Out of nowhere, one of the biggest announcements this week was the news that the PSP is getting three new high-profile games. They could end up being ports—something that has plagued the system for years, but it's a start to reviving the handheld as a gaming system first, instead of just a por...

Beating someone over Xbox Live usually results in nothing more than a string of expletives, but some users are reporting that they're now getting kicked off the network by sore losers using a denial-of-service attack, which bombards your Internet connection with bogus data until it drops out. Worse ...

There was a lot of aggression this week in gaming. Versus fighting, in-game rape controversy, PS3-endorsement angst, violent media and kids, blackmail, endless war—troubling times indeed. Nevertheless, these are the most popular stories in Ars gaming over the past week, as dictated by handsome...

Nintendo has gone from worst to first in consecutive console releases, with Sony doing exactly the opposite this generation. A closer look at collective data released by the NPD Group, the official tracker of U.S. video game sales, reveals the stark reversal of roles. Based on the first 26 months of...

Beta, as it pertains to web sites, has seen better days. Not long ago, saying the word as part of your web development cycle could help land venture capital even faster than claiming “community,” “paradigm shift” or “disruptive technology.” Now, the term is dissip...