‘Programmers loathe’ developing games for Android, says Geomeric founder

Android is a hot button for mobile gaming industry experts. Some believe it will grow to be the biggest platform developed for, some say it's the one of the worst to work with.

Brace yourself, nerds: the Disney-Lucas memes are here

It has only been a few hours since the news was announced that Disney will buy Lucasfilm for $4 billion. Already, the Internet is blowing up with Lucas-Disney graphics and mash-ups.

It’s not the same old 3D graphics in Call of Duty: Black Ops II

[Editor's note: minor spoilers on game locations]

The one requirement for a Call of Duty game is that it has to run at 60 frames per second on a console. The graphics of the game have to look good, but …

Google Earth update offers smoother graphics, Google+ integration

Google rolled out a new version of its Google Earth software, replacing the patchy, quilt-like mapping graphics with smoother, more cohesive graphics.

“The Google Earth globe is made from a mosaic of satellite and aerial photographs taken on different dates …

One-time charge pushes AMD’s solid results for fourth quarter into the red

In its first full quarter under a new CEO, Advanced Micro Devices reported solid fourth quarter operating income, but a one-time charge threw it into a loss.

AMD reported a loss of $177 million, or 24 cents a share, compared …

Nvidia beats earnings estimates as mobile graphics takes off

Nvidia‘s third quarter earnings beat analysts expectations, the company reported in an earnings call today.

Nvidia is the world’s biggest independent maker of graphics chips for PCs, and its results show the overall health of the PC industry. The company …

ARM releases a speedy new graphics core for chip makers

ARM is gunning for leadership in high-performance mobile graphics with the release of its design today for a new graphics processing unit (GPU).

The move shows that visual computing has become so important in devices such as tablets and smartphones …

Nvidia launches its Tegra 3 mobile graphics processor

Chip-maker Nvidia is formally launching its Tegra 3 quad-core mobile processor for smartphones and tablets. The company says the processor will make mobile devices much more visually stunning and power-efficient.

The chip is the new flagship for Nvidia’s drive to …

Intel’s Ivy Bridge integrated graphics to support luscious 4K resolutions

It used to be that integrated graphics chipsets could barely run a simple DVD properly. But come next year, the integrated graphics in Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processor will be able to power eye-bleedingly sharp 4K high-definition video at massive …

Why you nerds should stop hating sports games

Basketball game NBA 2k11 doesn’t start off with a title menu. It throws you straight into the classic 1991 championship game between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time and …

Games industry vet Jordan Weisman: game technology is at its peak

Video game consoles have reached a point where they are so powerful that companies no longer need to focus on adding more horsepower to the devices, said game industry veteran and Harebrained Schemes founder Jordan Weisman.

“All the heavy lifting …