Video games are social, whether you?re playing alone, online, or with friends. From the moment a game is conceived to the moment it slides into your PC or console, a game is the result of multitudes. So is its lifespan. A game like World of Warcraft is obviously social, relying on millions of players to ...

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 15:53

Shares of the video game retailer GameStop are trading higher this morning after the company reported mixed results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended January 28. For the quarter, GameStop posted revenue of $3.58 billion, down 3% from $3.69 billion a year ago, and below the Street consensus forecast of $3.71 billion. Adjusted profits of ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

"The forgotten Tolkien" created the fantasy world of Tekumel and the role-playing game Empire of the Petal Throne.

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 18:53

Criticism is a part of writing, and though it can be constructive, it can also be exhausting. I can spend a long while writing a piece I think is particularly good, only to have it torn apart online by savage commenters who seem bent on crushing my very soul. Such instances are why these last ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 15:57

Over at Kotaku, Luke Plunkett has an interesting post up on the sort of conflict of interest some gaming journalists and websites face when penning honest reviews of video games. To briefly summarize, long, long ago in a galaxy far away (called simply The Year of Our Lord 2007) a writer at GameSpot, Jeff Gerstmann, ...

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 22:55

A new GAO report published on Friday warned that the global supply chain of IT products could be putting national security at risk. ?Federal agencies rely extensively on computerized information systems and electronic data to carry out their operations,? the 45-page report stated. ?The exploitation of information technology products and services through the global supply ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 20:12

Estimates have been rising for Gap after it delivered its fifth consecutive positive earnings surprise.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 17:25

Asian airlines are back in the news. Qantas and China Eastern are teaming up to launch a Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier next year, adding to the flood of investment in new intra-regional capacity. Further south in Indonesia, a hotbed of aviation expansion, flag carrier Garuda Indonesia last week posted a 56% rise in 2011 net ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 11:26

A Florida-based company says it has created high-quality, colorless, lab-created diamonds. Diamond industry representatives are debating whether this is a "game changer" in how colorless diamonds are sourced and priced. Gemesis Diamond Company is selling their diamonds on its Internet site directly to consumers and through retailers. It has been producing lab-created fancy colored diamonds ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

Generac's recent pull back makes it attractive to aggressive growth investors.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:54