Xbox games director clueless about why fans hate always-on consoles

Creative director Adam Orth speaks out about always online and insults "non-cities."

Kickstarter alert: Spiritual successor to Commander Keen made using Tom Hall’s new game-creation tool

Developer Tom Hall has a new Kickstarter for a game-creation tool, and he used it to make a new game.

Nintendo’s TVii available tomorrow, but it won’t be fully functional

Nintendo TVii is coming to your living room tomorrow, but it won’t arrive with all the features originally promised.

New history of Atari commemorates the 40th anniversary of Pong

Industry vets Martin Goldberg and Curt Vendel have penned a comprehensive history of the retro gaming juggernaut, Atari, in time for the 40th anniversary of the interactive, table-tennis classic, Pong.

No second chances: Treyarch will ban anyone caught hacking Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Let's hope Treyarch has a decent way of tracking down gamers who hack and mod the game.

PAR Works ushers in the maturity of augmented reality

PAR Works' augmented-reality technology is accurate to within a few millimeters by using point-cloud models.

Sony Pictures joins in on the movie-game disruption trend

Sony Pictures has enlisted the aid of mobile-app developer PlayFirst to adapt its upcoming 3D-animated comedy Hotel Transylvania to a smartphone game.

Analyst: Steam ‘has to branch out,’ may begin by selling nongaming software

Valve's Steam app for mobile devices accidentally began showing categories for nongaming-related applications. We turn to some experts to see what this could mean for developers and the industry at large.

Intermittent Uplay outage renders several Ubisoft games unplayable

Ubisoft's Uplay service is giving many customers an error that is preventing access to games like Assassin's Creed Revelations.

Penny Arcade says fans can ripoff and remix past comics if it meets Kickstarter goal

If the Penny Arcade Kickstarter reaches $900,000, the team will open up its entire comic archive to the Creative Commons license. This will allows other creators to remix and reuse PA assets in original and derivative works.

Battlefield 4 seemingly revealed by Origin

A promo for the new Medal of Honor Warfighter on Origin seemingly confirms the existence of Battlefield 4. All references have since been removed from the service.

Official trailer for the live-action film series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Microsoft has released a full trailer for its promotional film Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn. The company will stretch the movie across five Master Chief-filled episodes beginning on October 5.

Nintendo will finally be able to rescue data from stolen systems…if you have a police report

Nintendo still has no easy way to recover a customer's digital purchases from a stolen system. That will change soon, but it will require a police report, not simply a username and password.

Indie game developers weigh in on Valve’s Steam Greenlight

Some indie developers say Valve's new community-focused service is a great opportunity, but potential abuse of the system is a concern.