Curt Schilling, Former Red Sox Pitcher, Makes Video Games

Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, left baseball to start 38 Studios, a video game company, maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

Oklahoma Lawmaker Proposes Tax on Violent Video Games

An Oklahoma lawmaker is proposing taxing violent video games in that state to fund obesity and bullying programs.

How the video games industry is faring

A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:Jan. 9: GameStop Corp., the world's largest video game retailer, reports nearly flat sales for a nine-week holiday period that ended ...

Two caught stealing video games at Somerville Kmart

Two Worcester men were arrested after they were allegedly found stealing video games at Kmart last Tuesday. Jonathan Jones, 33, and Anthony Sorrentino, 19, were both charged with shoplifting, according to a Somerville Police report.

The Cost of Being a Video Gamer? $17K a Year? Really?

Video games are a fun hobby, but no one ever said it was an inexpensive one: a brand new video game for the Xbox can run you $60, and a hardcore gaming rig can cost upward of $2000. But does assassinating Templars and avenging angry birds really cost a family of four $17,077? Bloomberg seems to think so. I respectfully but strenuously disagree.

Annette John-Hall: Using video games to reduce violence

We've heard it for years - a violent culture begets violence. Conventional wisdom says, if you want to understand the not-so-subliminal reasons for incivility, you don't have to look any further than the movies, the music, and the video games - the elements of pop culture we so readily identify with and glorify.

Video game field yields artistic entertainment

Video games. Whether you’re playing a level of “Angry Birds,” watering some plants in “Farmville” or shooting some friends in “Call of Duty,” you are participating in one of the fastest-growing entertainment businesses in the world. Video games. Every day, hundreds of millions of people play them. From the early days of “Pong” has emerged [...]

Taiwan man dies playing video games

A Taiwanese man died while playing video games at an Internet cafe as dozens of other patrons carried on for hours afterwards apparently unaware that they were sitting near a corpse, according to police.

Play video games for a living? TwitchTV is making it happen

Every gamer's dream come true is already a reality for some

Review: OnLive Android app - the future of video games?

A while back, OnLive released an app that allows its on-demand video game service to function through any Android device. While the service has been around awhile for use with computers and TVs, what makes the app unique is its ability to deliver games usually reserved for consoles and gaming PCs to many tablets and smartphones. The app could effectively turn any smart device into a portable ...