http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/ Find the latest blog posts from our game bloggers on Yahoo! Games. Read posts on the latest game releases, game reviews and the latest news. en-US Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:34 -0400 5 http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/base/us.gif The Internet might be a haven for cat lovers, but when it comes to gamers, dogs rule. Activision has a viral hit on its hands with Call of Duty: Ghosts, but not for the reasons it likely expected. The German … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/meet-gaming-newest-star-call-duty-dog-232534653.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 19:25:34 -0400blogs/plugged-in/meet-gaming-newest-star-call-duty-dog-232534653Microsoft came out swinging Tuesday with a highly-anticipated hour-long reveal event for their next-gen home console, the newly minted Xbox One. Unfortunately, it seems they weren’t connecting. The event focused on the console’s ability to support live television, its reworked … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/tepid-gamer-reactions-cool-xbox-one-fever-192646890.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 15:26:46 -0400blogs/plugged-in/tepid-gamer-reactions-cool-xbox-one-fever-192646890By Barry Wilner, Associated Press Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/nfl-xbox-enhancing-interactive-television-viewing-190316790.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 15:03:16 -0400blogs/plugged-in/nfl-xbox-enhancing-interactive-television-viewing-190316790There were a lot of fancy features showcased in Tuesday's unveiling of the Xbox One, but there were plenty of unanswered questions as well. That was to be expected, of course. With E3 looming and months left before the system … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/xbox-one-unanswered-questions-182644978.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 14:26:44 -0400blogs/plugged-in/xbox-one-unanswered-questions-182644978Individually numbered and mixed in randomly with LEGO’s other collectible minifigs, Mr. Gold is gold-chromed from top hat to toes -- except for his classy white gloves. And he’s apparently worth his weight in gold to LEGO collectors. Thanks to … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/controversial-gold-lego-figure-1-000-windfall-174022383.htmlWed, 22 May 2013 13:40:22 -0400blogs/plugged-in/controversial-gold-lego-figure-1-000-windfall-174022383Over the past few months, the hottest hot-button issue in gaming concerns always-on internet connections. Requiring users to be online to play offline games isn’t popular among gamers, to put it mildly, particularly after tech issues surrounding this very topic … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/xbox-one-require-regular-connection-not-always-001622660.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 20:16:22 -0400blogs/plugged-in/xbox-one-require-regular-connection-not-always-001622660Since the rumormongers starting whispering about Microsoft's next-generation console over a year ago, one of the most controversial topics has been the fate of used games. Some reports said the system would make it impossible to play them. Analysts scoffed … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/xbox-one-play-used-games-questions-linger-213743272.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 17:37:43 -0400blogs/plugged-in/xbox-one-play-used-games-questions-linger-213743272Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its newest gaming console, the Xbox One, with a slew of new capabilities. But one thing it won't do is play Xbox 360 games. by Shara Tibken, CNET Because the new gaming system has a different … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/xbox-360-games-won-t-xbox-one-204108284.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 16:41:08 -0400blogs/plugged-in/xbox-360-games-won-t-xbox-one-204108284Halo may not have made it to the big screen, but it's getting its own TV show. And one helluva producer. As part of the Xbox One reveal Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled plans for Halo: The Television Series, which will air … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/steven-spielberg-producing-halo-tv-series-190405471.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 15:04:05 -0400blogs/plugged-in/steven-spielberg-producing-halo-tv-series-190405471The next-gen console war is on. Putting an end to weeks months years of rumor and speculation, Microsoft formally pulled the wraps off its Xbox 360 successor during a media gala at its Redmond HQ on Wednesday. It’s called the … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-due-worldwide-later-182033643.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 14:20:33 -0400blogs/plugged-in/microsoft-announces-xbox-one-due-worldwide-later-182033643Microsoft's next-generation Xbox will dominate headlines tomorrow, but Sony couldn't resist stealing one more news cycle for the PlayStation 4 today. The company has released a teaser video showing off its upcoming console, which was conspicuously absent at Sony's own … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/eve-xbox-reveal-sony-teases-ps4-182429181.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 14:24:29 -0400blogs/plugged-in/eve-xbox-reveal-sony-teases-ps4-182429181By Derrick J. Lang, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/expectations-high-next-xbox-170047219.htmlMon, 20 May 2013 13:00:47 -0400blogs/plugged-in/expectations-high-next-xbox-170047219Madden, the go-to franchise for NFL fans, is upping its game. EA has unveiled a limited ‘Anniversary Edition’ edition of the upcoming Madden NFL 25 that will come with a free Sunday Ticket subscription, letting owners not only play simulations … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/madden-nfl-25-anniversary-edition-comes-sunday-ticket-213424439.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 17:34:24 -0400blogs/plugged-in/madden-nfl-25-anniversary-edition-comes-sunday-ticket-213424439Nintendo has seen its share of rough patches over the years, but the past 12 months have been a doozy. After revolutionizing the video game industry with the Wii, the company's follow-up console has consistently failed to connect with core … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/problems-mounting-troubled-wii-u-193641776.