Yesterday it was all over the news that publisher Electronic Arts had lost a staggering $641 million in their fiscal third quarter. Our reaction? Well, Penny Arcade said it best. But, this was a result of mainly 2 things: EA’s purchase of mobile games platform Jamdat, which cost them $368 million. The second, my friends, [...]

  News arose a few days ago that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick informally announced a new music based game called DJ Hero, to ride the success of the company’s Guitar Hero franchise. “We have this product called DJ Hero coming out later this year, which is a turntable that you actually can play competitively and [...]

In a baffling interview, Capcom’s Head of Character Content Business Toshihiro Tokumaru announced that the Lost Planet movie will have a budget nearly as large as last year’s smash hit film, The Dark Knight. When asked about other Capcom properties aside from Street Fighter that may see the light of day, Tokumaru said: Speaking of [...]

In a new “study” by Bringham Young University, “researchers” found that gamers are more likely to abuse drugs, drink heavily, and avoid family and friends. I use the word “study” lightly because they didn’t actually study a damn thing and “researchers” lightly because they didn’t find it necessary to think twice about these odd findings. [...]

Resident Evil 2 is lovingly being recreated in Left 4 Dead by a group of talented modders. Hit the jump for screenshots and more information.

Today is one weird day for Sony. The news that the company has sold its 50 millionth PlayStation 2 comes on the same day that it looks bleakly into its future as it gazes at the $1.1 billion operating loss it has to deal with in the present day. The 50 millionth PS2 looms over [...]

In this investigative piece, we examine the magical powers of the colon and its ability to transform video game titles from 5 words to 50.

According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark website, Nintendo has recently put a patent on new technology that allows players to have the option of looking at a short video to help play through certain games, which would totally eliminate the possibility of being “stuck” while playing. Let’s face it, as good as many of [...]

Maybe it’s a dead argument for some, but I never tire of dissecting our fair medium and holding her to a harsh lens. I love the industry enough to feel entitled to criticize it–and I’m going to be honest, as visual fidelity increases, as high def spreads, as developers pump up the textures and bump [...]

Back to back posts related to gaming and sex? I’m sure you’re all wondering if I’m getting enough in my personal life, but those sordid details do not belong here at SmashPad. I don’t care how much you ask. But this is a bit too good to pass up. An Italian woman has shared a [...]