6.5 million Modern Warfare 3 units sold, profits just beginning
When EA claimed that Battlefield 3 sold 5 million copies worldwide in its first week, it indicated that the publisher has a huge hit on its hands. Activision showed those men of will what will...
6.5 million Modern Warfare 3 units sold, profits just beginning
When EA claimed that Battlefield 3 sold 5 million copies worldwide in its first week, it indicated that the publisher has a huge hit on its hands. Activision showed those men of will what will...
Steam For Mac Gets Hacked, Change Your Passwords And Watch Your Statements
The Steam gaming network has been incredibly popular on the Mac since it made its debut in March of last year, and it enjoys over 35 million subscribers all over the world, offering a huge library of over 1,400 games. It’s not exactly the...Review: Skyward Sword slashes Zelda’s sacred cows
Have you ever played a game that took forever to come out, only to find yourself wondering, "What the hell were they doing for all this time, anyway?"
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is not...
Valve confirms Steam hack: credit cards, personal info may be stolen
The recent Steam hack may have compromised users' credit card numbers and other personal information, according to a message sent to Steam users from Gabe Newell, head of Valve. The company is certain the hackers gained access to...
A wedding featuring Bastion’s narrator? For one fan, it happened
Bastion is an amazing game, and the team at Supergiant Games is a passionate bunch. An Ars Technica reader named Jay Greschner sent us this wonderful story about a very special surprise the developer put...
Feature: Modern Warfare 3 single-player on PC: the canonization of violence
The introduction to the third game in the Modern Warfare series assumes I paid way more attention to the story in the first two games. Modern Warfare 2 may have had a story, but it...
Analysis determines why Angry Birds is so popular
Here, finally, must certainly be the last word on Angry Birds. Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional Charles L. Mauro has done an exhaustive report called "A Cognitive Teardown of Angry Birds," in which he breaks down, piece by ever-lov...
Infinity Blade II previewed, has bigger world, more enemies, and new gear features
With the launch of Infinity Blade II just a few short weeks away, Chair has shown the game off to IGN Wireless, and they report that it looks terrific. The game mostly follows in the path of the first title, with the player having to navigate a pa...
Steam forums taken offline following possible security breach
The Steam forums, run by Valve, are down following an apparent security breach perpetrated by a group of hackers, Eurogamer reports. The outlet states that a message board in the forums was "defaced" Monday night; the forums were...
Nitronic Rush: free, student-made, Tron-inspired arcade racer for the PC
An interesting aesthetic or bold use of color is a good way to get attention for your independent game, especially in today's world of big-budget games that seem to draw from color palettes of brown...
