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Brash fallout a cautionary tale 5 days ago Read More
Videogames News: Movie to videogame business shutters on hype -- When it launched little more than a year ago, Brash Entertainment was the videogame industry's first Hollywood-style publisher, with...
Left 4 Dead 6 days ago Read More
Videogames News: Cliches may be the enemy of originality, but sometimes they're a creator's best friend. "Left 4 Dead," the newest masterwork from acclaimed developer Valve Software, uses the famil...
Bolt 7 days ago Read More
Videogames News: A humorous ensemble film about self-discovery turns into an unoriginal two-character action game with nothing to say in "Bolt," Disney's competent but uninspired adaptation of the ...
Tomb Raider: Underworld 10 days ago Read More
Videogames News: Like many of gaming’s most iconic franchises, "Tomb Raider" and its universally-recognizable bombshell heroine Lara Croft have occasionally struggled to find footing as tech and ta...
Ultimate Band 11 days ago Read More
Videogames News: At a time when games like "Rock Band," "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Revolution" are all aping the exact same formula, Disney is chasing the tween demo with a lower-cost music title that...
'Wrath' videogame breaks record 11 days ago Read More
Videogames News: Single day sales more than 2.8 million units -- The videogame biz got a much-needed boost last week as Blizzard's "World of Warcraft" expansion "Wrath of the Lich King" set a new w...
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe 12 days ago Read More
Videogames News: Forget depth, sophistication or anything remotely resembling logic: "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe" takes gamers back to the days of cheesy arcade fighting with bravado, style and ...
Vidgamer series logs off 13 days ago Read More
Videogames News: Revenue cause of CGS closure -- Championship Gaming Series, the company behind a series of televised vidgame competitions, has shut its doors after two seasons, unable to raise eno...
Nat'l Geographic gets into games 13 days ago Read More
Videogames News: New division to develop titles for all platforms -- After carefully wading into the casual vidgame biz over the past few years, National Geographic is launching a full-fledged game...
Call of Duty: World at War 14 days ago Read More
Videogames News: The fifth entry in Activision's annual military franchise, "Call of Duty" may return to its World War II roots and come from a different developer, but virtually everything that's ...