A Brief Reflection: Mass Effect Series

 

Has the sci-fi genre ever made a great impression on me? Not really. But it has never been packaged in a title as appealing as Mass Effect.

For those of you who have had the displeasure of having lived …

The Walking Dead, A New Take On Interactive Media?

 

SPOILERS: Minor spoilers concerning game mechanics and plot dynamics.

With more and more games these days having a direct focus on player choices and the like, is it no surprise that The Walking Dead emphasizes the very same elements?…

Mega Man 10: Why Capcom’s Blue Bomber Will Live On

 

Capcom’s blue bomber , Mega Man, has become an incredible part of many gamers’ lives which explains Capcom’s decision to bring gamers back to grips with their childhoods when they decided to release Mega Man 10.

The fact that …

A Brief Reflection: Ratchet and Clank

 

Ratchet and Clank is a series that stands as a major part of my childhood and yes, I look up to a Lombax…

The series may have been a drastic change from the Spyro games but Insomniac Games went …

A Brief Reflection: Braid

 

Here’s a game that blew my mind that belonged to a previous, stupider version of myself. Through its impressive utilization of simplicity in light of the beautifully articulated world which truly captured the artistic vision which Jonathan Blow possesses.…

5 Japanese, Immortal Franchises

 

There are a number of video game series that have been favorites for consumers for many years. But in my opinion these five offer a level of longevity that gives each of them the accolade I myself have christened: …

Downloadable Content: The Future of the Games Industry

 

The board rooms of some of the largest corporations in the games industry are buzzing with anticipation of what the future may hold; however, it is becoming readily apparent that that future may have room for only one method 

Why we should be comparing games to theater

I've read very often, in descriptions of a game's premise, a phrase which I've begun to consider: In a given title, "players take the role of"…. A Google search of this phrase naturally turns up almost exclusively hits relating to …

When sequels go too far

Sequels have always been a huge part of the gaming industry and many other industries. This is because they are often easy cash-ins that require less effort than creating an entirely new intellectual property.

Some of my favorite games of …

Split your work & personal lives with Divide for the iPhone

Mobile business software startup Enterproid has brought its ingenious Android-based Divide app for separating your business and personal life to the iPhone, a move that will increase its exposure with the enterprise.

Enterproid’s Divide software has become a popular solution …

‘A Spectre is Haunting [Industry]‘ and it’s Black, White, and Red All Over

 

Like most kids my age, I have become well acquainted with the many opportunities individuals have when consuming goods on the Internet. In terms of news, technology, and a myriad of other factors, the internet has changed our lives …

The Legend of Zelda theme played like a gypsy rumba

Dun dunnn dun da da da da daaaa. If you're cool, you'll recognize the iconic Legend of Zelda theme just by reading that sentence of nonsense. Hell, even my mom can recognize that song by now, and she's deaf!

OK, …

Meet the professor who predicts Olympic medals

Dan Johnson, the economics professor known for his remarkably accurate sports predictions, is at it again. Today, the Colorado College professor released his prognostications for the 2012 Olympics Games in London.

Each year, Johnson punches numbers into a computer and …

Funding Daily: Break out your Top Hat, it’s time to Boom, Twist and Pulse a LittleBit

Here’s a wrap-up of the day’s funding news:

Boom Financial raises $17M to bring banking to the masses

Mobile banking company m-Via has raised $17 million in funding and changed its name to Boom Financial.  Boom provides an online financial …

Fab.com grabs a whopping $105M in third round of funding

Fab.com, the e-commerce website designed almost like a lifestyle magazine, received $105 million in its third round of funding today.

The round was led by Atomico with participation from Pinnacle Ventures, re-Net Technology Partners, Mayfield Fund, DoCoMo Capital, and existing …

Apple uses UDID to track in-app purchases associated with hack

Apple is continuing its fight against a Russian hacker who is supplying a way for iPhone users to download in-app purchases without paying. The company is now including a unique identifier in all in-app purchase receipts, according to MacRumors.

Last …

Viacom says there’s ‘no deal in sight’ to get channels back on DirecTV

It’s hard to distinguish who’s behaving like the bigger drama queen when it comes to the recent carriage fee dispute between DirecTV and Viacom. For the moment, DirecTV seems to be inching ahead, according to a Viacom blog post published …

Say it ain’t so, Microsoft: secret APIs in new mobile Windows?

You’d think we’d be finished with all the nasty antitrust legal issues surrounding computer operating systems by now. Windows is still powerful, but it’s a shadow of its former monopolistic self, and Mac OS X, iOS, Android, and Linux are …

User acquisition, the “dirty underbelly” of mobile apps

At our recent MobileBeat event, we caught up with W3i co-founder Rob Weber to talk about user acquisition, a.k.a. persuading people to download your app, a.k.a. the seamiest of underbellies in the world of developing and marketing mobile applications.

It’s …

Raj Kapoor to depart from Mayfield, announces plans for new model accelerator (updated)

(Updated with quotes from Raj Kapoor)

Raj Kapoor, Mayfield Fund‘s managing director, will leave the Menlo Park venture capital firm as a full-time partner after seven years, to develop a new accelerator program for early-stage startups.

Hours after the firm …