PlayStation

A Million Bucks Up For Grabs As EA Sports’ Tournaments Move To The PS3

Competitive Madden gaming, for the better part of a decade, typically involved a weekend of long drives, cheap hotel stays, and lots of standing, sitting and sometimes sleeping on ugly convention centre carpet. It fairly assured that only the diehards and elites would show up for preliminary rounds.


August 5, 2011
News

Madden NFL 12′s ‘Battle Of The Gridiron’ Tournament

Earlier this year retail giant GameStop and newly created Virgin Gaming announced a partnership that would power online video game tournaments. Gamers who purchased specific games at GameStop could join tournaments through Virgin Gaming registration.


In Real Life

Watch The Bernese Alps Go From Real Life To Forza Motorsport 4

Turn 10 Studios, the people behind the Forza Motorsport series, have a rough job. In order to make a top-shelf racing game, they had to go to one of the most beautiful places in the world and hike, examine, and photograph the landscape. They have our sympathies.


October 8, 2010

10 Games Businesses That Are Doomed

Who’s going to fail in video games? Business blogger Nicholas Lovell has his opinions. It’s a provocative list. See if you agree…


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.


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.


June 2, 2010
News

Virgin Gaming Partners With Sony, Counts Down To E3

A tournament ad packed inside Canadian copies of ModNation Racers leads us to a Virgin Gaming countdown clock, indicating June 14 as the date for the unveiling of Virgin’s new gaming service, along with an early partnership with Sony.