News

Want To Read All The Skyrim Books?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim doesn’t only boast a vast in-game world. It also has a vast array of in-game books. The amount of text for you to peruse is mind blogging.


November 23, 2011
Mobile

The Kindle Fire Just Might Be A Kick-Arse Gaming Machine

Amazon’s new $US200 Kindle, the Kindle Fire, isn’t just a book reader that happens to run Scrabble and Sudoku. It runs lots of Android-compatible games: the usual suspects like Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja, but also… the $7, high-end sci-fi horror game Dead Space.


February 16, 2011
PC

If World Of Warcraft Were On Kindle

It’s not, but if it were, it might look something like this. As seen on The Daily Blink.


December 11, 2010
News

Games Beat Books 2:1 On Kindle’s Sales Chart

Here’s a curiosity: Over the past 90 days, eight of the top 12 sellers in the Kindle Store – including all of the top six – are games, dusting President George W. Bush’s memoir and heavyweight writers like John Grisham.


April 16, 2010
In Real Life

What Would Super Mario Bros On Kindle Look Like?

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Kinda like this. Japanese company Klab has developed a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator. Here it is running on a Kindle emulator. That’s… a lot of emulating.


January 21, 2010
News

Reports: EA Working On Apple Tablet, Kindle

According to a report on the Wall Street Journal, when the Apple Tablet is revealed later this month – as seems almost certain – it’ll have Electronic Arts along for the ride.


January 5, 2010
News

Why Don’t Game Companies Offer Refunds For Digital Downloads?

Ever download a video game to a console or handheld and want a refund? Tough. Can’t do it. But in the world of Amazon’s Kindle, you can download books digitally – and return them. A workable idea for gaming?


November 3, 2009
News

Nintendo Ponders Kindle-Style 3G DS

Could a future version of the Nintendo DS hardware use 3G for digital downloads? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says the company could take a cue from Amazon’s Kindle business model.