This week's reader mailbag will have a set topic: the games of summer
and fall. What titles (old or new) have been getting you through the
summer? And what games are you most looking forward to for this fall?
The folks over at Tiny
Cartridge posted the unsettling story of a collector of hacked
Pokémon carts who randomly discovered a cartridge that contained more
than he'd bargained for.
According to Nielsen Company research, online gaming ranks second only behind social networking when it how Americans spend their time on the computer.
Hard times for the video game industry keep on rolling. According to a
new rumor, the latest developer to face a round of layoffs is High
Voltage Software, the studio behind recent Wii first-person shooter The
Conduit and its upcoming sequel.
A new report has surfaced indicating that the publisher is actively
avoiding developing games with female characters and even changing them
to male characters.
Nintendo's new Art Academy asks you to put aside the standard
video game task of widespread destruction and instead draw a beautiful work of
art. Or a wiener.
Yesterday was a big day for video game lawsuits. But why should you care? We tapped intellectual property attorney Eric Chad of Merchant &
Gould, for the quick and dirty about yesterday's lawsuits.
This indie puzzle platformer from developer Broken Rules has already
made waves on PC and Mac and now it's coming soon to Wii with new levels
and motions controls.
The L.A. Times
reports that talks between Sony and director David O. Russell have
broken down. The studio is looking for a new director and may even look
for male and female lead actors before they find the director.
This free download is a 100%-accurate digital representation of the excellent tabletop game, built with the original card artwork with the publisher and designer’s blessings.
