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Gamers solve problem scientists couldn't

Sep 19, 2011
For over a decade, biomedical researchers have been trying to figure out the composition of a retrovirus enzyme from an AIDS-like virus. The belief...

And it's Madden Day

Aug 30, 2011
Today marks the release of the latest edition of the beyond-insanely popular Madden NFL game. Madden NFL '12. ...

Massive interactive game turns out to be a gum commercial

Aug 23, 2011
People who believed they were playing an elaborate, online game trying to save the human race, were fooled when it was revealed that what they were...

Wanna play the new Madden Football before your friends?

Aug 2, 2011
Videogame maker EA Sports will sell players access to full versions of its games before they come out in stores. For $25 a year, subscribers wil...

Journey to an unfamiliar type of video game

Jul 18, 2011
On today's show, Ben Kuchera from Ars Technica told us about the video game Journey. Here's Ben's complete review.

Netflix is coming to the 3DS

Jul 14, 2011
So you'll be able to watch streaming content on your little hand held game player. Important to note: not 3D movies. Just regular movies and TV in...

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Happy Oasis

Jul 14, 2011
The new Facebook game, "Happy Oasis" aims to fight Arab extremism. Suleiman Bakhit was living in Minnesota where, shortly after the 9/11 attacks,...

EA buys PopCap, spending big to go casual

Jul 13, 2011
Seattle based PopCap Games apparently had plenty of suitors when it went on the market recently, including fellow casual game maker Zynga. In the...

PrivacyVille Helps all you PeopleVille learn some SkillzVille

Jul 8, 2011
Zynga is launching a new privacy initiative called PrivacyVille that is a "game-like tutorial that rewards players with the company's virtual...