Articles on Games

Retro gaming kills my eyes - Oct 18, 2009

Blogs Growing up in the 1980s alongside my NES, I probably enjoy retro gaming more than the average gamer. But even I have my limits. The other day, I found myself the ... Read story »

Xbox Live bannings leave Chinese and ex-pat gamers stranded - Nov 25, 2009

Blogs Microsoft's recent piracy clampdown in its Xbox Live online gaming service is leaving a lot of gamers in China stranded. They're now finding that their modded consoles or pirated games are ... Read story »

Video game ratings board announces iPhone app - Dec 2, 2009

Crave A new iPhone app from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board allows parents to see the full ratings summaries of more than 1,500 video games. I love tools that are all ... Read story »

Firefox extension makes Flash games full-screen - Nov 19, 2008

Crave Flash Game Maximizer turns almost any Flash game window into a full-screen affair, regardless of whether the developer made it an option. A new Firefox extension aptly named "Flash Game Maximizer" ... Read story »

Five of the best iPhone games - Nov 7, 2008

Crave If you're lucky enough to own an iPhone or an iPod touch, you'll know there's loads of games available for them--but which ones are worth downloading? We've scoured Apple's app store ... Read story »

Sega Zippo lighters make me nostalgic - Oct 30, 2009

Crave Looking at the Sega Mega Drive-modeled Zippo lighter reminds me of the actual console which I still have on top of my wardrobe. I remember spending a good deal of ... Read story »

Strolling Bowling - Oct 13, 2006

Crave When the site says this game has legs, it means exactly that. We were certainly bowled over when we came across this 10-pin miniature game that takes its own sweet time ... Read story »

Tekuteku Angel Pocket - Jan 3, 2007

Crave 2007 may be the zodiac year of the pig. But that doesn't mean you have to make a pig of yourself. To get healthy, check out this little angel. It's a ... Read story »

Patent: Sony working on an emotion controller? - Aug 18, 2009

Crave Sony aims to figure out just how much you're enjoying that game or content playing in front of you. With the Smile Shutter technology now in the digital camera bag, ... Read story »

The Simpsons Pinball Party Machine - Feb 2, 2007

Crave Aye, caramba! If you're an enthusiast of everyone's favorite cartoon familiy and arcade games, you'll probably dig US store Brookstone's Simpsons Pinball Party Machine which comes with talking Homer head, Bart ... Read story »

Golf Launchpad USB Golf Simulator for PC - Nov 6, 2006

Crave If your greatest golfing triumph is thwacking the green to bits, check out the Golf Launchpad for practicing that swing at home or in your cubicle without making a fool of ... Read story »

Airhockey Over A Distance - Aug 3, 2006

Crave Hard to imagine playing a vigorously physical game like Airhockey remotely. There's the table. There's the puck. Where's the opponent? What's been done here is to split the table in half, ... Read story »

Chris Avellone at the e-Services 2009 - Feb 8, 2009

Blogs My gamer geek alter ego is all giddy with excitement! Chris Avellone, co-founder and creative director of Obsidian Entertainment, is going to be the first keynote during the second day of ... Read story »

Study: Nintendo brain games don't make the grade - Jan 28, 2009

Crave Can the mind-bending activities in games like Big Brain Academy make you smarter? The debate continues. Nintendo's brain games may not help put your kid on the Nobel Prize track ... Read story »

DirectX 11 supported on new ATI Radeon HD 5800 3D cards - Sep 24, 2009

Crave AMD has introduced its ATI Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5850 desktop graphics cards, beating rival Nvidia to the marketplace with the first DirectX 11-capable products. As DirectX 11 is ... Read story »

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