Gaming is a hobby for most people, but a select few have enough talent and dedication to make it a career. Tournaments for popular games like Halo 3, Guitar Hero, Madden and NBA 2k8 are held all around the world, with huge prizes at stake. In ...

Several new games were unveiled at the Xbox Spring Showcase in San Francisco. Gears of War II, Fable 2, Too Human and Ninja Gaiden II were just a few of the games on display. The Reboot’s Rio Pesino was at the showcase to give you an ...

Grand Theft Auto IV has been out for a few weeks now, and most hardcore gamers have probably finished the story mode. So what else is there to do in Liberty City? Plenty. In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino gives you his top-five list ...

The Xbox Spring Showcase wasn’t all about the latest titles. Microsoft Game Studio head Shane Kim spoke with The Reboot’s Rio Pesino and several other members of the media about a number of topics, including the Xbox Newton controller rumors, Blu-Ray, digital distribution and the evolution of ...

Videogame chain Game Crazy held a number of Extreme GTA Experience Parties to celebrate the launch of one of the most anticipated games for 2008, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV. GTA IV has received rave reviews from just about every video game Web site out there, including ...

The Nintendo Wii brawled its way to the top of the hardware sales list in March. It was the highest single-month unit sales of any platform outside the holiday timeframe, according to market research firm NPD Group. In this episode of The Reboot, host ...

There’s no doubt Rock Band and Guitar Hero have changed the way videogames are played. The casual and hardcore gamer are paying big bucks for plastic guitars, drums, mics and downloadable content and both games have been hugely successful at retail since they were released late last ...

In this episode of The Reboot with Rio Pesino, the first Grand Theft Auto 4 review is on the Web, weeks before the game’s release on April 29th. Some are questioning the validity of the review of GTA 4, which is the most-hyped game of ...

Kratos makes his debut on the Playstation Portable in God of War: Chains of Olympus. The game is a prequel to the first God of War, which was one of the best games ever to come out on the Playstation 2. Fans of the God of War ...

In this episode of The Reboot, Sonic the Hedgehog fans went nuts after several screenshots and a video trailer of the blue-haired hero’s latest adventure, Sonic Unleashed, were leaked online. SEGA Europe later confirmed that the game will come out this year. In other ...

Martin Leung, also known as the Video Game Pianist, gained worldwide recognition for playing video game themes on the piano. He’s best known for the 2004 video of him playing the theme to Super Mario Bros. blindfolded. In this episode of The Reboot, Leung performs a ...

Video Games Live is a festival highlighting some of the most popular video game music soundtracks performed by top orchestras and choirs. Super Mario Brothers, Sonic the Hedgehog, Halo, Mass Effect, Bioshock and Metal Gear Solid are just a few of the games featured at every show. The ...

As one of the world’s most renowned gamers, John Porcaro, Manager of the Online Community of Microsoft knows what is happening online whether it concerns games or not. He talks with Marketing Voices of online trends and where the world of online is headed.

Downloadable games were the focus of Capcom’s Digital Day. During the press-only event, Capcom did not talk about Street Fighter IV or Resident Evil 5. Instead, the game developer showed off an updated version of and several other games that will soon be available on ...

A record 18,000 people attended this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA. The five-day event featured 400 sessions, the GDC career pavilion, keynotes by Microsoft’s John Schappert and Ray Kurzweil and other GDC-related events including an evening with Will Wright and

Video Games Live was in San Francisco, CA, offering full-symphony-orchestra treatments of some of the most popular video games. Fans in attendance were given a special performance, as VGL played the theme to the popular Nintendo game “Metroid.” It was only the second time Metroid ...

Intel processing power was the name of the game at the 2008 Game Developers Conference. With quad core and 8-core muscle “under the hood,” gamers, developers, and graphics folks alike had a chance to see their games supercharged: faster rendering, MMOs running at ultimate speed, and easier ...

Now that GDC 2008 is behind us, and the reviews are really rolling in, PodTech takes a wide look at the gaming industry, with IDC gaming analyst Billy Pidgeon.

Gaming’s future likely includes more attention from the courts, as it continues to gain in mass popularity and ...

The Consumer Electronics Show usually isn’t a big show for gamers, but this year’s event was expected to be different. CES dedicated more show floor space for its Gaming Showcase and there were even rumors that Microsoft’s Bill Gates would reveal a new version of the ...

One of the most anticipated games for the Playstation 3 was on display at CES 2008. LittleBigPlanet is a unique side-scroller that allows users to play the game, create their own characters and design playable levels to share with others online. The Reboot’s Rio ...

The Frag Dolls took out some time to stop by Bloghaus and show off their game skills .
PodTech’s Michael Johnson spoke with Roulette, Psyche, and their newest member Pyra, and they gave some background into what makes a championship girl gamer group.

Video Game Audio has evolved over the years, from the simple sounds of PONG to the in-depth, cinematic sounds of BioShock. Although many gamers take Game Audio for granted, it’s just as important as a video game’s graphics, gameplay and controls. In this episode of The Reboot, ...

Gaming is fast gaining track in India and Mumbai is the epicenter for the industry. I finally caught up with Quentin Staes-Polet, CEO of Kreeda in Bangalore to find out about Kreeda, doing business in India and the challenges of doing business in India. Kreeda bills itself as India’s ...

Looking for the perfect video game to buy for Christmas? The Reboot’s got you covered. Last year, the big question was which video game console to buy, and gamers had to choose between the Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. This holiday season, it’s all ...