At Timex and Seiko, the Clock Is Ticking

These companies and other makers of non-luxury watches are scrambling to rethink the timepiece for the cell-phone era

McDonald's Steps Up

Burger King may have won the headlines for its forays into adver-gaming. But its fast food rival hasn't been standing by idly. Here’s a look at what it's been up to

YouTube for Games?

Microsoft's Chris Satchell explains the plan to bring a gaming version of YouTube to the Xbox

Art and Business: A Royal Combination

Companies often struggle to grasp the front end of innovation. That's where the Helen Hamlyn Centre of London's RCA comes in

Anime Fantasy Is Big-Biz Reality

Japanese animation programming is becoming popular globally and drawing the attention of Hollywood's huge entertainment companies

The God of Gears

A conversation with Cliff Bleszinski, creator of the best-selling game in history, Gears of War

Going for the Gold in Hanover

It was all about functionality at this year's International Forum awards. Consumer electronics made a strong showing, but many cars crashed

Can A Game Make You Cry?

Neil Young, VP and GM of EA, Los Angeles, on working with Spielberg and the gaming industry's duty to tell compelling stories

Deloitte Study: Emerging Market Innovation

The management consultancy surveyed 446 top executives to profile business practices of U.S. companies in developing countries

Nokia's Design Research for Everyone

Jan Chipchase of the Nokia Research Center talks about how behavioral research feeds into the phone maker's design strategies

No, Imitation is Not Flattery

Cloning is causing real harm to the casual gaming sector. How can a developer protect its IP from being ripped off?

Piracy is Big Business

ESA estimates that the video game industry loses $3 billion from piracy annually—not including piracy over the Internet. Todd Hollenshead of id Software assesses the situation

Mother Tongue

In São Paulo, Brazil, the Museum of the Portuguese Language vividly unites language and cultural identity

FAIR USE: Protecting Innovation

As lawsuits targeting new technologies in TV and music multiply, an industry executive supports a House bill to protect fair use rights

Turn that Game Down!

Burnout Bandslam is a MySpace site which invites users to submit their own soundtracks to an EA game. So far, entries have been noisy—and good

The Talk of TED

The California conference of entrepreneurs, scientists, celebs, and politicians highlights the environment, Rwanda, and war photos, among other topics

Gaming 3.0

Sony's Phil Harrison explains the PS3 virtual community, Home

Square Enix Gets Serious

At this year's Serious Games Summit, Square Enix demonstrated how forward-thinking publishers are taking note of the potential offered by games that have a use in the world, above and beyond entertainment

Ten Years of Mobile Gaming—and Its Future

At the Game Developers Conference, Robert Tercek looked back at the innovations and challenges of the early mobile gaming industry, and ahead to what's next

Console Wars: Sony Fights Back

To win players wowed by Nintendo's Wii, the electronics giant is unveiling tools and games to boost use of its powerful but hard-to-tune PS3 platform