Collections Agents
I Want It All
Gamers have been scrabbling for collectible items since the earliest days of the medium – heart pieces in Zelda, Mario’s gold bullion, the ...
Experienced Points
What’s Wrong with Xbox Live?
As I said in my comic, I’m not really upset about the Xbox Live price hike. As others have pointed out, this price ...
Experienced Points
I Have Seen The Future, And it is Annoying
There is a desire among publishers to do for the PC what Xbox Live does for the Xbox and the Playstation Network does ...
Alphabet Soup
M is for Massive
In some ways, “massive” is the perfect word to describe online gaming. It communicates a certain heft – a suggestion that our games ...
Conferences
BlizzCon ’09: The Future of Battle.net
What’s the deal with Blizzard’s fancy new version of its Battle.net online multiplayer service? Blizzard offered a look into the future of Battle.net ...
Alternative Access
The War Continues
In the war for the hearts and minds of videogame enthusiasts, Sony and Microsoft have increasingly turned their attention to the battleground of ...
Context Sensitive
Me vs 1 vs 100
I love game shows. I’ve tried out for no less than three of them in my life: Family Feud, Who Wants to Be ...
Editor's Note
Carrot on a Stick
I am not ashamed to admit that I am an achievement whore. I love the darned things. Not just the Xbox Live achievements, ...
Press Released
The Lesson of XNA
The initial results of XNA, the Xbox Live project designed to open up a platform of millions to the industrious creators of content, ...
Press Released
Goodbye Big Box
Perhaps I represent a distinct minority, but I would be perfectly content to never have to own another boxed copy of a game. ...
Going Gold
The Digital Pimp
The rise of the commercial digital distribution model has been as swift as a download of Hexic on a fiber-optic connection. Even Microsoft ...