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In all honesty, Blake Griffin himself could start a social network that served no purpose outside of featuring his dizzying (and disgusting, if you will) array of dunks, and it'd probably go over quite well. Instead, he -- along with other superstars in the National Basketball Association -- will...

Out of all the things Google announced at its I/O developer conference this week, Google Play Game Services is the one new product I started using right away. Think of it as the Google equivalent of Xbox Live. For games that support it, the service lets you earn achievements, find and host...

April was a cruel month indeed for the video game industry. Sales of gaming hardware, software and accessories in the U.S. for the month peaked at $495.2 million , according to sales data from research firm NPD, down 25 percent from the same period in 2012. Retail software sales declined 17 percent...

Nvidia's Android-powered portable video game system, the Shield , is available for pre-order today. That's three days earlier than the previous pre-order date of May 20, and according to Nvidia's announcement, the bump-up is at the behest of retailers. "Good news," it reads. "Our partners are so...

If you’ve never heard of Animoca , it’s probably because — like nearly every company in the mobile games industry — the Hong Kong-based studio has never had a huge hit on the scale of Temple Run or Candy Crush Saga. And Animoca couldn’t be happier about that. Co-founder Yat Siu calls them “fast...

Consumers spent just $109.5 million on game hardware in April, down from the $187.8 million they spent during the same period in 2012. [Read more]

For the first quarter of this year, consumers spent more for games to be played over iOS devices than was spent for games to be played over dedicated handheld gaming units; the latter includes handheld models like the Sony PSP and the Nintendo 3DS. The report was released by research firm IDC and...

Consumers spent just $109.5 million on game hardware in April, down from the $187.8 million they spent during the same period in 2012. [Read more]

Nintendo is aiming to democratize E3 2013 next week, partnering with Best Buy in the US and Canada to give access to unreleased games to those who can’t attend the annual gaming event. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime revealed the plans at the tail-end of a Nintendo Direct...

The Last of Us is the latest PS3 exclusive game from Naughty Dog, the creators of the Uncharted series. It tells the story of Joel, a hardened man who has seen some action and Ellie a 14-year-old girl, both of which banding together in a zombie invested...