As part of Hidden Chronicles’ Valentine’s Day celebration, you’ll have the opportunity to unlock three new exclusive scenes through a series of quests that sees Jeremy trying to learn how his grandparents fell in love. Apparently, their first date took place at a drive-in movie theater. You’ll need to complete some new quests before you can unlock this particular scene,... 

Back in November and December, FarmVille players had the chance to purchase real world FarmVille stuffed animal ornaments from Best Buy, and receive virtual versions of those animals back in their farms. If you never purchased any of those animals, but are now interested in doing so, you can pick them up on clearance either online or even at your local Best Buy stores (if your own store still has... 

Location-based social games are always intriguing at first, but end up missing something. It’s that tie to real-world locations that services like Foursquare do so well that games tend to miss. Dead Drop, a location-based spy game for iPhone, Android and PC made by two brothers Lind, promises to incorporate just that directly into the play hook. While it offers a single-player campaign mode... 

Microsoft has begun shipping the Kinect for Windows hardware, opening the door for a wave of motion-based applications for PCs. The newly-developed peripheral is now available for £249, although Qualified Educational Users, can get a $100 discount later this year. The launch of the Kinect for Windows hardware accompanies the release of version 1.0 of the commercial SDK and runtime to enable developers... 

KISS wears face paint and breathes fire on stage. The Angry Birds launch from slingshots into wooden pig houses. In the grand scheme of all things entertainment, it kind of makes sense, right? Gene Simmons, front man of KISS and recent reality TV star, has confirmed that he’s working with Rovio to create an Angry Birds game in conjunction with the KISS brand. “So while the gaming world... 

802.11ac: next-gen Wi-Fi If you thought Wi-Fi couldn’t get much faster than 802.11n, think again. 802.11ac, dubbed 5G Wi-Fi, promises ridiculously fast wireless connections, better range, improved reliability, improved power consumption and a free horse. (OK, we’re lying about the horse.) 802.11ac is the latest evolution of Wi-Fi, and it should be particularly good for gaming and HD video... 

You probably expected that PopCap’s next Facebook game would keep the Blitz name strong, but did you expect it to go off the deep end? No, the Bejeweled Blitz creator didn’t go insane, it went underwater with its newest social game, Solitaire Blitz. Currently in a testing phase on Facebook, we’ve found that the next game to don the “Blitz” moniker applies the familiar... 

Speaking at the Midem conference in Cannes, Rovio Mobile’s chief executive Mikael Hed claims that the company has learned from the music industry’s mistakes when dealing with piracy. "We have some issues with piracy, not only in apps but also especially in the consumer products," said Hed. "There is tons and tons of merchandise out there, especially in Asia, which is not officially...