Contract With the Devil

Dispute the validity of ‘gaming addiction’ all you want, but designers are definitely try to tap into gaming compulsions to engineer games that keep you playing. To this end, Treyarch’s latest foray into the Call of Duty franchise implements a

How Activision would ruin Limbo 2

Like this, apparently. This is your comedy post for the day. Spoilers: this post is 100% factually accurate, as the comments comment. Nothing in this video is a lie; it is 100% confirmed for factual accuracy. And if you believe

Five Games You'll Definitely Hear About at E3

I was originally going to make a straight post of predictions for E3, but that’s boring. We already made a contest out of that. You can still enter, you know, and we’d much rather read your funny predictions than mine.

UPDATED Next Call of Duty Named

Activision has launched the official website for Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. Update: Joystiq is reporting that a UK retailer may have spilled the beans on the locales for Black Ops, which may include Vietnam, the Arctic and Cuba.

New Call of Duty To Be Unveiled This Friday

Despite the drama, nobody is surprised that Activision plans to move forward with the Call of Duty franchise this coming holiday season. Gametrailers TV promo for Spike TV advertises the announcement and first teaser trailer of the Treyarch-developed COD7 to