The British design agency Cxpartners has a nice little infographic showing the phylogeny of video game controllers since those prehistoric days of Odyssey and Atari.
The diagram maps key design transformations, from wireless ...READ»
Except for maybe the Game Boy, Sony's PlayStation is the most recognizable brand in gaming--and today, it turns 15. These infographics celebrate PlayStation as well as giving some insight into gamer snack preferences (spoiler: pizza).READ»
Last month when our newest client SWAGG/Firethorn asked us to change the "vibe" in their office, I had to reach into my Hip Hop/B-Boy backpack and tap into the world of Graffiti as a solution for their needs. What our client wanted was an attitude change in the form of an art project.READ»
Apple really wants to take a bite at the gaming market, as some novel patents show. But its third-party developers are already doing half its work for it, and dooming the PSP along the way.READ»
It was possible to get Hulu onto your TV before now, but the options were slim, sometimes tricky, and usually awkward. Hulu Plus on PS3 looks like a new world for the streaming video service.READ»
With Microsoft's new Kinect camera, new kinds of interactivity will be coming to living rooms. Marc Whitten, the General Manager of Xbox Live, tells about speech recognition, about natural control, and how Kinect will change the living room.READ»
We talk with Susan Panico, the Senior Director of the PlayStation Network. She tells us about the state of PSN and the new PlayStation Plus service.READ»
Sony's keynote speech at the E3 gaming conference just ended, and included some big news. Every PS3 is going 3-D, the Move motion-sensing controller is priced, and a whole lot more.READ»
This just in from the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles: Microsoft's Wii-without-the-controller Project Natal is now named Kinect. What new announcements came along with the name change?READ»
Sony just hit the news as a major manufacturing partner in the new Google TV endeavor, but now there's news it's partnered with HBO to push TV shows over its PlayStation network to PS3s and PSPs. What's going on in the TV world? From ...READ»
Ninteno's guru Shigeru Miyamoto has just revealed that Nintendo might be aiming at a surprising new market for its games consoles: Schools. With all the controversy about distractions and violence, is this sensible?
Miyamoto's ...READ»
Sony's new ad takes place six months in the future, in a world in which PlayStation Move has been released and is a huge success. That may be wishful thinking.READ»
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»
Sony gave a brief tech demo of its motion controller at the E3 show last year (and discussed it with us just a few weeks ago), but a lot of the particulars were left unknown. Today, they demonstrated the newly-dubbed PlayStation ...READ»
Since Sunday afternoon, PlayStation 3 consoles have been unable to log on to the PlayStation Network and unable to play certain games following a flawed software update. Newer PS3 "Slim" models are unaffected. But with over 20 ...READ»
Jack Tretton, the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, discusses how Sony is reorganizing, the motion-control competition with Microsoft, and how Sony ignored naysayers and found gaming success.READ»
With today's release of Aliens Vs. Predator, Rebellion Games completes a decade-long journey. Designer Tim Jones reveals the ups and downs of bringing the established film franchise back to life.READ»
One of the most coveted jobs in the video game industry--at least for people on the outside of the industry--is that of the tester. Testers get to play video games before they are released to the public, and look for bugs. Sound ...READ»
At Apple's event today, Steve Jobs revealed the iPad, a tablet device that resembled an embiggened iPod Touch. What did it mean for gamers? Games from the current iPhone OS will run on it, either in a small window at the original ...READ»
PlayStation Bag Online Venue Specialist Locust_Star has declared prompt that NBA and NFL contestant jerseys along with paris Recognize Shape fixed term are hitting Sony's PS Internal this shift.Additionally, NBA Authorize 10 and ...READ»
