PC

Has Diablo III’s Rocky Launch Hurt PC Gaming?

There’s no denying that the error-filled launch of Diablo III has been something of a debacle. But has it really harmed PC gaming?


May 3, 2012
PC

One Way Video Games Are Like Prison

Over at Grantland, the occasionally notorious but always thoughtful writer Tom Bissell has weighed in on The Witcher 2. He is… not impressed. In fact, after six hours with the game, he decided he’d seen enough.


March 15, 2012
News

We’ll Never Have To Endure A Photo-Realisitic Sonic The Hedgehog

In an interview with Eurogamer, Sega’s Takashi Iizuka talked about his plans for the company’s long-running (but seemingly constantly creatively ailing) Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.


March 9, 2012
In Real Life

Future Game Developers, Cliff Bleszinski Says Make Your Games On PC

Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski, speaking at a GDC panel earlier today, gives some practical advice to the fledgling developers of tomorrow.


March 8, 2012
In Real Life

It Takes A Download Of Trillions To Hold Sales Back (Well, Not Even That)

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson says a lot of things. Some of them interesting, others regrettable. As with most humans! This, about piracy, is one of the former.


February 22, 2012
In Real Life

The Problem With Gamification

On the subject of gamification – turning things/activities that aren’t games into games – Greg Costikyan gets it 100% right.


February 17, 2012
PlayStation

Why A Former Nintendo Developer Loves The Vita

One of the most interesting parts of reaching one’s thirties is seeing how impermanent, flexible and downright unexpected someone’s career path can end up being. Such is the case with Motoi Okamoto.


February 15, 2012
PlayStation

Sony’s Old Position On Touchscreen Gaming Is Incompatible With The PS Vita

It doesn’t feel like 2005 was all that long ago… until you remember that the first iPhone didn’t launch until 2007. In the many years since a former Sony executive could make an offhand remark about the Nintendo DS, touchscreens have taken over, and the tech is getting sharper every year. The future, it seems, can take anyone by surprise.


February 10, 2012
News

What Effect Did Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Launch Have On World Of Warcraft?

Not much, apparently, at least not in December. Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime was only able to give a vague answer to the question presented during the Q&A portion of today’s Activision Blizzard financial results call, but that vagueness speaks volumes.


February 3, 2012
In Real Life

Gene Simmons Wants To Angry Birds All Night

Because there’s no product-tie in too outlandish for KISS, frontman Gene Simmons told IndustryGamers that he and his rock band (or, “Rock Band”) are looking into some sort of partnership with Rovio’s insanely popular Angry Birds video game franchise, in addition to talking to Sony about other possible KISS video games.