Archives: May 2008

Greenpeace: Console-makers Playing Dirty

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 21, Categories: Misc

Greenpeace is taking on the major gaming console manufacturers. The group of outspoken greenniks is accusing the big gaming three – Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony – of "playing dirty" because...

B-Dubs Got Punked!

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 16, Categories: BW Arcade

We launched BusinessWeek Arcade a few weeks back and low and behold game-designer/artist/agitator Mark Essen a.k.a. Messhof subversively replaced the game we were linking to, You Found The Grappling Hook,...

A Breakdown of Sony's Gaming Numbers

Posted by: Kenji Hall on May 14, Categories: Sony

What of the prospects for Sony’s video game business? It’s one of the two core business divisions for the tech company that continues to be a drag on earnings. (The...

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 HitsThe Big 1-0

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 14, Categories: Microsoft

Just as the bitterly-fought race for the Democratic presidential nomination comes to an end, the tit-for-tat of the console race between Sony and Microsoft is heating up. Microsoft is taking...

Analyzing EA's Titanic Loss

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 13, Categories: Electronic Arts

Leigh Alexander, who is now tasked with writing Kotaku's more in-depth think pieces, has a nicely detailed analysis of Electronic Arts' financial performance in fiscal 2008. She writes: Despite having...

Help! My Wii Says I’m Fat

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 09, Categories: Nintendo

As Nintendo gears up its next big thing – the May 19 release of Wii Fit – games blogs and websites are abuzz over what might be described as the...

Grand Theft Auto Rakes In Record Sales

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 08, Categories: Take Two Interactive

Expectations for sales of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV were high – but maybe not high enough. Official figures released yesterday by publisher Take-Two Interactive show the game blew...

PlayTest: Boom Blox

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 07, Categories: PlayTest

Editor's Rating: The Good: Engrossing realistic physics. Precise motion controls. Cheeky graphics. The Bad: None. Really. The Bottom Line: The best casual gaming has to offer and possibly the best...

Is There A Glut of Good Games?

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 06, Categories: Misc

Are there too many good games? It sure seems that way right now. After a post-holiday dry spell, the triple-A titles are rolling in. And, by all indications, it looks...

Gran Turismo, The Ultimate “Brand Ambassador?”

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 06, Categories: Sony

A little more than a year ago, as Nissan was laying the groundwork for the launch of its GT-R supercar in the United States, a high-level marketing executive first put...

My Weekend in Liberty City

Posted by: Matt Vella on May 05, Categories: Take Two Interactive

Grand Theft Auto IV has finally made it into gamers' hands: it's big, bawdy, and utterly brilliant. For too many reasons to count last week was a frustrated mess...