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"Ghost Recon" Comes To Facebook--Will It Zap Zynga?

Ubisoft's "Ghost Recon Commander," a Facebook version of the megapopular gaming franchise, is one of the most ambitious games ever created for Facebook. Will other game firms follow in its heavily armed footsteps?READ MORE›

iFive: Another Sony Hack, Amazon's Tablet Details, Ubisoft's Film Division, Intel As Apple's Factory, Twitter Buys TweetDeck

Tuesday's already well underway, and here's what's been going on around the world: READ MORE›

Nintendo 3DS: Controlling Innovation

With the launch of the Nintendo 3DS this Sunday, the company continues its history of revolutionizing how games play, and how we play with them.READ MORE›

Hardcore History and Modern Conspiracy: Behind the Scenes With the Writer of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

This week, Ubisoft released "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood," the latest title in the critically acclaimed series full of historical mysteries, stealthy action, and futuristic technology. Writer Jeffrey Yohalem talk to Fast Company about the games' narrative, its influences, and how he meshed Renaissance Italy with the modern world. READ MORE›

Voices From E3: Gaming Luminaries on Games as Art and Roger Ebert

Back in April, film critic Roger Ebert stirred up a tempest in a teacup with his comment that gaming can never be art. Last week at E3, the game industry's annual mega-convention, I asked the gaming execs and creators I interviewed their thoughts on Ebert's opinion and if they could give him one game to change his mind, what would that be.READ MORE›

E3 Day 0: Wins for EA, Ubisoft, and Microsoft - But Activision Shows Us a Good Time

EA: Gamer's GamesEA showed that it really wanted to connect with its fans, announcing a reward community for those who play its shooters dubbed EA Gunclub (a name so politically charged that it's certain to arrive with a bang). To ...READ MORE›

Ubisoft Pushing for Games to Go Green

The huge European game published introduces two new initiatives to make video games eco-friendly.READ MORE›

Ubisoft Produces Wild AR Spin-Off of Splinter Cell Game

Ubisoft has just released an augmented reality spin-off to promote the upcoming Xbox release of Splinter Cell: Conviction, and it's the first time such a major developer has used the Layar platform for a game. Players will have a ...READ MORE›

"Red Steel 2" Director on Motion Control Gaming, Making a "First-Person Brawler"

This month, Western-meets-Samurai Anime game "Red Steel 2" takes a giant leap forward in translating players' movements into epic on-screen swordfights. Creative director Jason Vandenberghe gives us an inside look at the making of an action game with detailed motion controls and shares his enthusiasm for PlayStation Move and Microsoft's Project Natal.READ MORE›

The Best Wii Fitness Games for Your New Year's Resolution

Ah, the New Year. Nothing says bright, shiny reboot like those perennial resolutions to "lose weight" and "stop using the stationary bike as a clothes rack." Happily, the Wii console has created a flourishing new fitness market. Here are our top picks from this year.READ MORE›

The 12 Days of Gaming

With the holidays just around the corner, you're wondering what games to buy for the beloved gamer geeks on your list ... or yourself (you have to spend those gift cards on something). In no particular order, here are 12 great games released this year guaranteed to fill the season with rocking, shooting, zombie-slaying joy.READ MORE›

How The iPhone Accelerometer Game Tilt Taps Into Users' Emotions

Nicole Lazzaro, 44, has studied emotion and player experiences in video games for 20 years and is the designer of Tilt, the first iPhone accelerometer game. Her firm helps the likes of Sega and Ubisoft create games that resonate with iPhone users.READ MORE›

Jenny McCarthy Teaches Fitness on the Wii, with Semi-Annoying Real-Time Feedback

Like working out to exercise videos but wish they gave personalized feedback? Fan of Jenny McCarthy? If you answered yes to both questions, Ubisoft's new fitness game for the Nintendo Wii, Your Shape, could be for you. The key ...READ MORE›

Inside Ubisoft's 'Your Shape' Fitness Game

Video game journalist Stephen Totilo has suggested that we may currently be in the self-help era of video games, with products on the market that promise to help you keep your brain young, quit smoking, and get in shape. The latter ...READ MORE›

The Most Innovative Companies in Gaming

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Gaming.READ MORE›

Shaun White's Commercial Appeal

From tech to fashion to quaffable caffeine, White's partners look to him to amp their visibility among America's fickle youngsters.READ MORE›

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The Business of Being Shaun White [exclusive video]

My cover story on Shaun White was bound to take one of two angles.READ MORE›

• Shaun White's Business is Red Hot

Women in Tech: The Gamers

The 5 most influential women in electronic entertainment.READ MORE›

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