Passage: Less a video game than a poignant rumination on mortality

May 18, 2011
One of the games we talk about on our May 19th show is Passage. I was glad that our guest, John Sharp, brought it up because I think it's one of...

Nintendo 3DS sales are worse than expected

Apr 27, 2011
Nintendo admits that the new handheld goggle-free 3D game device is falling short of sales goals. 3.6 million units have been sold as of the end of...

Michael Vick and Humane Society criticize dog fighting app

Apr 26, 2011
There's a spirit-breakingly awful game on the Android app store called Dog Wars. In it, you train your dog to be a champion fighter and kill all...

PlayStation Network down

Apr 25, 2011
Of course before Sony launches any kind of game console, they should probably make sure they're gaming network platform works and right now it's...

Nintendo confirms next Wii

Apr 25, 2011
The company says it will officially unveil the next generation of Wii at the E3 games expo in June. The console is expected to be launched some...

PSP Go goes

Apr 21, 2011
Sony says its ending production of the PSP Go. It was a weird device from the start, the PSP Go. It's a handheld game player from Sony, the...

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Episode two of Mortal Kombat web series posted

Apr 19, 2011
There's a new hit TV show. On YouTube. It's a reboot of the Mortal Kombat property (originally a video game, later some movies, probably a...

Wii 2 on the way

Apr 15, 2011
A ton of sites are citing multiple sources as saying that the next edition of the Wii is on the way and will be announced at this summer's E3 gami...

Is this art? The Smithsonian gets into gaming

Feb 22, 2011
Beginning March 16, 2012, The Smithsonian Institute will celebrate the art of video games. The exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum wil...