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 15:36:41 -0400blogs/plugged-in/problems-mounting-troubled-wii-u-193641776A cutesy Trekkie musical goes warp speed into awesomeness. "I'm giving her all she's got, Cap'n! Why is the power starting to dwindle? I'm not sure, but I've been charging my Kindle!" by Christopher MacManus, CNET For most of us, … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/star-trek-musical-goes-where-no-school-gone-191701117.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 15:17:01 -0400blogs/plugged-in/star-trek-musical-goes-where-no-school-gone-191701117By Derrick J. Lang, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms. The first title will be … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/sonic-video-games-coming-nintendo-180538643.htmlFri, 17 May 2013 14:05:38 -0400blogs/plugged-in/sonic-video-games-coming-nintendo-180538643Even the DC universe's mightiest superheroes couldn't fight off yet another month of poor retail sales for the video game industry. April was the latest in a long string of sales disappointments, with brick and mortar sales of video game … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/game-industry-sales-continue-rough-slide-april-224459146.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 18:44:59 -0400blogs/plugged-in/game-industry-sales-continue-rough-slide-april-224459146Electronic Arts was the first company to institute the online pass. It was, at the time, a revolutionary idea that allowed the publisher to make money from used game sales. Now, it's walking away from the practice -- and players … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/ea-drops-online-pass-182008279.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 14:20:08 -0400blogs/plugged-in/ea-drops-online-pass-182008279By Piya Sinha-Roy, Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The popular video game "Angry Birds" is jumping off smart phones and onto the big screen in a new animated 3D film due to be released in 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/angry-birds-invade-screens-sony-pictures-3d-film-222454716.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 18:24:54 -0400blogs/plugged-in/angry-birds-invade-screens-sony-pictures-3d-film-222454716It's been three years since Gran Turismo last revved its engine - but it's finally ready to pull up to the starting line once again. The hit driving franchise will release its latest installment - Gran Turismo 6 - later … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/gran-turismo-6-racing-ps3-holiday-175825906.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 13:58:25 -0400blogs/plugged-in/gran-turismo-6-racing-ps3-holiday-175825906Julian Knight is one of the most notorious criminals in Australia. And he might be about to become the country's most dangerous gamer. In documents filed with Australia's Supreme Court (via Kotaku), Knight is suing the prison system because no … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/mass-murderer-sues-jail-not-getting-playstation-182415925.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 14:24:15 -0400blogs/plugged-in/mass-murderer-sues-jail-not-getting-playstation-182415925If you think chess isn't a spectator sport, you obviously haven't been watching the right matches. Gata Kamsky retained his title of U.S. chess champion Monday night in a marathon game that proved so challenging and suspenseful, it went into … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/four-time-u-chess-champ-retains-title-epic-174648190.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 13:46:48 -0400blogs/plugged-in/four-time-u-chess-champ-retains-title-epic-174648190Times are tough for video game publishers. Sales are down. Way down. Even buoyed by a couple of high profile, big-selling hits, March’s numbers were down a full 10% compared to last year. The news is full of closings, layoffs, … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/amid-flagging-sales-video-game-makers-head-board-173924859.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 13:39:24 -0400blogs/plugged-in/amid-flagging-sales-video-game-makers-head-board-173924859Blizzard Entertainment is turning a potential PR disaster into a PR coup. Last week, the developer discovered a programming bug that let players of the blockbuster role-playing game Diablo III duplicate their in-game gold, resulting in inflated prices in the … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/blizzard-donates-money-diablo-iii-glitch-charity-174850228.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 13:48:50 -0400blogs/plugged-in/blizzard-donates-money-diablo-iii-glitch-charity-174850228You’ve played plenty of video games using fake electric guitars, but how about something a bit…classier? Cello Fortress -- yes, cello -- combines video games, classical music and concert tours to create what very well may be the most unique … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/music-gaming-levels-cello-fortress-185601833.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 14:56:01 -0400blogs/plugged-in/music-gaming-levels-cello-fortress-185601833By Eric Mack, CNET A German "Auction of Firsts" includes relics and creations from tech luminaries from Pascal to Woz and Jobs. Attention early adopters: That first-edition Google Glass hardware is likely to be gathering dust a few years from … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/three-centuries-geek-milestone-devices-one-epic-auction-181354658.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 14:13:54 -0400blogs/plugged-in/three-centuries-geek-milestone-devices-one-epic-auction-181354658By Gerry Shih, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the past twelve months, Zynga Inc has struggled with a contracting player base, a deflated stock price and waves of layoffs. Now it is coming to terms with downsized ambitions. As … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/looking-comeback-zynga-embraces-austerity-farmville-191843306.