Mobile

Gamer Budgets Increase, But Tilt More Towards Mobile

Did you spend less on games last year? More on mobile purchases? Ratings research firm Nielsen said gamers shifted their budgets into mobile app purchases and “other leisure activities”, mirroring the widely bemoaned sales decline seen last year.


December 22, 2010
In Real Life

Why There Are Coins In Super Mario Bros

One of gaming’s most iconic in-game items are Super Mario Bros’ coins. But why coins?


December 16, 2010
News

Call Of Duty Guy Overpays For Five Games, Minecraft Guy Quadruples That

It was impressive when Robert Bowling, creative strategist for Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward paid $US500 for a batch of indie games that only cost $US500. Then Notch, maker of Minecraft stepped up, with $US2000.


November 30, 2010
In Real Life

Gentlemen, Start Your Coffee Tables

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Racing wheels open up a new level of play for driving games. They also take up space and many require tables to clamp onto. Shame there isn’t a coffee table that can transform into a racing set-up.


November 22, 2010
News

New Vegas’ "Dead Money" Concerns The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

In Bethesda’s latest newsletter, a designer on Fallout: New Vegas spills details on the upcoming “Dead Money,” the Xbox 360-exclusive DLC extension to Fallout: New Vegas due on Dec. 21.


November 9, 2010
News

Dames Don’t Do Nintendo Ads For Free

Ever wonder why Dame Helen Mirren agreed to appear in upcoming Wii ads? Maybe she likes the Wii. But maybe it was the two-day commercial shoot and the very hefty pay cheque. Ka-ching!


October 15, 2010
News

Nintendo, Sony, I Feel Your Pain

It may not seem like it, but Nintendo, Sony and I have something in common: we’re all getting screwed by money.


October 6, 2010
News

Playhem Is Another Way To Make Money Playing Video Games

There are people who want to help you and your distant friends legally put money on the line the next time you play video games. The latest crew with this idea is called Playhem.


September 17, 2010
News

Activision Considers Selling Video Game Cutscenes

If Activision stripped all of the cutscenes from StarCraft II, pasted them together into one big movie and charged between 20 to 30 dollars for you to buy it, would you pay? Activision’s Bobby Kotick thinks you would.


June 26, 2010
News

Make Money Winning Games, With The Help Of A Billionaire

What brings the world’s richest daredevil back into video games? Balloon-riding, building-jumping billionaire Richard Branson believes you want to get paid for beating gamers online.