Online problems plague holiday gamers
“Ho Ho Ho!” turned into “No No No!” for tons of gamers over the Christmas holiday. Several major online game networks experienced notable performance issues — and outright crashes — as a new… Continue reading
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The 5 biggest gaming stories of 2013
Another year is nearly in the books, and for gamers, it was a biggie. Sony and Microsoft released their long-awaited next generation systems. Rockstar Games didn’t just break records, it blew them to… Continue reading
Nintendo details 2014 games, announces odd new Zelda
The Wii U may not be getting tons of attention this holiday season, but that’s not stopping Nintendo from playing Santa Claus. In a Nintendo Direct broadcast Wednesday, company president Satoru Iwata and Nintendo of… Continue reading
Report: Xbox One tops PS4 on Black Friday
The Xbox One seems to have won the first round of the latest console war. A survey of early shoppers found that Microsoft’s next-generation console was the system of choice this Black Friday,… Continue reading
Gamers battle it out in the Donkey Kong world championship
Forget about the Broncos’ win over the Chiefs yesterday. The real sports action was at Denver’s 1Up Arcade and Bar. That was the site of the third annual Donkey Kong world championship, where… Continue reading
October game sales race forward thanks to GTA
Trevor, Michael and Franklin might be particularly vicious criminals in Grand Theft Auto V, but they’re heroes to the video game industry. Grand Theft Auto helped propel the industry into positive growth for… Continue reading
The Best — and Worst — Console Launches
The months leading up to a console launch are filled with talk of system specs and features. But the minute those consoles hit shelves, the focus shifts squarely to the games. No matter… Continue reading
EA CEO talks Tiger Woods, NCAA football and Nintendo
When Andrew Wilson was named CEO of Electronic Arts in September, there were a lot of double takes. He hasn’t been as prominent as other EA executives in his 13-year history with the… Continue reading
Wii Mini coming to U.S. later this month
The Wii may be winding down its life cycle, but the Wii Mini is just getting started. Roughly a year after introducing the scaled-down version of the last generation console to Canada, Nintendo has announced plans to… Continue reading
Nintendo suspends 3DS messaging service due to ‘offensive material’
Nintendo prides itself on being a family-friendly company, but it seems to have underestimated the libido of some of its customers. The gamemaker has suspended Swapnote, the messaging app available for its 3DS… Continue reading