News: Game prices on Xbox Live can now be changed every seven days, making it a bit more accessible for indie developers. Xbox Live is notorious for not being an indie-friendly platform, but Microsoft is starting to take steps to change that. According to the official Xbox developer forum , the company has shortened the time period that indie developers have [...]

News: The US Navy wants to get everyone’s opinions and ideas for reducing fuel consumption, and it’s using an MMO to get them. The world is running out of oil, and everyone is desperately looking for ways to cut down consumption. The US Navy knows exactly where to turn for energy saving ideas: the common shmuck. More precisely, [...]

News: Zynga has partnered with American Express to give Farmville players virtual rewards for real life purchases. Many credit cards offer useful rewards like travel bonuses, cash back, and special access to all kinds of events. American Express has decided to partner with Zynga instead to give you the one of a kind gift of a money tree. Unfortunately, this [...]

Weird Games: Videogames are slices of virtual reality that are played on a screen. But, once in a while, a few stragglers escape into the real world and invade our lives proper. When that happens, some interesting games emerge… Before Grand Theft Auto there was Cops and Robbers. Before The Sims we had the game of Pretend Family. [...]

News: A leaked photo of an updated Wii U controller shows a few minor changes, including the addition of two analogue sticks. Original pictures of Nintendo‘s Wii U tablet controller showed two 3DS-like nubs instead of analogue sticks. But a new image spotted by GamesRadar shows that Nintendo has opted to use actual analogue sticks on the Wii U tablet after all. [...]

News: The Because We May initiative has many indie games going on sale to celebrate the fact that they can. From May 24 to June 1st, a large group of indie games will go on sale. Why? ” Because We May .” The idea behind Because We May is that “developers should have the freedom to price their games [...]

News: A patent filed by Nintendo illustrates the ability to move things from the screen to the Wii U tablet controller. Nintendo filed the patent back in October but it’s just now showed up on the internet. According to NintendoLife, the patent demonstrates how a player would use the Wii-mote to move something from the TV screen to the Wii [...]

News: A Lionhead job listing suggests that the studio is planning on making a new “MMO like title.” The creators of Fable are about to bring us a “brand new IP” with an “MMO like multiplayer experience,” according to a job listing from Lionhead spotted by Eurogamer. There go our dreams of a Fable MMO . The job listing is recruiting a [...]

News: THQ has published its earnings report for the fiscal year, and the numbers do not look pretty. THQ has some cause for worry. The company’s full-year earnings report reveals that despite a $165 million increase in digital sales, THQ’s total losses amount to $240 million over the past fiscal year. If you’re keeping score, that’s a $240 million [...]

News: The Last Guardian is still in development, says Sony, but it’s uncertain whether anything will be shown at E3. Oh The Last Guardian , how you play with our hearts. First you make us all worry with the departures of the game’s producer and ICO’s creator , but reassure us that these changes will not affect the game’s development . Then we [...]

Indie Darlings: A good jigsaw puzzle can keep you occupied for hours. The process of trying to stitch small pieces into a complete image is mechanical and oddly relaxing. Like many classic games, though, the jigsaw puzzle could use an upgrade – at least, according to these indie developers. Some of us have memories of putting together [...]

News: An Angry Birds theme park has opened in Finland, Rovio’s home country. What the world needs is more projectile birds. A new theme park expansion of the Särkänniemi Adventure Park in Finland aims to fill that void for us all by opening the Angry Birds Land theme park. According to Eurogamer, Angry Birds development studio Rovio was consulted in the making [...]

News: After years of being told to put down the video game and go outside, the US government is now telling everyone to play more video games – as long as they’re “active.” Since video games are no longer a static activity, they can be used to get up and get some exercise. At least that’s what [...]

News: Nintendo has announced that the 3DS will soon be available in a deep Midnight Purple color. Purple has always been a lucky color for Nintendo, and now the color is coming to a 3DS near you. On May 20, the Nintendo 3DS will be available in a Midnight Purple color. According to Nintendo, “Midnight Purple gives [...]

News: Target has accidentally revealed that the next Call of Duty title will be Black Ops 2, and it will be released on November 13. Activision is planning on officially announcing the next Call of Duty title on May 1st, but thanks to one IGN reader the information has been leaked a bit earlier. Pre-order cards from Target show that [...]

News: Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has stated that the Wii U price will not be announced at this year’s E3. It’s no secret that the Wii U will be on display at E3 this year: Nintendo has announced that it will be showing off upcoming Wii U games like Wii U Pikmin and Wii U Super Mario on the E3 floor. But one thing [...]

Weird Games : Videogames can be a great way to learn, and some games take this to an extreme. The desire to learn while having fun has given rise to a whole new genre of “training” games. These games have you using your consoles as personal coaches, psychologists, and the best friend you never had. Wild animals [...]

News: Zynga CEO Mark Pincus revealed some high aspirations for the future of the Zynga brand in a recent interview. You probably know Zynga as the company that makes those impulse-clicking social games on Facebook, but Zynga CEO Mark Pincus wants the company to mean so much more to you. Pincus told USA Today : “I want the dog, our dog icon… to [...]

News: According to BioWare, SWTOR subscriptions are not dropping but the company is doing “anything and everything” to keep these subscribers actually signing into the game. Star Wars: The Old Republic has not been out for long and already there are questions about its future. Despite a strong start , SWTOR is starting to see emptier servers. BioWare’s Daniel Erickson told PCGamer [...]

News: In a preliminary hearing, the International Trade Commission has ruled that Microsoft’s Xbox console infringes on a number of Motorola patents. Behind the scenes of some of our favorite game companies rage legal battles. Bethesda v. Mojang . Impulse Technology v. Nintendo . And now Motorola is taking on Microsoft, whose Xbox 360 console, they claim, is infringing on four patents owned [...]