Neilie's loved video games since she was a kid. After earning a graduate degree and spending years in the Bay Area game industry, she now spends all her time writing about the business she loves.
Few graphic novels in recent memory have made the impression of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead. Gritty and insightful, it turns what in lesser hands would be your basic blood-filled horror story into a compelling human drama...
The Bay Area's Telltale Games have become the modern-day masters of the adventure genre and this summer, is taking us on a terrifying journey into the world of The Walking Dead.For those of you who'...
After decades being considered as merely a niche form of entertainment, video games are finally coming into their own. The Bay Area being a game-development hot-spot, it makes perfect sense that here would be the birthplace of a...
With the upsurge in social games, it's surprising that more people haven't heard of GSN Games. Co-owned by Direct TV and Sony Pictures, this interactive arm of the Game Show Network has been making online...
FunCom's last foray into the MMO space was with 2008's Age of Conan (I don't count last year's Bloodline Champions since its focus is strictly PvP arena). Considering how well-received the...
Ask a game developer--do they make games for money or for love? Once you've wiped the spit off your face from the ensuing fit of world-weary laughter, you'll have your answer. Developers work unbelievably...
Although casual games are big business, at this year's Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, they were still in the minority compared to the many hard core and indie titles. Fortunately, one of the biggest casual...
Well it's that time of year again--when game developers around the world converge upon San Francisco to share info, learn new techniques and bond over shots of Jager. The 2012 Game Developer's Conference started off...
Last week in downtown San Francisco, I met up with the guys from 2K and Yager Development for a press demo of the newest title in the Spec Ops franchise, Spec Ops: The Line. After a decade of bad-to...
Recently, (amidst rumors of a corporate sale which THQ denies) game publisher THQ held a pre-release event celebrating the latest in its UFC franchise, UFC Undisputed 3. Set up at what's usually a night club in an...