Most franchises fizzle out at the third film, and that is precisely why Hollywood should take a lesson from the game series BioShock, which will soon be releasing its third entry, BioShock Infinite.
The appeal behind the Scott Pilgrim comic and film adaptation owes a great amount to its homage to video games. There’s something about seeing a reference that only the gaming culture would get that tickles our souls. In celebration of Pilgrim’s big screen debut, we list off some of the references to other works in both the comic and movie.
So-called "responsible" adults have always tried to find scapegoats for bad behavior since the dawn of time. These days, video games take the most heat, even though some controversies just aren't very well thought out.
Hellmode talks about how video games are art. It's been said, and it's been argued against--but it's true. Game developers are this generation’s unnamed Ansel Adams and Andy Warhols. The video games they work to create are their own unique worlds imagined and they bring to life these visions with precise direction and immense effort. By any definit
Every year, it gets more out of hand. More sequels, more technology, more money needed, and barely enough time to experience it all. Going into Christmas 2010, the lineup of big -- or even just plain interesting -- games is once again boiling over
We've dug our heels in as decidedly pro when it comes to the debate over whether or not video games are art. And, although we're not desperate for additional support, our argument has gotten a serious boost from Wabash College in Indiana.
There have been some truly brilliant horror games released over the years, and coming up with a definitive Top 5 of the ‘scariest’ was always going to be a tall order. However, after much pondering and re-living of virtual nightmares, I present to you my in-no-way-scientifically-determined selection of the games which have most haunted your sleep.
LucasFilm has filed a $5 million trademark lawsuit against a company marketing a technology that allows users to control computer applications directly with their minds...
From bugs to bad design, author discusses what games they've had trouble enjoying lately.
Once in a blue moon, game developers create a world so rich, so expansive, and so interesting that we actually feel sad when we have to leave it.
He mentions DIGG in his talk! By now, we're used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web -- building a "social layer" on top of the real world. At TEDxBoston, Seth Priebatsch looks at the next layer in progress: the "game layer," a pervasive net of behavior-steering game dynamics that will reshape education and commerce.
South Korean psychiatrists claim to have successfully reduced video game addiction by plying the addicts with antidepressant drug Bupropion.
Whether you’re looking to dominate the galaxy in the name of the Empire or rescue it from darkness as part of the Republic, you won’t get very far without a starship. In Star Wars: The Old Republic, your starship will be your base of operations, and it might even be your best friend.
Capcom has released three new videos of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, featuring the first footage of Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu in action.
The PS3 jailbreak mod-chip made the waves on the internet just yesterday and here we already have the how to step-by-step guide to help you jailbreak your console.
The videogame classic gets a sex change in their artwork.