For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»
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»
Social networking has completely tangled itself into the fabric of our daily lives, and though Facebook is still de rigueur, people with specific interests and advertisers who want to reach those people are becoming more the norm. For ...READ»
World of Warcraft, or WoW, is a new Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game, from Blizzard. WoW has become the #1 played game of all time, in any genre, on any system. Why? Because it is incredibly addicting!READ»
THQ, a large game publisher, has announced it would begin using ads delivered over the Internet by Massive Inc. in its games. THQ is one of the largest publishers to agree to these dynamic ads, and this is a big step toward a brave ...READ»
With the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, MTV Games and Activision Blizzard are fighting to dominate the music genre--but can they beat the recession?READ»
Good-bye, consoles! Steve Perlman says his OnLive can stream video games over the Internet. Whether it succeeds or not, this will be the future of gaming.READ»
The video game industry is beginning to slow down, and the sale of video games and consoles this quarter are remarkably lower than the same time last year. The Chief Financial Officer of Amazon.com, Tom Szkutak, says that the reason ...READ»
Honestly, I think the free to play MMORPG game
market is growing way too fast. It seems like every month a n ambitious
new game publisher opens its doors for the first time in hopes of
making it big in a market overflowing with ...READ»
After months of speculation, Sony announced Wednesday that the launch of its PlayStation 3 will be delayed until November. Since last summer, Sony has said the PS3 would launch in the spring. This seemed increasingly unlikely as the ...READ»
Naming a product is an art unto itself. Every company pours money into choosing the right label, one that will grab the public. Nintendo, the venerable gaming giant, announced today that its new console, codenamed "Revolution" to ...READ»
As gamers everywhere know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, begins this week, and details about the future of gaming are emerging. Last night, Sony announced that it would launch the PlayStation 3 in the U.S. and Europe on ...READ»
Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics produces a new series of incendiary videos to alert people about how the big video-game system makers need to do more to rid their consoles of toxic chemicals.READ»
Only 75 shopping days 'til Christmas, folks. If a loved one has Sony's Playstation 3 or the Nintendo Wii on his list, start thinking now of an excuse why Santa couldn't deliver.
Both systems, in development for years, are expected ...READ»
Nintendo, at a press event in NYC this morning, revealed the final details for the holiday launch of its next video game console, the Wii. On Nov. 19 it will be released for $249. This price, already undercutting the $399 Microsoft ...READ»
Chris Ferguson (#100 on our list of the
100 Most Creative People in Business) and other poker pros are in Washington D.C. this week to sweet talk members of Congress into lifting a three-year-old ban against online gambling in the ...READ»
Microsoft continues to push the social networking and entertainment capabilities of the Xbox 360--games on demand and group movie viewing are two such features due in the next system update (due in August). We asked Shane Kim, Microsoft's VP of Strategy and Business Development for Interactive Entertainment, about the evolution of Xbox Live and what the launch of Project Natal means for the business.READ»
Recent earnings reports from Sony and Nintendo prove that the video game industry is not recession proof. So why do games still cost so much money?READ»
Microsoft is the latest company to capitalize on the "customer-made"
trend. According to the Mercury News, any game enthusiast can now create video games for the Xbox 360 video console.
"(Microsoft) will make available ...READ»
Yesterday, along with a slew of new functions in its Xbox 360 system update, Microsoft launched its Games on Demand store with full Xbox 360 titles for download. Is this move a game-changer or just business as usual?READ»
At a press event at the GamesCom convention in Germany today, Sony announced that the long-rumored slimmer PS3 will be released September 1 for $299, a $100 price drop from its current PlayStation 3. The console will have a 120 ...READ»
MMORPG developers have gotten way too lazy when it comes to designing quests. Almost every single quest in any MMORPG
involves either role playing as a FedEx driver [Take this item and give
it to an NPC named John Thunderhoof ...READ»
Today's Adrants highlights the fight "anti-graffiti mouthpiece" Queens Councilman Peter Vallone is picking with Atari for their new videogame that "features a young graffiti artist up against corrupt officials and rival gangs as he ...READ»
I find that the issue is not with a lack of interest in video games, but the dominance of the MMO genre. World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, Everquest 2, Age of Conan, Warhammer Online, and countless other free and premium ...READ»
