This Guy Wrote A Program That Teaches Itself To Play NES Games
This is amazing. Tom Murphy created a computer program that actually learns how to play classic NES games on its own,…
You Are Only Sewing Skills Away From a Huggable, Functional Plush Game Controller
Okay, so you'll also need some woven conductive cloth, a spool of conductive yarn and the FLORA wearable electronics…
Non-Game Software Is Now Available On Steam
Programs like GameMaker and 3DMark are now available on Steam.
Seems Like Doom Might Have Inspired Valve to Build Steam
It's common knowledge that Gabe Newell used to work at Microsoft, right? In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek,…
Doom Is Back Up on Xbox Live
Doom, one of the progenitors of the first-person shooter genre, has returned to the Xbox Live Marketplace after a…
Kinect for Windows Coming Soon to Change the Way We Do Everything
The sinister phase two of Microsoft's Kinect plan picks up steam as the company makes Kinect for Windows impeding…
Soccer and 48 Pop Idols Show Rage Who's the Boss in Japan
It was a big week for two very different video games in Japan. One, Konami's World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (a series…
The Legend of Heroes & Dynasty Warriors Take Down Dark Souls in Japan
After debuting strongly in first place in Japan a couple weeks back, PlayStation 3 role-playing game Dark Souls has…
PlayStation Gamers Choose Dark Souls Over Rage...at Kmart
According to a surprised Kmart Gamer, the avatar of all things gaming and Kmart related, the PlayStation 3 version of…
Dark Souls Slays the Competition in Japan
More than a quarter million masochists in Japan have snapped up a copy of Dark Souls for the PlayStation 3 , making…
RPGs, 'REmakes' and Resistance 3 Are So Hot in Japan Right Now
One PlayStation 3 title just did some serious business in Japan. Tales of Xillia, the latest in Namco's long-running Tal…
In Japan, Grand Knights History Rules and Black Ops Cools
Last week's software champ, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver., had to settle for a second place showing in Japan this…
Well, Of Course the Latest Monster Hunter Is Killing It In Japan
Japan loves it some Monster Hunter. Take the latest version, the PSP to PlayStation 3 port—or if you prefer "PSP…
Gearbox Pulls an Oprah, Gives Away Borderlands 2 To Everyone in Raucous Crowd
You get a Borderlands 2! You get a Borderlands 2! This is Randy Pitchford and other top people from Gearbox Software…
Epic Mickey Lands In Japan, But Is Less Epic Than Kirby
Disney's Epic Mickey made its (rather late) to the Wii in Japan last week, debuting in the top ten, but not in the top…
Rhythm Heaven Still Tops In Japan, But Erotic PSP Fighting Is Also A Hit
WIi game Rhythm Heaven Wii (Minna no Rhythm Tengoku in Japan) is still the bestselling game in Japan, according to the…
Rhythm Heaven Wii Ascends to First Place in Japan
The delightful Rhythm Heaven series has come to the Wii—in Japan, at least—arriving to divine reception from the…
America's Pastime Is Japan's Biggest Seller Right Now
High-definition, big headed baseball is currently the hottest thing in Japanese video games. Konami's latest cartoonish…
L.A. Noire Is Japan's Bestselling Game, Just One of Many Western Successes
Japan's hottest game right now is not made in Japan, which doesn't happen often. Maybe more surprising is that four of…
The Nintendo 3DS is Back on Top in Japan, Thanks to Tales of the Abyss
Remakes! Japanese gamers love 'em, with further evidence to prove that theory in the form of Namco Bandai's Tales of…