Games Still Getting More Money Than Anything Else on Kickstarter
Kickstarter just let the world know that they've pulled in more than $1 billion dollars for thousands of crowdfunding projects since the company launched. And the category that raked in the most cash? Games, once again, to the tune of $215.75 million.
How Candy Crush Tricks The Brain
We all know Candy Crush Saga is addictive, but have you ever wondered why?
The Most Disappointing Final Battles in All Science Fiction and Fantasy
It's all been leading up to this. Hundreds of pages, or hours, of buildup, leading up to the final confrontation between the forces of excellent and the forces of not-excellent. And then... it's kind of a bust. The bad guys kind of fold. Or the fight lasts 30 seconds. Or it's just thumb-wrestling. Here are the most…
Gamers Get Pretty Gross Facebook Ads
If you have a Facebook profile, chances are good that you've populated it with some information about yourself. Like say, some of your favorite games—that way, anyone can look on your page and learn a little bit about you. It's a useful feature, but it's also used so that Facebook can spit more "relevant" ads at you.
Sochi's Most Memorable Moments As Rendered By Old-School Video Games
We're loath to see the Sochi Olympics go—truth be told, a few of us are starting to miss Nightmare Bear—so we enlisted the help of old video game consoles to help recreate some of the Winter Games' most memorable moments. Hockey, freestyle skiing, curling—they're all here, backed up by an NES, a Sega Genesis, PSX, and…
Watch The Red Bull X2014 GT6 Car Run The 'Ring In 3'38.031
How fast could a car go around the Nurburgring Nordschleife if it was unimpeded by racing regulations, or by g-forces acting on the driver? About 3'38.031, as this Red Bull X2014 Fan Car did in Gran Turismo 6.
How One Driver Went From Video Games To Sims To A Real-Life 8-Bit Car
This is the 8-Bit Miata. It doesn't just look like it's from a video game, the whole thing was worked up and practiced on in the virtual world. Here's how it all happened.
This Genius Kinect Rig Puts You Inside a Video Game in Two Minutes Flat
What if, the next time you played a video game, the main character not only looked like you but had the same body, same clothes, same everything? How would it change the way you related to the game? How would it change the way you relate to the other characters in it? I found out.
Not All Kids Think Video Games Are Good For You
Now that YouTuber Game Dave and his army of young, free-spelling youngsters have weighed in on the console war, it's time to tackle a tougher issue — are video games bad for you?
Six Real Life Lessons I Learned from World of Warcraft
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs, mercifully) get a bad rap for being life-sucking parallel universes. However, games like World of Warcraft are a microcosm of many real-life experiences. No, really.
I'm Still Not Ready To Introduce My Three-Year-Old To Video Games Yet
Broken Age almost made me violate one of my golden rules about kids and video games. I almost let my daughter watch me play it.
2014 Might Be the Year to Believe in Kickstarter and Video Games Again
That sound you've been hearing all week? Oh, it's nothing: just the collective exhale of millions of people who are all grateful that Broken Age doesn't suck.
R.B.I. Baseball Is Returning This Spring
Rejoice! R.B.I. Baseball, the famed NES game (with a few sequels) will return this spring, thanks to MLB Advanced Media.
I Help Make Video Games, And I'm Sick Of The Hatred From Gamers
The following editorial was written by a developer who has been testing and making games for five years. The developer asked to be kept anonymous.
You've Never Heard Of Half Of These Songs About Video Games
I love old songs about video games. Not specific games mind you, but just the general idea of video games. They tend to be joyful, simple and wonderful. With that, here are some you might not have heard of.
Someone Please Buy This Giant Halo Warthog Before It's Scrapped
Peter Cooper has been trying to sell this home-built, remarkably accurate Warthog for over a year now, and it looks like this may be the last chance to save it from the scrapyard. So I really hope someone steps up and becomes the proud owner of this beast, since it's pretty damn incredible.
Google's Top Ten Video Game Searches Of 2013 Are... Interesting
Quick, what do you think were the biggest games on Google this year? Grand Theft Auto? Call of Duty? League of Legends?