Double Fine Does Doubly Well in Kickstarter Project
How they asked for $400,000—and got almost double. Read More »
Posts Tagged ‘video games’
EA Legend
Electronic Arts recently announced a new platform called EA Legend. The Legend will provide marketers in the game... Read More »
Qwikster and the Ruin of Netflix
It threw customers into a frenzy when Netflix raised prices by 60%. Their solution to the customer outrage: a weak apology from Reed Hastings and the announcement, on the Netflix Blog, of splitting the DVD-by-mail service into a separate entity called Qwikster. Netflix will soon only offer streaming, which would be great if they actually offered a more comprehensive selection of media, other than dated British TV shows (and not even some of the best ones) and dated movies. Hasting promises that the “additional streaming content [coming] in the next few months will be substantial,” but will that promise be enough to keep customers paying in the meantime? Read More »
Jerry Rice & Nitus Dog Football Will Be the Best Video Game of this Generation
How does a Yorkshire Terrier take down a 250-pound Scottish man? These are the types of questions I don't want to answer, but Jerry Rice & Nitus Dog Football raises these questions. As the title suggests, this Wii game features 49ers Hall-of-Famer Jerry Rice as he narrates your rise to canine fame and fortune on the dangerous doggy football circuit (Michael Vick is not a playable character). Read More »
Humble Indie Bundle #3 Combines Gaming with Charity, Exceeds $500,000
I'll be the last person to say that video games are an idle pursuit, but it can be tough to explain an eight-hour Dragon Age marathon to your overachieving cousin who just spent the day volunteering to save the Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko. Which is why I love seeing gaming and charity mashed together, if only to have a rebuttal for familial one-uppers at the dinner table. Read More »
ESA Wants $1.1 Million from California After Legal Victory
The Supreme Court all but tore the head off of California's proposed violent video games law on June 27, but the Entertainment Software Association is looking for even more. The ESA wants a whopping $1.1 million in legal fees from California, after succeeding in similar requests in Louisiana, Michigan and Illinois (acquiring a total of $783, 349 from the states). Read More »
Microsoft Registers Eyebrow-raising Domain Names
Microsoft has registered the domain names microsoft-sony.com and sony-microsoft.com, fueling intense speculation over Microsoft and Sony's future plans. Read More »
Activision Announces Call of Duty XP 2011
In a move that is sure to excite your friend's little brother, Video game publisher Activision has announced a two-day expo celebrating its ridiculously profitable first-person-shooter series Call of Duty, set for September 2-3 in Los Angeles, CA. The event is only available to players 18 and up, so you shouldn't hear any of the squeaky voices that makes fun of your mother and make COD's multiplayer so unbearable. Read More »
FATALITY: Supreme Court Strikes Down CA’s Violent Video Games Law
In a victory for video game retailers and gamers alike, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California's proposed "violent games law" in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association on June 27. The law, which would have made selling violent video games to minors illegal, was found to violate the First Amendment in a 7-2 decision. Read More »
Video Game Solves Crime
I probably know more about video games than anyone else in my office right now. But I didn't know that video games could be used to solve a crime. It's true, I beat Scooby Doo Mysteries on Sega, but that pales in comparison to the Medford, Oregon Police Department catching a criminal after stealing a video game console. Read More »
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