798 articles on Gaming

  • Why Microsoft Should Screw Its Hardware Partners
    If Surface is to be a hit, Microsoft can¿t just position it as yet-another-iPad or Android competitor. It needs people to think of the Surface as a real mobile computer. It needs people to buy Surfaces instead of laptops. That means competing with its traditional partners like HP and Dell and Acer. And the thing is, not only is this Microsoft¿s best play, there¿s not even a downside to it.
    07.11.12
  • Incompetent or Shrewd? 7 Tech Companies That Leaked Their Own Secrets
    Not only inside sources leak secret information to the press. Oftentimes companies themselves -- and sometimes their partners -- will unwittingly reveal secret product launches through their own digital slip-ups. Here are some egregious examples from the last year.
    07.10.12
  • MLB 12 The Show Predicts National League Win in Midsummer Classic
    In anticipation of tonight's All Star Game, Sony Computer Entertainment America simulated the Midsummer Classic on the Playstation 3. Using the game, MLB 12 The Show, SCEA predicted that the National League will be victorious by a close score of 3-2, pushing the NL's streak to three straight.
    07.10.12
  • Geek Diversity Is at the Heart of Imagine Cup
    The overall winners of the 2012 Imagine Cup being held in Sydney will be announced on Tuesday. But, in the meantime it is worth reflecting on the breadth of the value of this world wide program. I have been hanging out and meeting students and participants in Sydney the last few days, and what has struck me is the diversity of the existing and emerging developer community.
    07.10.12
  • Microsoft Officially Announces Windows 8 for October
    Windows 8 will officially launch to the public by the end of October and the code will be ready by the first week of August, at which point the company will ship Windows RTM (Release to Manufacturer) to its OEM partners.
    07.09.12
  • Watch the Emerging Geeks: Imagine Cup 2012 Begins
    Over in Sydney, Australia students have gathered from around the world to compete in the 2012 Imagine Cup. GeekDad has covered this event for a few years now, but this is my first time attending and before competition begins I am inspired.
    07.07.12
  • Windows 8 for $39.99 -- Are You In?
    This week, Microsoft announced that most Windows users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $39.99. For anyone that doesn't usually buy upgrades, that is a significant cost break compared to what it usually costs (around $50 to $100). Now, before you jump on that deal, consider the following¿
    07.06.12
  • Where in the World Is Google Building Servers?
    Google turned the hardware world on its head when it decided build its own servers in tandem with various manufacturers in Taiwan and China. Rather than buy gear from big-name server makers such as Dell and HP, it streamlined the process, going straight to Asia -- where all the Dell and HP gear was being built. The move was so successful, others followed, including Amazon and Facebook. In a way, Google shifted an entire market to Asia. But now Google has apparently moved elsewhere.
    07.06.12
  • Imagine Cup Alumni Spotlight: GINA Helps First Responders Worldwide
    The Imagine Cup's tagline is, "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems." It's an ambitious goal, and one that is smartly conceived for a global competition. It focuses competitor's projects into something that has humanitarian implications instead of purely commercial. And everyone's take on what real-world challenges are important are going to be different and in many ways, local. The projects I get the most excited about are the ones that take on the humanitarian angle and succeed. One example of that success is demonstrated by the Czech team, GINA, who competed in the Imagine Cup world-wide finals in Poland in 2010.
    07.06.12
  • A Peek at Wii U
    As a new parent a decade-and-a-half ago I decided that I was going to raise my children in a commercial-television-free/video-game-free household. At the time, the American Pediatric Association was suggesting that children under 2 watch no television/have no screen time at all and that children over 2 receive no more than 1-2 hours of quality ...
    07.05.12
  • Pixel Lincoln: The 16-Bit Sidescrolling Deck-Building Platformer Card Game
    John Wilkes Booth has stolen Abe Lincoln's hat and disrupted the time-space continuum. It's up to you to defeat Booth and his minions (laser sharks, puking turtles, and luchadors) with your trusty Beardarang and meat-based weaponry. Pixel Lincoln is a deck-building card game based on a sidescrolling platformer video game based on a card game inspired by old Nintendo games. Got that? Trust me: it's a riot.
    07.05.12
  • Assassin's Creed III Takes to the High Seas
    For one reason and another I lost track with Assassin's Creed. I caught up with Hughes Ricour, Senior Producer on Assassin's Creed III to find out more about the upcoming third major outing for the franchise.
    07.05.12
  • Team Wake Up: Software for Disability at Imagine Cup 2012
    Team Wake Up are heading from Peru this week, all the way to Sydney, Australia to compete in the the 2012 Imagine Cup. I had the chance to have a chat to the team before they headed off about their motivations and expectations.
    07.02.12
  • Valve Wants Schools to Teach With Portals
    Valve, the video game company who brought you the wildly famous brainiac puzzle games Portal and Portal 2, announced last week that it will now be offering Portal 2 and Puzzle Maker free for educators as part of their new Teach with Portals project using Steam for Schools service. This announcement was made at the Games For Change Festival 2012. In their presentation, Valve representatives discussed the enormous positive feedback they had received from the education community and how it was the driving force behind the creation of Teach with Portals.
    06.28.12
  • As Greece Collapses, Gunmen Set Fire to Microsoft
    Three attackers drove a van through the front of Microsoft's offices just north of Athens on Wednesday, marched out security guards at gunpoint, and tried to burn the building to the ground.
    06.27.12


 

 

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