In recognition of Xbox Live’s 5th anniversary, Microsoft has announced a pair of giveaways and a new download service
The Official Xbox Magazine is reporting that the next Xbox 360 dashboard update will allow owners to download original Xbox games
Tomorrow Xbox 360 owners will get a chance to experience TimeShift’s unique multiplayer experience without the hassle of actually having to go out and buy TimeShift. Sierra has announced that a multiplayer demo of their time-twisting title will be up on Xbox Live tomorrow. I’ve tooled around a bit with TimeShift’s multiplayer, though I have to say I was less than impressed. The gameplay is certainly solid, but with the much more robust multiplayer of Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 readily…
As I promised yesterday, during my run as Bizarro Brian I want to share some recent activity in the field of game studies.
Videogame, Player, Text is a new anthology with articles focused on player experiences in games. Barry Atkins and Tanya Krzywinska are the editors, and contributors include Marie-Laure Ryan, Matteo Bittanti, Henry Lowood, Jesper Juul, and others. These are some of the names you might want to Google around for if you’re interested in the academic study of…
DivX Inc. has announced that its video technology will be integrated into the PlayStation 3 via a future firmware update
World of Warcraft players rejoice - Dustwallow Marsh doesn’t suck as much anymore! Oh sure, you might be more excited about the other changes going live today with patch 2.3, such as the introduction of guild banks so we can free up those bank character slots, or the new 10-man level 70 dungeon of Zul’Aman in the Ghostlands. They’ve made it easier to level from 20 to 60, which makes no sense whatsoever. My 70 warrior roommate informs me that Warrior DPS got a significant boost in this…
Vivox, a provider of voice services for online games and virtual worlds, has secured USD 7.8 million in a second round of equity financing
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Curses, Tycho and Gabe, now we really wish Assassin’s Crossing was real. It would be so much fun. The duo’s Penny Arcade strip from last week, “The Littlest Hashshashin” took top honors in this week’s webcomic wrapup, likely for the second frame alone. (We’re not going to spoil it, just click the link yourself and find out.)