Wreck-It Ralph’s film crew discusses bad guys, cameos, and portals inside toilets (interview)

We interview the director, screenwriter, and producer of Wreck-It Ralph find out just how an animated film about a video game villain got made. Warning: some parts of the interview contain spoilers.

Gaming art for your Twitter header (Part 2: Popular franchises)

Decorate your Twitter profile with video game-themed headers of popular franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Street Fighter, and God of War.

Hell Yeah: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is an homage to bad ‘90s platformers (review)

Sega and the developers at Arkedo are keeping the spirit of Bubsy and Earthworm Jim alive with Hell Yeah: Wrath of the Dead Rabbit.

Decorate your iPhone the retro way with these gaming-themed wallpapers

These pictures use a grungy, simple design, but their minimalist look add a certain amount of class to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Gaming icons enshrined in stained glass (gallery)

The gallery inside features the likes of Mario, Halo's Master Chief, Half-Life's Gordon Freeman, and other classic characters from some of the most popular games.

Sega closes multiple offices worldwide and focuses on digital

In a major restructuring move, Sega closes offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia, and the Netherlands while increasing focus on stronger IPs such as Sonic and Total War.

17 amazing video game dioramas and paper models (gallery)

Even when we can't sit down with a controller, we want to be interacting with the characters and settings from our favorite virtual worlds. We've found some works of art that allow for exactly that.

4 games that should be in Kirby’s 20th Anniversary Collection

Kirby's 20th Anniversary Collection for the Wii includes some classic titles in the sidescrolling series, but here are some titles that we wish Nintendo would add to the anthology.

Sega shutting down games, laying off people

Sega said today it will restructure its Western operations as it deals with the transformation from a maker of retail games to digital distribution. The restructuring will result in an unspecified number of job losses and game cancellations.

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In an alternate reality, video games changed world history

Great games immerse players in fantastical worlds and adventures so extravagant, you actually wish they were real. But what if video game characters crossed over to our reality instead?

Sonic CD blasts onto console and mobile today

Sega of America has announced that Sonic CD is now available across a multitude of platforms today. Originally released in 1993 for the Sega CD, this version of Sonic CD  comes boasting both the Japanese and US soundtracks, and the …

This week on Xbox Live: Expansions for Battlefield 3, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and Gears of War 3

Microsoft has expanded Xbox Live to enable new entertainment options such as YouTube and Verizon’s FiOS TV, but the bread and butter of the Xbox 360 remains games. This week will see a slew of attention-grabbing new content on Xbox …

Video: Sega builds a playground for charity in a single day

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega and a team of over 200 volunteers built a playground from scratch on Oct. 28th.

“…volunteers from Sega of America and Youth UpRising, along with organizers from KaBOOM! and residents …

This year’s top surprises at E3

With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. We’ll start with the biggest surprises that VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi and I saw at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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