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 15:18:43 -0400blogs/plugged-in/looking-comeback-zynga-embraces-austerity-farmville-191843306After securing $8.5 million on Kickstarter last year, the Ouya game console has further guaranteed itself some financial breathing room with a $15 million venture capital injection. A group led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (whose other investments include … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/ouya-console-gets-15-million-extra-funding-delayed-181252380.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 14:12:52 -0400blogs/plugged-in/ouya-console-gets-15-million-extra-funding-delayed-181252380All is not well in Azeroth. Approximately 1.3 million subscribers have left World of Warcraft’s fantasy universe in the past three months, Activision-Blizzard reported in an earnings call Wednesday. According to the company, most of those departures were players in … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/world-warcraft-loses-1-3-million-players-three-233637952.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 19:36:37 -0400blogs/plugged-in/world-warcraft-loses-1-3-million-players-three-233637952When EA recently announced it would not be making a version of this year's Madden franchise for the Wii U, it quickly declared its relationship with Nintendo was still a strong one. That may turn out to be an overstatement, … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/ea-distances-itself-wii-u-185930912.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 14:59:30 -0400blogs/plugged-in/ea-distances-itself-wii-u-185930912Since 2001, while Alliance and Horde have fought it out in World of WarCraft, and while the space fleets of EVE Online and the fellowships of Lord of the Rings Online have had their adventures, a quirky, free-to-play, browser-based virtual … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/best-kept-secret-online-virtual-worlds-gets-major-234133836.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 19:41:33 -0400blogs/plugged-in/best-kept-secret-online-virtual-worlds-gets-major-234133836One of the oldest names in first-person shooting is making a comeback. Again. On Tuesday, Bethesda Softworks announced that Wolfenstein: The New Order is coming to consoles (current and next-gen) and PC later this year. Set in the 1960s, the … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/wolfenstein-order-announced-230155451.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 19:01:55 -0400blogs/plugged-in/wolfenstein-order-announced-230155451By Malathi Nayak, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the midst of the bitter national debate on gun violence, gun manufacturers and videogame makers are delicately navigating one of the more peculiar relationships in American business. Violent "first-person shooter" games … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/video-game-maker-drops-gun-makers-not-guns-204837253.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 16:48:37 -0400blogs/plugged-in/video-game-maker-drops-gun-makers-not-guns-204837253We're not making an endorsement here, but Audi may just be the most logical car on the road these days. The automaker has released an online ad that pinpoints its target audience with phaser-like accuracy, pitting Leonard Nimoy's Spock against … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/old-spock-takes-spock-viral-car-commercial-181337627.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 14:13:37 -0400blogs/plugged-in/old-spock-takes-spock-viral-car-commercial-181337627by Daniel Terdiman, CNET Disney and Electronic Arts said today that the two entertainment giants have signed an exclusive deal under which EA will begin developing and publishing a series of new "Star Wars" video games. In a release, Disney … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/ea-star-wars-games-company-disney-looking-231215593.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 19:12:15 -0400blogs/plugged-in/ea-star-wars-games-company-disney-looking-231215593If you're one of the many players of Angry Birds Friends, the socially-inclined latest chapter in the hit series, this week's Level Three might have thrown you for a loop. There's no elaborately challenging layer of obstacles. The pigs are … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/australian-uses-angry-birds-pop-204714554.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 16:47:14 -0400blogs/plugged-in/australian-uses-angry-birds-pop-204714554Most of us think of LEGO as one of the family-friendliest companies on the planet, but one eagle-eyed dad spied a not-so-friendly product in the company’s catalog. As reported on The Consumerist, the saga began when journalist Josh Stearns noticed … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/lego-apologizes-street-harassment-sticker-181422770.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 14:14:22 -0400blogs/plugged-in/lego-apologizes-street-harassment-sticker-181422770Getting the call to play the Man of Steel is undoubtedly one of the biggest moments of actor Henry Cavill’s career, but he almost didn't answer it. He was too busy playing World of Warcraft. Cavill, who stars in this … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/henry-cavill-kryptonite-world-warcraft-175052681.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 13:50:52 -0400blogs/plugged-in/henry-cavill-kryptonite-world-warcraft-175052681Sue their pants off, Keyboard Cat. First uncaged back in 2007, the musically-gifted kitty remains one of the web’s biggest viral hits. But to the owner of the feline sensation’s trademark and copyright, you don’t get to play with “Fatso” … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/ouch-cat-meme-makers-suing-scribblenauts-creators-191237893.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 15:12:37 -0400blogs/plugged-in/ouch-cat-meme-makers-suing-scribblenauts-creators-191237893The Wii U's not living up to Nintendo's sales expectations, and that's causing the company to get a bit...creative...with its marketing plans. Taking a cue from the viral marketing that works so well in the mobile industry, Nintendo is relying … Continue reading →http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/nintendo-getting-little-desperate-attempts-sell-wii-u-173656039.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 13:36:56 -0400blogs/plugged-in/nintendo-getting-little-desperate-attempts-sell-wii-u-173656039