beaming Up (or Whatever) on November 8
Space! A long time ago in a final frontier, Jean-Luc Skywalker and a rowdy gang of merry men stole from the stars and gave to the Sneetches who had no stars upon thars. That’s the basic premise of Star Wars, from what I …
What’s With All the Dismal Resident Evil 6 Reviews?
Resident Evil 6 is in a pickle, caught in a narrow, lightless corridor of its own design and swarmed by critics using words like hacked off limbs to bludgeon it into Metacritic mediocrity.
I’m probably exaggerating a little. …
Sony’s Super-Slim PlayStation 3: One Step Forward, One Step Back
Last week Sony released a surprise three-quel PlayStation 3 — an even slimmer, lighter rendition of its six-year-old games console. It then dropped that into a new bundle, raised the price by $20 and declared it “the ultimate …
Bad Piggies by Angry Birds Maker Lets You Anger the Birds Instead
Maybe there really are two sides to every story. Did anyone ever stop to ask the villainous pigs from Angry Birds why they keep stealing the birds’ eggs? I mean, we humans eat birds’ eggs all the time – rarely, if ever, asking …