Newsflash to No One: Internet Screaming About Xbox Live Arcade Changes Overblown

Oops.  Apparently, Microsoft didn't explain it as well as they might have.  Can they get a do-over?"The Internet cried foul when Microsoft said underperforming Xbox Live Arcade games would be removed from the service.The blame falls on Microsoft, according to Aaron...

Using the web as a playground

PMOG lets you use the internet as a medium for a game of treasure hunting.  An interesting use of the medum and an example of how you can re-claim your browsing experience."PMOG is the Passively Multiplayer Online Game. To play, you’ll need to Get Firefox and Add...

New Playstation 3 Game Bad Company preview and interview with Multiplayer Pro...

"Last week, Electronic Arts held a showcase for its latest titles, jamming journalists into a small Islington studio, where we sat on an exciting revolving auditorium that juddered round to face the various game demos in turn. Each title got its own stage area, sort of like a...

Xbox LIVE Arcade Reveals Its Communitys Pick for Best Games With Inaugural Aw...

"At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008 today, Microsoft Corp. celebrated the success of its industry-leading Xbox LIVE Arcade platform with the inaugural Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards. In January, more than 26,000 people voted for their favourite Xbox LIVE Arcade games, and...

Majesco building Our House - Wii News at GameSpot

"Having conquered the food service industry with Cooking Mama, Majesco is now setting its sights on do-it-yourself home improvement. Today, the publisher announced it would be bringing construction sim Our House exclusively to the Nintendo Wii this holiday season. Catering to...

Microsoft Offers One Arcade Title after Xbox Live Holiday Problems

Not that I really expect anything huge from Microsoft, but this is just insulting. Owing to the large amount of issues people were experiencing over the holidays (issues connecting to live in the first place,...

Zoo produced video game makes waves

A new video game designed to teach people about the lives of wolves is making headlines today.  Here is  how the website describes the project:"Learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf...

Virtual worlds opened up to all

"A free tool that allows anyone to create a virtual world has been launched. Users of Metaplace, as it is known, can build 3D online worlds for PCs or even a mobile phone without any knowledge of complex computer languages. The web-based program is the brainchild of Raph...

Blizzard announces new World of Warcraft expansion

"Blizzard Entertainment has revealed plans to publish a second expansion pack to its online role playing game World of Warcraft. Entitled Wrath of the Lich King, the game expansion pack will invite players to...

Don't Play Online Multiplayer Games? These Games Are Out to Change Your Mind

"a small group of more interesting ventures is aiming to attract a broader audience, hoping to lure players who shun games like Warcraft because of the time commitment and challenging learning curve. If the audience is to increase, their thinking goes, games must be easier to...

Halo 3 Enters Public Beta... Master Chief Reporting for Duty

Halo, the flagship title for Microsoft's Xbox gaming platform, is back. The third title in the series is entering public beta as gamers check to see if the Master Chief is ready for prime time. UPDATE: our own...

GameSpy Providing Multiplayer Technology for Nintendo Wii

GameSpy announced today that it will provide multiplayer technology to game publishers developing titles for Nintendo's Wii. As part of an ongoing partnership with Nintendo, GameSpy has developed middleware technology to enable Wii titles to offer community features, such...

World of Warcraft hits 8 million subscribers

"World of Warcraft, the online multiplayer fantasy game, now has more than 8 million players. This is according to Blizzard Entertainment who released the game just over two years ago on November 23, 2004. The...

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