On Sony's most recent financial results call, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai reported really good adoption numbers for their premium Playstation Plus subscription service. While he didn't get specific he did say that more than half of the Playstation 4's 4.2 million owners have joined the $50 per year annual subscription program. Sony requires gamers who [...]
On Saturday, we were one of the earliest sites to report that Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen was considering taking down the addicting and popular, Flappy Bird, out of the app stores. Nguyen seems to be one of those guys that's just not ok with fame. He fancies himself an indie game developer and never [...]
Their are Minecraft apps, 3D printing websites, tons of merchandise, and a revolution of sorts happening around the popular, retro 8 bit game. It seems that most of the Minecraft merchandise you can purchase has been officially licensed from Mojang, the developer of the game. However there seems to be a lot of piracy and [...]
It's hard to believe that the phenomena known as Flappy Bird may be going away, as soon as later today. Business Insider reported earlier today that the game's developer, Dong Nguyen, tweeted that in 22 hours the game would go away. Business Insider's Nicholas Carlson says that Nguyen isn't one for the limelight. Nguyen considers [...]
We were forwarded the below infographic on the history of the PlayStation, from @mrchibolin. It is, in a word, awesome. I was firmly in the PlayStation camp up through the PS3 - not so sure where I am headed next, but that is a story for another time - and just seeing this graphic has brought back all kinds of fond memories. Does anyone have a copy of Metal Gear Solid to sell me?
Building on their early successes as a book publisher, Budding Biologist is gearing up for the March 2014 release of their first educational video game, Lizard Island. Lizard Island was built for students from grades one through five, and is in line with the Next Generation Science Standards, as well as Common Core Standards
(photo: shenmuedojo.net) Sony has decided that it's time for a re-up of their popular handheld video game system, the PS Vita. While the PS Vita hasn't been as popular as the Nintendo DS or the Sony PSP, the latest handheld from Sony has regained relevance with the introduction of the PS4 and the [...]
It's been a solid war and a good fight between Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's Playstation 4 since their release last November. Although Xbox loyalists would disagree, there is a clear winner in the war and that is the Playstation 4. Now don't get me wrong, Xbox One isn't doing bad by any stretch of [...]
By now I think everyone in the world knows that Nintendo didn't meet their revenue forecasts, that they had to revise their end of year forecast and that Wii U sales weren't even close to what they wanted. One of the most surprising things in all this is that Nintendo's President and CEO Satoru Iwata [...]
Apple is believed to be working on a refresh of their Apple TV box. The Apple TV box is one of the most easiest to use set top boxes, especially for someone enamored in the Apple ecosystem. The current Apple TV comes with most of the features it's competitors already offter, including Netflix and Hulu. [...]
