Articles by Kevin Ohannessian
Game rentals coming to Xbox Live?
A feature on a preview of the new Xbox One OS update hints that 24-hour demos or even rentals may be coming to Microsoft's console.
First drunk Segway rider arrested in Norway
With the legalization of the two-wheeled motorized scooter, came the inevitable use of the machine while inebriated.
Transparent solar panels may be a window into the future
What if the windows in your house captured solar power? Or if your phone was kept charged up because of the glass used in it? It may happen.
'Assassin's Creed' games drop multiplayer deathmatches
With both 'Unity' and 'Rogue' coming this year, Ubisoft's historical action franchise seems to have all its based covered. Except the company has dropped the online versus modes that were in previous games.
Climate change means more insects
A new report shows that climate change has led to increased insect populations and increased health hazards.
'Metroid' heroine Samus shows some skin in new 'Super Smash Bros.' outfit.
The director of the upcoming 'Super Smash Bros.' games shows off the summer outfit for Samus that is coming to the game.
Valve is the most desirable video game company to work for
If you make video games or desire to, what you want is to work for Valve, according to a new survey.
'Cards Against Humanity' creator Kickstarting 'Slap .45'
Max Temkin, one of the makers of 'Cards Against Humanity,' has a new game. And it's all about slapping.
UFO over Houston visible in photos and video
One Twitter user shared images and even a video of a circle of lights hovering in the clouds in over Texas.
Watch John McCain bust out some robotic dance moves
The former presidential candidate put his own spin on the classic dance move. The longtime senator doesn't look too bad out there.
'Silent Hills' teaser causes real life screams
Konami releases more videos of people reacting to the scares in the Playable Teaser of the upcoming horror game.
'Monster Hunter' fans now have a beer stein to toast victory
It's the perfect vessel for a celebratory round of ale after a long hunt through the beast-plagued plains.
Tumors killed by a bacteria
Scientists have injected Clostridium novyi into tumors, shrinking or even killing the cancerous cells.
International Space Station releases tiny satellite
Russian astronauts released a tiny satellite from Peru into space, to take photos of Earth. Big things can come in small packages. Chasqui is a small satellite, a cube that is about 4 inches to a side, and weighing about two pounds.
'Destiny' writer to work on 'Game of Thrones' game
Joshua Rubin has left Bungie to join Telltale Games on its 'Game of Thrones' video game. One voice behind the upcoming science fiction epic Destiny has decided he would rather write fantasy.
Eddie Izzard and others cast for PlayStation's 'Powers' television show.
The upcoming television show about cops that investigate superhero crime, based upon the comicbook, gets its villain.
Robin Williams to get tribute in new 'The Legend of Zelda' game?
After a petition to have Williams be part of the next 'Zelda' game took off, Nintendo responds.
New 'Dark Dungeons' film shows the totally real danger of role-playing games
The first eight minutes of the film have been posted online. It is based on the infamous Christian tract by Jack Chick.
Forget blocks. How about 'Tetris' played with pillows?
A video from one animator shows us what it would be like to play the addictive puzzle game with soft cushions.
PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One again, but both are selling more than predecessors
The latest sales figures from the NPD Group confirms that the latest generation of video game consoles are getting high scores.
'Destiny' goes to Mars in new trailer
The upcoming science fiction shooter RPG from Bungie shows us what awaits players on the red planet.
An impossible asteroid baffles astronomers
The speed of one asteroid defies the laws of physics, leaving scientists to guess how it even exists.
'Until Dawn' is a horror game with hundreds of choices
Will you make the right decisions to help a group of eight friends all survive against a killer? Should you go off by yourself? Or follow your friend into a different room? This is one of thousands of choices you will make in the upcoming horror game Until Dawn for PlayStation 4.
Twitter to address abuse after Zelda Williams is harrassed
After the daughter of the late Robin Williams quit Twitter due to abusive messages, the company promises to change policies.
'Dying Light' will pit players against each other online
The upcoming zombie/parkour action game will feature an online mode where 4 players take on 1 that controls a super zombie.
Amazon wants to be your credit card solution with Local Register
The online retailer wants you to forget Square and PayPal and use its new Local Register for mobile credit card payments.
New 'Walking Dead' game is coming from makers of online shooter 'Payday'
Fans of 'The Walking Dead' comic and television series will soon have another way to interact with that zombie-infested universe, a new video game from developer Overkill.
BioWare's creepy new game is 'Shadow Realms'
BioWare has revealed its new game is a horror/fantasy online action RPG called 'Shadow Realms.'
Will the next 'Legend of Zelda' star a female Link?
A new artbook from Nintendo shows 'Zelda' protagonist as a woman. Will fans of the franchise finally be able to play as a female adventurer?
Enormous red tide killing marine life near Florida
This bloom of algae has grown to be 90 miles by 60 miles large, leaving thousands of dead fish. It is three times the size of Rhode Island, twice the size of Delaware and it is about as large as the entire state of Connecticut.
