
Satoru Iwata, the longtime president and CEO of Nintendo, has died at age 55 from a tumor, the company announced Sunday.
Yahoo! News columnist Jeff Greenfield fought back against a discussion implicating violent video games, in part, for the recent prevalence of mass shootings, arguing that “new mediums” from comic books to rock and roll always get blamed for violence. “The comic books, don’t even get me started,” co-host Mika Brzezinski said after a discussion about…
Nintendo 2DS has been announced by Nintendo. The portable device will play both Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS games, with no 3D effects with 3DS games. The 2DS will be available in North America for $129.99 on October 12th (the same day as Pokemon X and Y) and features a slate-like design rather than the…
Video game journalist and podcaster Ryan Davis, known for his devout fan following in the tight-knit community, died last week at the age of 34, Giant Bomb, the news gaming site he cofounded, said on Monday. Davis had a visible online presence in the video game community through the popular podcast “the Giant Bombcast” he…
Sony has unveiled the next version of its next popular gaming console, the PlayStation 4, which it plans to release in time for the 2013 holiday season. At a press conference on Wednesday evening in New York City, the company showcased the system’s new graphics and controllers, but stopped short of revealing the system’s casing.…
Nintendo may have officially started off the “next generation” of home game consoles with the Wii U, but Sony is set to really get the hardware race going with the widely expected announcement of the PlayStation 4 at the “PlayStation Meeting” in New York City, starting at 6 PM Eastern on Wednesday, Feb. 20. While…
The U.S. operations of iconic but long-troubled video game maker Atari have filed for bankruptcy in an effort to break free from their debt-laden French parent. Atari Inc. and three of its affiliates filed petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York late Sunday. Although the 31-year-old brand is still known…
Tonight Jon Stewart took on the topic of the right’s response to gun control in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. “Finally, everybody is ready to talk about gun violence,” he said. “Nothing is off the table, no bad idea, it’s a safe space. Let’s start the discussion on…