Get ready for excitement: here’s the latest mainstream videogame news roundup! -The former heads of Infinity Ward have finally launched the site for their new studio, Respawn. –World of Warcraft is now free-to-play until level 20. -Why is Activision holding a two-day Call of Duty convention? Becau
Fempop points to something unique coming out the Arab world, but there’s a catch. So the good news is that there’s a videogame from Saudi Arabia which is something of a rarity. The bad news is that it looks a lot like an already-popular American game of almost the same name and who’s latest iteratio
Over at the Atlantic, Garrett Epps takes a closer look at Justice Clarence Thomas’ dissent in this week’s landmark violent videogame case ruling can tell us about “originalism,” or at least the limits of it. That point of view attempts to discover the original reading of the Constitution. The whole
Admittedly this Gran Turismo-to-race car driver story in the Mirror seemed a bit farcical. But we were surprised to learn that 19-year-old Jann Mardenborough, who won a contest over 90,000 over players, is actually in the pipeline to be a real professional driver. In the final challenge Jann took th
Here’s another batch of easy mainstream videogame news! -Naughty Dog reveals how Hardcore Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is going to be. -Design a shield for Dark Souls and you can win stuff, feel glorious. -Why Zynga games thrive off people who don’t play games. -Say hello to the major-league lo
St. Louis-area repair shop Arcade Aid created this eBoy-esque city with more than 160 different videogame references hidden inside of it.