The Oculus Rift might bring a virtual-reality renaissance to gaming

One upcoming technology aiming to change how we both play and see games is the Rift from Oculus. The Rift fully supports and integrates 3D in what the company claims is the most realistic 3D gaming experience to date.

Game developers hate Windows 8, Microsoft responds

Microsoft is hard at work trying to sell the idea of Windows 8 as a great gaming platform, but some developers are still not convinced.

Critical Path documents the brilliance of game creators with personal video interviews

New documentary The Critical Path includes interviews with the technical and creative talents behind today's most popular video games.

Bethesda and id release 20th anniversary edition of Wolfenstein 3D as web/mobile game

id Software and its new owner Bethesda Softworks are announcing today a new 20th anniversary edition of Wolfenstein 3D, playable as a web-based browser game and a mobile game.

The free-to-play browser game is a classic version of the pioneering …

Original Doom game now available on Xbox Live

For those of you who are nostalgic for the BFG 9000 gun and its ability to lay waste to hordes of demonic monsters, there’s a little ray of sunshine. The original Doom video game is now available on Xbox Live. …

Review: id Software grows up with next-generation shooting game Rage

Editor’s note: This post contains some story spoilers.

After more than five years in gestation, id Software’s Rage video game hits the stores tonight. Lucky for fans of first-person shooter games, it is one of the best games I’ve played …