The Cost of Piracy

We speak to authorities on video-game piracy -- including everyone from well-known game hackers to anti-piracy officials -- to learn how this isn't something that merely impacts developers but jeopardizes the very strength of our industry.

Alawar Entertainment Releases Snark Busters: Welcome to the Club for the PC

All-new hidden object adventure sends players on an unusual quest.

Nintendo Download: July 28, 2010

New Game Downloads Deliver Good Times by Air, Land and Sea

Supercharge Your Homebrew-Hacked Nintendo DS [Nintendo DS]

# nintendods You've hacked your Nintendo DS for easy backups and single-cartridge playback . Now it's time to install some awesome homebrew software, capable of playing back music and video, organizing to-dos, playing emulated and homebrew games, and a lot more. More »

Seamheads seek free Wi-Fi

Here in Seattle, seamheads and even casual fans who carry Wi-Fi-capable devices to Safeco Field would benefit from stronger support and we're not talking about adding another big bopper to the team's roster.

Nintendo Download: July 19, 2010

Fins, Fur and Fabulous Puzzles Power the Latest Downloads for Wii and Nintendo DS

NEWS: This Week in Nintendo Downloads

It's a downloadable zoo out there. This week brings eight releases in total, divided into three for WiiWare, and five for DSiWare. First to take the WiiWare stage is Nintendo's own AquaSpace. For 600 Wii Points ($6), you can have your own virtual, interactive, customizable aquarium that you can visit with your Miis. It includes fish feeding, fish facts, fish following, fish feeling, but not fish ...

ScummVM Brings Classic Point-and-Click DOS Games to Modern Systems [Downloads]

# downloads Cross Platform: If you long for the DOS-based games of your youth, free app ScummVM easily runs classic games like Maniac Mansion , Sam and Max , and Secret of Monkey Island on any platform you can imagine, from Windows to Amiga. More »

The Sims Get the Party Started in EA's New Expansion Pack to Massively Popular The Sims 3

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----The Sims players will soon have a reason to stay out late on the town! The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. today announced The Sims 3 Late Night Expansion pack* is in development and will hit store shelves worldwide this fall.

How Seattle's PopCap stays at the top of its game

On the eve of the annual Casual Connect game conference in Seattle this week, Roberts explained how PopCap has kept lining up jewels despite the constantly changing landscape.